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Bømlo

Bømlo had 12,531 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 755,900 in 2024, 7% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 20,838/m² on average in 2025 (129 sales). 17% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.8% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4613 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
12,531residents1 January 2026
NOK 755,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,838/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
28%green within 500 maverage
Bømlo by neighbourhood
Map of Bømlo: 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 37 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
Aga7729%9%1625%0
Alvsvåg23118%18%1247%2
Brandasund9037%7%861%3
Brekke37512%22%560%0
Eikeland44312%22%9477%6
Ersland1189%23%141%0
Espevær6234%10%250%7
Folderøy42023%17%6944%3
Gilje62917%21%7232%2
Goddo14019%21%90%0
Grindheim27619%19%11377%6
Hidle3199%28%1655%4
Hiskjo4931%12%130%0
Hollund53820%17%472%38
Hovland27015%19%855%6
Håvik38318%14%3081%0
Innvær48714%18%5941%0
Kallevåg25917%18%663%18
Lykling6722%19%80%0
Mehus26319%24%480%0
Meling62311%26%13920%1
Mosterhamn30328%14%25023%10
Notland71619%18%29536%11
Oldereid16323%17%2067%0
Rolvsnes18519%18%172%1
Rubbestadneset73515%19%69339%11
Sakseid6433%14%4212%4
Solhøgda60315%23%1,05858%11
Stavland39216%22%65319%13
Steinsbø70316%18%18921%0
Stokvik9919%14%150%0
Stongarvåg1567%23%8311%2
Svortland1,45519%19%48011%38
Tjong3754%0%20%0
Totland21418%20%399%0
Vorland41231%11%335%18
Vornes15322%16%3075%11

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202011,957
202111,953
202212,061
202312,132
202412,268
202512,365
202612,531

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 755,900
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college6%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long6%
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.

6,088 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner81%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting17%

Homes by type of building

Detached house80%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses8%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%
NOK 17,063/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 26,486/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,153/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
129sales2025

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.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
8kindergartensOpenStreetMap
53residents per km² of land236.0 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)

Other municipalities in Vestland.