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Stord

Stord had 19,276 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 736,800 in 2024, 5% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 30,483/m² on average in 2025 (249 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 2.8% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4614 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
19,276residents1 January 2026
NOK 736,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 30,483/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
33%green within 500 maverage
Stord by neighbourhood
Map of Stord: 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 40 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
Agdestein20721%13%85%0
Almås16815%20%13279%11
Alnavågen3266%21%2,03840%41
Bjelland84015%18%91322%109
Dale20112%24%1068%4
Eldøymarka54415%20%2,72038%41
Grunnvågsneset22616%24%57943%17
Gullberg29016%16%1,70629%65
Haga55615%20%1,09019%59
Hatland1,2027%24%17739%46
Heiane17012%26%60744%43
Huglo9731%11%747%3
Hystadvikjo37413%18%1,0399%92
Håvåsen1,28518%22%2,00819%62
Knappane54016%19%81814%21
Kringsjå59131%18%1,7389%115
Kårevik47624%19%1,22129%40
Langeland67315%21%97555%33
Leirvik sentrum42242%6%3,2468%115
Lunde59515%24%2531%53
Lønning49816%20%1,24524%114
Myraskogen48919%17%1,19339%100
Nydalen31522%13%1,65810%114
Nysæter49712%21%43270%15
Nysæterneset31212%22%1,20038%23
Rindane34017%22%39559%23
Sagvåg sentrum43128%9%1,59627%24
Skotaberg75025%16%2,5006%116
Sponavikdalen47414%17%89421%108
Stokken13018%16%765%0
Stord verft7712%4%7918%22
Stuva29015%20%6947%1
Sætrevik54010%22%39778%13
Sævarhagen38821%13%28335%53
Tyselio52818%21%1,35426%62
Valvatna7949%23%29560%23
Vikanes67018%22%52357%15
Ådland98915%17%75531%62
Ås46019%17%1,1509%115
Økland47928%19%2,17712%31

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202018,759
202118,861
202218,919
202319,098
202419,287
202519,350
202619,276

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 736,800
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school21%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short25%
University or college, long9%
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.

9,750 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%
Co-operative or share owner8%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house61%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses12%
Block of flats15%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings3%
NOK 22,088/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 28,910/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 39,534/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
249sales2025

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.

57 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% green space within 500 metres.

15schoolsOpenStreetMap
26kindergartensOpenStreetMap
140residents per km² of land137.0 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 Stord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Stord kirke
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Stord kirke
Photo: Jarvin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sunnhordland tingrett
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Sunnhordland tingrett
Photo: Reinhardheydt · Public domain
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Leirvik
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Leirvik
Photo: Reinhardheydt · Public domain
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