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Eidfjord

Eidfjord had 985 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 708,000 in 2024, in line with the county level. 25% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 8.7% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4619 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
985residents1 January 2026
NOK 708,000median income after taxper household, 2024
1resident per km² of landdensity
20%green within 500 maverage
Eidfjord by neighbourhood
Map of Eidfjord: 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 6 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
Erdal-Indre Bu6822%15%10%0
Hereid39220%23%3015%25
Sysendalen3642%8%146%1
Sæbø-Lund7215%14%234%5
Varberg9535%6%150%0
Vik-Lægreid30924%18%1515%25

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

People.

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

18%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020906
2021903
2022937
2023962
2024968
2025967
2026985

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 708,000
median household income after tax
73%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary46%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short23%
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.

639 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house85%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses2%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings6%

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

Everyday life.

18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 20% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land1,388.0 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 Eidfjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Eidfjord in eine fantastische Landschaft eingebettet
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Eidfjord in eine fantastische Landschaft eingebettet
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Die Nebel lichten sich, Morgenstimmung am Hardangerfjord. 14
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Die Nebel lichten sich, Morgenstimmung am Hardangerfjord. 14
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Eidfjord
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Eidfjord
Photo: cwi.aida · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.