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Vaksdal

Vaksdal had 3,899 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 655,500 in 2024, 7% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 18,794/m² on average in 2025 (30 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 2.0% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4628 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,899residents1 January 2026
NOK 655,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 18,794/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
49%green within 500 maverage
Vaksdal by neighbourhood
Map of Vaksdal: 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 18 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
Bergsdalen5529%11%16%0
Dale nord26710%18%4226%0
Dale sentrum37426%14%1,29051%13
Dale søraust32021%17%315%0
Dale sørvest16821%19%1561%6
Eidslandet8234%4%149%1
Jamne57620%16%4352%0
Nedre Eksingedalen6534%19%157%1
Nordgrend6232%8%195%0
Sandvik10316%14%1082%0
Stamneshella11836%14%11653%3
Stamneshella nord5639%5%1096%0
Stanghelle49615%23%2547%23
Stanghelle vest35519%16%8651%23
Straume11226%6%291%0
Tveitane29225%16%862%13
Vaksdal29220%15%4147%13
Øvre Eksingedalen6519%23%148%3

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20203,977
20213,918
20223,867
20233,875
20243,852
20253,875
20263,899

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 655,500
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long7%
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.

2,085 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner78%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house69%
Two-dwelling house12%
Terraced and other small houses8%
Block of flats9%
Other buildings3%
NOK 16,995/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 22,976/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
30sales2025

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.

9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 49% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
9kindergartensOpenStreetMap
6residents per km² of land682.0 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 Vaksdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Island near Stanghella, Hordaland
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Island near Stanghella, Hordaland
Photo: Henrik søvang · CC BY 3.0
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Lubbe Island
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Lubbe Island
Photo: Henrik søvang · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.