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Fitjar

Fitjar had 3,237 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 774,700 in 2024, 10% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 20,655/m² on average in 2025 (26 sales). 19% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.5% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4615 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,237residents1 January 2026
NOK 774,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,655/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
32%green within 500 maverage
Fitjar by neighbourhood
Map of Fitjar: 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 12 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
Fitjar 112120%24%2816%23
Fitjar 216433%13%16728%20
Fitjar 319221%19%3378%33
Fitjar 464420%18%68527%35
Fitjar 531624%19%3451%26
Fitjar 661613%19%12927%5
Fitjar 714824%24%1119%1
Hageberg12231%12%564%4
Osternes12632%10%1149%1
Sælevik23013%20%4735%2
Tislevoll 111721%15%665%1
Tislevoll 243017%20%3232%4

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
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20203,189
20213,147
20223,117
20233,181
20243,203
20253,208
20263,237

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 774,700
median household income after tax
68%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary47%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short20%
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.

1,599 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner80%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting19%

Homes by type of building

Detached house82%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses4%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings7%
NOK 20,097/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
26sales2025

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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
9kindergartensOpenStreetMap
24residents per km² of land135.0 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 Fitjar, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fitjar, summer 2014
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Fitjar, summer 2014
Photo: Frokor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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DJI0387
Photo: FitjarMek · CC BY-SA 4.0
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DJI0387 (cropped)
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DJI0387 (cropped)
Photo: FitjarMek · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.