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Vestfold

Vestfold had 259,332 residents on 1 January 2026, in 6 municipalities. Median household income after tax was NOK 660,600 in 2024, in line with the national level. Homes sold for NOK 39,491/m² on average in 2025. The population has grown by 1.1% since 2024.

County · Code 39 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
259,332residents1 January 2026
NOK 660,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 39,491/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
23%green within 500 maverage
Vestfold by municipality
Map of Vestfold: Median household income after tax, 2024
<NOK 500kNOK 760k+
Median household income after tax, 2024

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

All 6 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeOwningRentingPrice per m²67+Under 16EmployedGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Færder27,743NOK 704,50077%23%NOK 38,647/m²22%17%64%24%29
Holmestrand27,086NOK 700,30076%24%NOK 37,179/m²19%17%67%29%29
Horten28,173NOK 644,10071%29%NOK 37,695/m²20%16%63%19%53
Larvik49,022NOK 650,10076%25%NOK 34,354/m²21%16%64%24%45
Sandefjord67,062NOK 646,60073%27%NOK 37,162/m²19%17%64%21%38
Tønsberg60,246NOK 658,00073%27%NOK 46,772/m²18%17%68%24%57

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2024256,432
2025258,071
2026259,332

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 660,600
median household income after tax
65%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary38%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short25%
University or college, long10%
Unknown or none completed1%

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.

123,436 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner60%
Co-operative or share owner14%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house51%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses15%
Block of flats18%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings4%
NOK 31,277/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 34,198/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 48,302/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
4,934sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

43 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

146schoolsOpenStreetMap
258kindergartensOpenStreetMap
124residents per km² of land2,092.0 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.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

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

Sandefjord-ss-southern-actor-side
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Sandefjord-ss-southern-actor-side
Photo: Rayshade · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sandefjord-tourist-office
Photo: Rayshade · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sandefjord-harbor-berth
Photo: Rayshade This image was created with Hugin. · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Municipalities.