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Kvinnherad

Kvinnherad had 13,236 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 708,500 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 20,594/m² on average in 2025 (90 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4617 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
13,236residents1 January 2026
NOK 708,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,594/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
28%green within 500 maverage
Kvinnherad by neighbourhood
Map of Kvinnherad: 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 60 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
Baugstranda3030%10%375%0
Berge4328%0%2471%8
Bjelland28125%10%1099%0
Bogsnes17519%15%13226%20
Boland25321%16%2434%15
Borgundøy4943%6%444%1
Bringedal48316%21%12940%8
Dimmelsvik50515%24%11018%6
Dønhaug43219%15%2608%16
Eide20524%19%1107%9
Eik15035%11%1618%16
Eikeland44620%17%23546%19
Fatland8335%13%990%0
Halsnøy kloster8231%11%2444%10
Hamarhaug5430%17%492%0
Handeland3923%8%463%4
Hatteberg7925%19%226%23
Hauge8824%14%1328%2
Helland14228%16%918%26
Helvik11318%17%1787%0
Hjortås9040%13%634%14
Holmedal17029%18%599%0
Husa26931%11%1633%8
Indre Matre457%22%347%2
Kaldanes25918%20%1,43917%43
Kaldestad14422%18%22516%0
Korsnes32015%17%5837%3
Landa35518%20%5820%10
Langanes17735%5%1141%0
Longgot6022%12%15100%0
Lundsnes16920%15%7355%0
Løfallstrand13627%19%241%0
Malmanger27024%10%302%32
Nes33927%19%21316%20
Omvikdalen13326%23%419%5
Opsanger17615%21%9533%7
Porsvik16120%21%1,3423%2
Røssland nedre20816%19%6501%1
Røssland øvre79618%18%40227%37
Røyrvik11123%20%730%0
Seimsfoss25432%15%812%1
Sjøvangen3030%10%878%1
Skarveland38021%16%3859%6
Skeie5026%20%585%4
Skåla44924%13%767%35
Sunde27413%20%1,0549%7
Sundshaugane49112%19%38783%8
Sunndal5639%20%138%2
Sæbøvik39825%19%1741%14
Sætre42417%24%28842%10
Teigen15912%21%12961%0
Toftevåg14623%23%430%0
Troåslia54631%11%94114%42
Trå15040%9%729%1
Tufta4844%13%356%8
Tørreshaugen30512%15%2,17915%43
Uskedalen12423%19%238%0
Valen39214%21%247%19
Åkra12733%13%331%3
Ænes7731%13%10%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.

17%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202013,071
202113,039
202213,017
202313,058
202413,089
202513,175
202613,236

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 708,500
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary46%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
University or college, long5%
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.

7,145 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner5%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house73%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses8%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings4%
NOK 16,623/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 21,954/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 31,297/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
90sales2025

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.

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

17schoolsOpenStreetMap
19kindergartensOpenStreetMap
13residents per km² of land1,042.0 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 Kvinnherad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kvinnheradkirke04
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Kvinnheradkirke04
Photo: Tomasz Halszka · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Kvinnherad kyrkje (055521)
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Kvinnherad kyrkje (055521)
Photo: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kvinnherad kyrkje (105105)
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Kvinnherad kyrkje (105105)
Photo: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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