Namsskogan

Namsskogan had 803 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 580,800 in 2024, 13% below the county level. 25% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2018.

Municipality · Code 5044 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

803residents1 January 2026

NOK 580,800median income after taxper household, 2024

1resident per km² of landdensity

49%green within 500 maverage

Namsskogan by neighbourhood

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 5 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Neighbourhood	Residents	67+	Under 16	Per km²	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Brekkvasselv	153	18%	14%	1	69%	3
Finnvollan	61	23%	10%	1	18%	0
Furuly	48	40%	6%	0	3%	0
Lonet	338	25%	16%	1	53%	8
Trones	183	26%	13%	0	51%	6

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Trøndelag.

14%

aged under 16

10%

aged 16–24

25%

aged 25–49

27%

aged 50–66

24%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2018902

2019871

2020843

2021846

2022818

2023814

2024810

2025811

2026803

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 580,800

median household income after tax

64%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school31%

Upper secondary45%

Vocational college4%

University or college, short15%

University or college, long5%

Unknown or none completed0%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

531 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%

Co-operative or share owner4%

Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house80%

Two-dwelling house12%

Terraced and other small houses4%

Block of flats2%

Communal housing2%

Other buildings2%

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 49% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap

2kindergartensOpenStreetMap

1resident per km² of land1,353.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Namsskogan, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Namsskogan

All 5 neighbourhoods.

People.

Population on 1 January

Income and work.

Education, aged 16 and over

Homes.

Households by tenure, 2025

Homes by type of building

Everyday life.

Around here.

Other municipalities in Trøndelag.