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Tønsberg

Tønsberg had 60,246 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 658,000 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 46,772/m² on average in 2025 (1,344 sales). 27% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.8% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3905 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
60,246residents1 January 2026
NOK 658,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 46,772/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
24%green within 500 maverage
Tønsberg by neighbourhood
Map of Tønsberg: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
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 118 neighbourhoods.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aas2438%15%2831%1
Aulerød51723%15%8480%22
Auli7117%13%414%3
Banesløyfen26619%13%2,2176%196
Barkåker73710%18%1,39113%8
Basberg58213%19%13430%21
Berg8216%21%1963%55
Bjelland1,22218%19%1,01060%29
Bjune25912%21%2282%1
Brendsrød5599%19%82248%4
Brår93214%17%28146%13
Byfogdløkken41914%11%3,8099%189
Byskogen11667%0%21969%58
Bø1,5429%22%20141%34
Eik74315%20%2,56218%44
Eik søndre92416%19%1,37934%49
Eik vestre1,03816%20%2,96639%35
Engene 186913%11%5,7939%192
Engene 240411%15%4,04024%188
Fagerheim55813%10%5,58021%174
Fjerdingen37913%6%2,70714%181
Fon41315%20%3435%1
Fritsø64312%24%2,38116%8
Frodeløkken36216%11%2,41311%188
Fyllpå71331%14%1,65827%62
Gamle Idretten52832%13%4,8007%196
Gauterød1,23319%18%2,4668%50
Gjelstad68216%17%5640%9
Grette25812%15%4321%3
Grettebygd16813%17%2251%0
Grøtås4414%18%2325%0
Gunnarsbø83922%6%4,6619%189
Gårdbo1,51420%21%1,6827%18
Haugan5914%15%2431%0
Heimdal nord73517%11%3,50010%130
Heimdal syd30712%13%1,61618%117
Hengsrød17715%17%3115%0
Hesbu12721%11%209%22
Hogsnes1576%14%41331%13
Husvik1,93625%18%2,2005%21
Husøy1,20526%13%1,3547%38
Ilebrekke6127%31%2,66147%32
Jarberg29813%20%4798%0
Jare8313%24%305%1
Jareteigen25817%20%4054%2
Jarlsberg5411%11%1733%2
Kaldnes1,49524%4%4,1533%177
Karlsvik48218%18%54811%18
Kile16022%14%4032%0
Kilen nord19231%4%2,13339%71
Kirkevoll84420%16%15015%14
Kjelle23044%6%1,53329%28
Kleven989%15%1681%0
Klopp11416%13%3468%0
Korten3110%19%13536%154
Lasken64610%19%1,8460%23
Linnom81712%21%2,81745%32
Lofseik1,19015%20%1,83123%48
Manum4414%23%1467%4
Møllebakken34317%7%11,4338%189
Nauen22914%20%2622%2
Nes73421%15%6442%31
Nordbyen26439%5%3,30010%182
Oseberg12820%16%4753%0
Presterød54218%16%1,59420%76
Presterødåsen51915%22%2,16216%49
Rakkevik56619%21%1,02937%28
Rakkås25613%18%9333%2
Revetal1,37231%15%21124%34
Revå26112%21%1874%0
Ringshaug vest1,01312%23%1,53543%40
Ringshaug øst82719%16%1,5609%18
Roberg1,2818%22%46624%14
Rom10915%15%4625%1
Råel1,74123%17%1,19226%62
Sande66349%7%73712%69
Sandeåsen1,14920%20%3,28311%59
Semsbyen20732%14%1,7251%22
Sentrum nord46318%6%7,7179%193
Sentrum syd23320%8%2,3308%187
Skallevold1,10713%20%1,51647%35
Skibrek12613%18%2948%2
Smørberg4933%6%8331%13
Solvang 145820%13%3,81718%73
Solvang 233811%23%3,7567%183
Solvanglia22542%5%7,50026%71
Stang35619%15%6855%27
Stange13314%22%1477%0
Stenmalen32617%24%1,91828%101
Stokke14918%15%724%3
Studsrød35510%21%10216%9
Svinevoll16916%16%4529%0
Sørby49415%22%6533%0
Teglhagen46523%8%2,90615%166
Teie19521%16%3,25014%130
Teigen90524%15%87938%40
Tolvsrød1,36218%18%2,61912%43
Trudvanglia18225%13%2,2753%75
Træleborg 112472%0%6,20021%192
Træleborg 228015%20%2,54558%123
Træleborg 349413%16%3,8009%182
Tveiten20520%16%375%8
Tverved31715%20%11646%23
Tyttebærløkka13619%15%1,1332%201
Ulviken74619%18%72427%45
Vallumrød12514%17%1585%0
Vallø2189%16%2254%6
Valmestad9924%9%797%0
Vear91116%19%1,42335%31
Vearåsen9879%24%58440%19
Vestre Jerpetjønn2659%16%2297%0
Vestre Undrumsdal4579%21%4252%0
Vik31014%26%1,19245%22
Volden53511%23%42825%9
Åsmundrød3644%8%2979%39
Ørsnes55523%13%4,2696%168
Østre Jerpetjønn11417%16%1795%0
Østre Undrumsdal71912%23%787%3

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202459,174
202559,830
202660,246

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 658,000
median household income after tax
68%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary35%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short28%
University or college, long11%
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.

28,814 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner62%
Co-operative or share owner12%
Renting27%

Homes by type of building

Detached house46%
Two-dwelling house11%
Terraced and other small houses16%
Block of flats20%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings5%
NOK 34,340/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 38,049/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 55,524/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
1,344sales2025

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.

57 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

40schoolsOpenStreetMap
56kindergartensOpenStreetMap
185residents per km² of land326.0 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 Tønsberg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Other municipalities in Vestfold.