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Voss

Voss had 16,438 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 708,700 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 43,231/m² on average in 2025 (149 sales). 28% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.4% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4621 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
16,438residents1 January 2026
NOK 708,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 43,231/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
33%green within 500 maverage
Voss by neighbourhood
Map of Voss: 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 51 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
Bolstad-Vassenden14313%18%730%2
Bordalen25611%22%2033%1
Borstrondi32821%17%3264%0
Djønno5725%12%539%0
Dyrvedalen aust14325%17%1024%2
Dyrvedalen vest16916%23%1388%0
Egdetveit13817%25%6100%0
Eide47624%19%4144%11
Evanger-Skorve30916%14%653%5
Fenno50810%23%2353%7
Finne82819%23%6044%30
Folkedal7523%15%494%0
Framnes29328%11%1437%1
Giljane13724%14%698%0
Gjerald9734%12%279%0
Gjernes87723%16%21316%88
Gullfjordungen47220%18%739%11
Hagebyen1,07320%19%1,26215%99
Haugamoen1,22028%14%1,0897%116
Hauge18723%18%1241%3
Klyve9520%26%855%5
Kvitheim14521%20%3635%5
Kvitli49415%22%7511%9
Kyrkjestrondi12622%22%382%0
Kyte41913%29%4963%7
Lid8024%21%491%0
Myrkdalen25123%20%837%4
Mønshaugen62313%21%7951%7
Nedkvitno14522%16%4031%0
Reime4335%7%386%0
Reppen10819%8%356%1
Ringheim17917%26%8217%72
Rognsbakken92426%16%1,5667%117
Rongo9731%22%260%1
Seim-Nesheim8819%23%1545%0
Selland-Kjerland10931%20%370%5
Skjeldal15614%19%1185%0
Skulestadmarki97523%17%49011%22
Skulestadmoen22812%20%55613%22
Spildo8621%20%281%0
Stalheim8421%24%278%1
Sundve20415%18%1131%3
Teigdalen9023%19%271%0
Tjukkebygdi68416%21%7815%9
Ullestad-Mølster37217%20%54775%70
Urdland9910%9%899%0
Vangen82941%7%1,0237%117
Vestbygdi18317%19%987%2
Viki24710%27%1297%0
Vinje18011%19%2346%5
Vivås-Mala22619%18%2395%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.

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202015,740
202115,787
202215,875
202316,144
202416,471
202516,436
202616,438

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 708,700
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school21%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college4%
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.

8,854 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner66%
Co-operative or share owner7%
Renting28%

Homes by type of building

Detached house66%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats15%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 27,377/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,089/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 55,545/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
149sales2025

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.

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

16schoolsOpenStreetMap
19kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8residents per km² of land1,958.0 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 Voss, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Voss kyrkje himling i skipet
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Voss kyrkje himling i skipet
Photo: Alfred Diem from Wien, Austria · CC BY 2.0
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Voss kyrkje orgel
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Voss kyrkje orgel
Photo: Alfred Diem from Wien, Austria · CC BY 2.0
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Voss kyrkje korsfestingsgruppe
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Voss kyrkje korsfestingsgruppe
Photo: Alfred Diem from Wien, Austria · CC BY 2.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.