Norway: Vestland County
Contents: Vestland
County
636,531 Population [2020] – estimate
651,299 Population [2024] – estimate
32,023km² Area
20.34/km² Density [2024]
Municipalities
The population of all municipalities in Vestland.
| Name | Status | Population Estimate 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate 2006-01-01 | Population Estimate 2013-01-01 | Population Estimate 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alver | Municipality | 22,430 | 23,851 | 27,170 | 29,224 | 29,986 | → |
| Årdal | Municipality | 5,797 | 5,549 | 5,521 | 5,193 | 5,239 | → |
| Askøy | Municipality | 19,727 | 22,496 | 26,831 | 29,553 | 30,145 | → |
| Askvoll | Municipality | 3,349 | 3,182 | 3,018 | 3,011 | 2,986 | → |
| Aurland | Municipality | 1,833 | 1,733 | 1,714 | 1,781 | 1,800 | → |
| Austevoll | Municipality | 4,406 | 4,391 | 4,838 | 5,236 | 5,300 | → |
| Austrheim | Municipality | 2,527 | 2,485 | 2,833 | 2,870 | 2,881 | → |
| Bergen | Municipality | 229,496 | 242,158 | 267,950 | 283,929 | 291,940 | → |
| Bjørnafjorden | Municipality | 17,580 | 18,991 | 21,960 | 24,908 | 26,080 | → |
| Bømlo | Municipality | 10,739 | 10,808 | 11,638 | 11,957 | 12,268 | → |
| Bremanger | Municipality | 4,170 | 3,968 | 3,945 | 3,629 | 3,392 | → |
| Eidfjord | Municipality | 1,037 | 899 | 952 | 906 | 968 | → |
| Etne | Municipality | 3,917 | 3,872 | 4,040 | 4,062 | 4,072 | → |
| Fedje | Municipality | 682 | 638 | 569 | 548 | 519 | → |
| Fitjar | Municipality | 2,992 | 2,901 | 2,980 | 3,189 | 3,203 | → |
| Fjaler | Municipality | 2,964 | 2,881 | 2,871 | 2,802 | 2,869 | → |
| Gloppen | Municipality | 5,769 | 5,769 | 5,676 | 5,854 | 5,926 | → |
| Gulen | Municipality | 2,489 | 2,417 | 2,305 | 2,297 | 2,234 | → |
| Høyanger | Municipality | 4,677 | 4,448 | 4,222 | 4,101 | 3,879 | → |
| Hyllestad | Municipality | 1,554 | 1,502 | 1,428 | 1,328 | 1,268 | → |
| Kinn | Municipality | 17,705 | 17,533 | 17,816 | 17,207 | 17,349 | → |
| Kvam | Municipality | 8,592 | 8,306 | 8,584 | 8,457 | 8,496 | → |
| Kvinnherad | Municipality | 13,196 | 13,071 | 13,305 | 13,071 | 13,089 | → |
| Lærdal | Municipality | 2,202 | 2,155 | 2,176 | 2,126 | 2,160 | → |
| Luster | Municipality | 5,003 | 4,889 | 5,041 | 5,174 | 5,371 | → |
| Masfjorden | Municipality | 1,774 | 1,693 | 1,696 | 1,691 | 1,694 | → |
| Modalen | Municipality | 354 | 354 | 383 | 388 | 384 | → |
| Osterøy | Municipality | 7,006 | 7,224 | 7,674 | 8,098 | 8,200 | → |
| Øygarden | Municipality | 26,961 | 30,053 | 34,354 | 38,316 | 39,768 | → |
| Samnanger | Municipality | 2,282 | 2,341 | 2,434 | 2,485 | 2,502 | → |
| Sogndal | Municipality | 10,362 | 10,441 | 11,069 | 11,847 | 12,319 | → |
| Solund | Municipality | 959 | 877 | 842 | 802 | 750 | → |
| Stad | Municipality | 8,846 | 8,759 | 8,709 | 9,457 | 9,610 | → |
| Stord | Municipality | 16,144 | 16,682 | 18,161 | 18,759 | 19,287 | → |
| Stryn | Municipality | 6,666 | 6,779 | 7,105 | 7,130 | 7,271 | → |
| Sunnfjord | Municipality | 19,052 | 19,715 | 21,273 | 22,030 | 22,450 | → |
| Sveio | Municipality | 4,623 | 4,747 | 5,400 | 5,766 | 5,742 | → |
| Tysnes | Municipality | 2,843 | 2,795 | 2,736 | 2,869 | 2,922 | → |
| Ullensvang | Municipality | 12,440 | 11,779 | 11,437 | 11,048 | 11,017 | → |
| Ulvik | Municipality | 1,222 | 1,142 | 1,113 | 1,080 | 1,089 | → |
