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Lærdal

Lærdal had 2,223 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 703,200 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 22,091/m² on average in 2025 (23 sales). 28% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.6% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4642 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,223residents1 January 2026
NOK 703,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 22,091/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
38%green within 500 maverage
Lærdal by neighbourhood
Map of Lærdal: 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 9 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
Berge12820%27%252%11
Erdal-Bergmål-Luggenes7020%20%014%0
Hauge5723%23%653%0
Hegg7528%12%085%1
Husum8117%22%179%3
Ljøsne17429%11%240%3
Lærdalsøyri1,27823%17%2234%41
Rikheim17522%18%39%0
Tønjum17223%19%343%1

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
9%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,126
20212,129
20222,117
20232,129
20242,160
20252,188
20262,223

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 703,200
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long10%
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.

1,358 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting28%

Homes by type of building

Detached house80%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses9%
Block of flats3%
Other buildings6%
NOK 15,943/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
23sales2025

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.

25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 38% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2residents per km² of land1,275.0 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 Lærdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

2012-05 Hauge kirke01
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2012-05 Hauge kirke01
Photo: Chell Hill · CC BY-SA 3.0
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2012-05 Hauge kirke02
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2012-05 Hauge kirke02
Photo: Chell Hill · CC BY-SA 3.0
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A Tunnel can be be beautiful too - Lærdal Tunnel
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A Tunnel can be be beautiful too - Lærdal Tunnel
Photo: Jørn Eriksson from Oslo, Norway · CC BY 2.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.