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Vik

Vik had 2,532 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 687,200 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 14,593/m² on average in 2025 (10 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 3.9% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4639 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,532residents1 January 2026
NOK 687,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 14,593/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
37%green within 500 maverage
Vik by neighbourhood
Map of Vik: 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 14 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
Arnafjord5735%16%019%1
Bødalen26025%13%881%2
Feidje14222%21%717%4
Framfjord5229%12%139%2
Fresvik nedre14127%20%315%8
Fresvik øvre4326%16%092%1
Hove26120%21%1980%2
Ovrisdalen5712%19%00%0
Seim11033%16%794%0
Seljedalen5828%5%10%0
Strendene29934%15%2717%34
Tjønn6922%12%192%0
Vangsnes28325%12%1463%3
Viksøyri67623%17%7041%34

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
10%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,635
20212,611
20222,560
20232,561
20242,551
20252,550
20262,532

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 687,200
median household income after tax
73%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary48%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
University or college, long8%
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.

1,565 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house83%
Two-dwelling house2%
Terraced and other small houses2%
Block of flats4%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings8%
NOK 14,593/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
10sales2025

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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 37% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land795.0 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 Vik, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hopperstad Stave church
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Hopperstad Stave church
Photo: Peter · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Stone church
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Stone church
Photo: Peter · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Vik Stadion
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Vik Stadion
Photo: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.