| Vaksdal | Municipality | 4,192 | 4,118 | 4,132 | 3,977 | 3,852 | → |
| Vik | Municipality | 2,965 | 2,847 | 2,731 | 2,635 | 2,551 | → |
| Voss | Municipality | 14,770 | 14,816 | 14,965 | 15,740 | 16,471 | → |
| Vestland | County | 538,294 | 558,055 | 605,597 | 636,531 | 651,299 |
Contents: Settlements
The population of all urban settlements in Vestland with 200 inhabitants or more.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups).| Name | Status | Municipality | Population Estimate 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate 2006-01-01 | Population Estimate 2013-01-01 | Population Estimate 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ågotnes (incl. Solsvik) | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 3,268 | 4,181 | 3,623 | → |
| Ålvik | Settlement | Kvam | ... | ... | 488 | 477 | 421 | → |
| Anglavika | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | ... | 359 | 392 | → |
| Årås | Settlement | Austrheim | 407 | 542 | 603 | 629 | 610 | → |
| Årdalstangen | Settlement | Årdal | 1,570 | 1,497 | 1,489 | 1,369 | 1,393 | → |
| Arna (incl. Ytre Arna, Indre Arna) | Settlement | Bergen | ... | ... | ... | 9,824 | 9,945 | → |
| Askøy (incl. Ask) | Settlement | Askøy | 14,476 | 17,480 | 21,438 | 23,958 | 24,447 | → |
| Askvoll | Settlement | Askvoll | ... | ... | 661 | 729 | 733 | → |
| Aurlandsvangen | Settlement | Aurland | ... | ... | 777 | 819 | 804 | → |
| Austmarka | Settlement | Alver | 376 | 381 | 385 | 368 | 451 | → |
| Austreim | Settlement | Høyanger | 388 | 383 | 359 | 364 | 358 | → |
| Balestrand | Settlement | Sogndal | 811 | 758 | 819 | 820 | 781 | → |
| Bekkjarvik | Settlement | Austevoll | ... | ... | 485 | 583 | 583 | → |
| Bergen (incl. Hylkje, Fanahammeren) | Settlement | Bergen | 210,123 | 223,461 | 247,731 | 263,838 | 272,125 | → |
| Bergsida | Settlement | Stryn | ... | ... | ... | ... | 249 | → |
| Bjorøyna | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | ... | ... | 585 | → |
| Blomvåg | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | ... | 466 | 507 | → |
| Brandsøy | Settlement | Kinn | 388 | 468 | 550 | 673 | 734 | → |
| Bryggja | Settlement | Stad | 348 | 339 | 333 | 336 | 364 | → |
| Byrkjelo | Settlement | Gloppen | 305 | 300 | 286 | 324 | 353 | → |
| Byrknes | Settlement | Gulen | 295 | 281 | 286 | 293 | 299 | → |
| Dale | Settlement | Vaksdal | 1,141 | 1,159 | 1,163 | 1,177 | 1,152 | → |
| Dale | Settlement | Fjaler | 905 | 1,019 | 1,077 | 1,187 | 1,228 | → |
| Dalemarka | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | 245 | 231 | 218 | → |
| Davanger | Settlement | Askøy | ... | ... | 338 | 334 | 744 | → |
| Dimmelsvik | Settlement | Kvinnherad | ... | ... | 350 | 452 | 463 | → |
| Eidfjord | Settlement | Eidfjord | 638 | 563 | 549 | 541 | 574 | → |
| Eidsvik (← Sæbøvik) | Settlement | Kvinnherad | ... | ... | 438 | 445 | 462 | → |
| Eikefjord | Settlement | Kinn | ... | ... | 368 | 404 | 435 | → |
| Eikelandsosen | Settlement | Bjørnafjorden | 379 | 428 | 477 | 529 | 527 | → |
| Eivindvik | Settlement | Gulen | 286 | 255 | 243 | 317 | 329 | → |
| Espeland | Settlement | Bergen | ... | ... | ... | 2,471 | 2,611 | → |
| Etne (Etnesjøen) | Settlement | Etne | 855 | 985 | 1,159 | 1,265 | 1,338 | → |
