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Aurland

Aurland had 1,866 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 638,800 in 2024, 9% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 30,071/m² on average in 2025 (12 sales). 38% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.8% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4641 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,866residents1 January 2026
NOK 638,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 30,071/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
24%green within 500 maverage
Aurland by neighbourhood
Map of Aurland: 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 9 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
Aurlandsvangen46220%15%27519%23
Berekvam4520%20%00%0
Dalen16122%19%267%0
Flåm42313%13%1223%21
Nærøy10019%10%160%8
Ohnstad14530%10%225%23
Undredal7519%12%031%4
Utbygdi35117%17%50%0
Vassbygdi10517%14%031%1

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20201,781
20211,777
20221,766
20231,775
20241,800
20251,836
20261,866

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 638,800
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school19%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long9%
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.

1,179 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner61%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting38%

Homes by type of building

Detached house72%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses8%
Block of flats8%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings6%

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.

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

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land1,376.0 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 Aurland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Aurlandsvangen
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Aurlandsvangen
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Oysteinw~commonswiki assumed… · Public domain
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Stigastein
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Stigastein
Photo: Wolfgang Hammel · CC BY-SA 3.0
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P1000461Stegastein
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P1000461Stegastein
Photo: G.Lanting · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.