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Årdal

Årdal had 5,178 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 685,200 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 22,032/m² on average in 2025 (65 sales). 14% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4643 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
5,178residents1 January 2026
NOK 685,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 22,032/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
38%green within 500 maverage
Årdal by neighbourhood
Map of Årdal: 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 15 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
Fardalen-Øvstetun-Børtnes31329%9%344%32
Farnes aust36429%14%80936%36
Grandane40024%21%2,66711%34
Hæreid35120%17%20322%12
Lægreid39625%15%62919%12
Naddvik-Ofredal10423%17%0100%0
Naustbukta46522%18%4033%33
Nedre Seimsdal27631%16%340%2
Orehola-Løkjane27413%19%1,30522%36
Utladal60619%18%366%2
Vassbugen-Uthagen48620%16%1,94437%12
Ve35422%8%251%32
Vestvollane-Flotane45925%13%3,53133%32
Vollene17112%15%34932%12
Øvre Seimsdal1596%21%469%2

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20205,193
20215,170
20225,204
20235,172
20245,239
20255,213
20265,178

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 685,200
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary50%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short20%
University or college, long7%
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.

2,922 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner59%
Co-operative or share owner27%
Renting14%

Homes by type of building

Detached house48%
Two-dwelling house17%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats19%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings6%
NOK 13,999/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 16,594/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,107/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
65sales2025

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.

21 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 38% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
8kindergartensOpenStreetMap
6residents per km² of land930.0 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 Årdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

2007-06-16 Øvre Årdal
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2007-06-16 Øvre Årdal
Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Helsingborg, Sweden · CC BY 2.0
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Storevegen, Øvre Årdal
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Storevegen, Øvre Årdal
Photo: Foledman · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Holsbru kraftverk portal
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Holsbru kraftverk portal
Photo: PeltonMan · CC BY 4.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.