Fjaler
Fjaler had 2,948 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 597,600 in 2024, 15% below the county level. 34% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 5.2% since 2020.
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
All 13 neighbourhoods.
Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| Neighbourhood | Residents | 67+ | Under 16 | Per km² | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjerga-Bortheim-Jarstad | 528 | 19% | 21% | 66 | 13% | 42 |
| Dale-Sletteland | 606 | 14% | 27% | 130 | 23% | 42 |
| Flekke-Espedal | 558 | 12% | 13% | 9 | 32% | 5 |
| Folkestad | 63 | 35% | 11% | 7 | 26% | 0 |
| Fure | 71 | 28% | 14% | 7 | 4% | 0 |
| Gjølanger | 106 | 42% | 9% | 5 | 19% | 1 |
| Guddal-Heggheim | 111 | 32% | 13% | 1 | 62% | 1 |
| Hovlandsdal | 43 | 44% | 7% | 1 | 85% | 0 |
| Lone | 103 | 25% | 8% | 5 | 63% | 7 |
| Nedre Vassdalen | 156 | 22% | 15% | 8 | 71% | 0 |
| Sagevik-Yksnebjør | 329 | 32% | 21% | 20 | 26% | 42 |
| Våge | 198 | 26% | 19% | 12 | 21% | 7 |
| Øvre Vassdalen | 54 | 28% | 20% | 1 | 33% | 0 |
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
People.
Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Vestland.
Population on 1 January
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)
Income and work.
Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.
Education, aged 16 and over
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.
1,643 homes in 2026.
Households by tenure, 2025
Homes by type of building
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)
Everyday life.
23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.
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 Fjaler, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.
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Photo: Arild Nybø · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Other municipalities in Vestland.