| Fardalen | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | ... | 503 | 708 | → |
| Farsund | Settlement | Sunnfjord | ... | ... | 464 | 804 | 777 | → |
| Fedje | Settlement | Fedje | 448 | 464 | 429 | 424 | 391 | → |
| Fitjar | Settlement | Fitjar | 1,209 | 1,305 | 1,472 | 1,773 | 1,820 | → |
| Fjell | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 411 | 445 | 580 | → |
| Flåm | Settlement | Aurland | ... | ... | ... | ... | 288 | → |
| Flatraket | Settlement | Stad | ... | ... | ... | ... | 305 | → |
| Flekke | Settlement | Fjaler | 221 | ... | 263 | 215 | 284 | → |
| Flesland | Settlement | Bergen | 292 | 303 | 378 | 349 | 338 | → |
| Florø | Settlement | Kinn | 7,631 | 8,343 | 8,677 | 8,922 | 9,071 | → |
| Foldrøy | Settlement | Bømlo | ... | ... | 411 | 380 | 384 | → |
| Førde | Settlement | Sveio | 337 | 390 | ... | ... | 332 | → |
| Førde | Settlement | Sunnfjord | 8,199 | 8,799 | 10,099 | 10,420 | 10,697 | → |
| Forland | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 507 | 692 | 681 | → |
| Fotlandsvåg | Settlement | Osterøy | 242 | 246 | 292 | 314 | 290 | → |
| Frekhaug | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | 2,335 | 3,078 | 3,421 | → |
| Frommereid (Fromreide / Kjerrgarden) | Settlement | Askøy | ... | ... | 922 | 858 | 1,099 | → |
| Gaupne | Settlement | Luster | 861 | 1,031 | 1,157 | 1,246 | 1,286 | → |
| Granvin | Settlement | Voss | 481 | 460 | 426 | 474 | 544 | → |
| Hafslo (incl. Hestnes) | Settlement | Luster | ... | ... | ... | 1,090 | 1,169 | → |
| Haga | Settlement | Samnanger | 826 | 911 | 1,083 | 1,072 | 1,057 | → |
| Haganes | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | ... | 282 | 294 | → |
| Hammarsland | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 875 | 935 | 1,072 | → |
| Hamre | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | ... | ... | 413 | → |
| Hamre | Settlement | Osterøy | ... | ... | 205 | ... | 216 | → |
| Hanøy | Settlement | Askøy | ... | ... | 618 | 883 | 874 | → |
| Hardbakke | Settlement | Solund | 248 | 231 | 295 | 319 | 284 | → |
| Haugland | Settlement | Alver | 395 | 433 | 444 | 450 | 420 | → |
| Haugo | Settlement | Osterøy | ... | ... | 312 | 726 | 836 | → |
| Hausvik | Settlement | Osterøy | 540 | 542 | 619 | 595 | 568 | → |
| Hermansverk / Leikanger | Settlement | Sogndal | 1,849 | 1,965 | 2,062 | 2,164 | 2,228 | → |
| Herøysund | Settlement | Kvinnherad | 412 | 378 | 486 | 518 | 534 | → |
| Holevik (Holvika) | Settlement | Kinn | 303 | 338 | 321 | 288 | 320 | → |
| Holme | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | 893 | 947 | 931 | → |
| Hordnes | Settlement | Bergen | ... | ... | 334 | 348 | 338 | → |
| Høyanger | Settlement | Høyanger | 2,258 | 2,221 | 2,146 | 2,002 | 1,899 | → |
| Husnes | Settlement | Kvinnherad | 2,163 | 2,212 | 2,212 | 2,181 | 2,276 | → |
| Innvik | Settlement | Stryn | 359 | 390 | 453 | 431 | 419 | → |
| Jondal | Settlement | Ullensvang | ... | ... | 379 | 396 | 425 | → |
| Kaland | Settlement | Austrheim | ... | 411 | 478 | 480 | 469 | → |
| Kalvåg | Settlement | Bremanger | ... | ... | 453 | 417 | 401 | → |
| Kaupanger | Settlement | Sogndal | 864 | 845 | 931 | 1,034 | 1,100 | → |
| Kinsarvik | Settlement | Ullensvang | 439 | 467 | 519 | 557 | 598 | → |
| Kjørnes | Settlement | Sogndal | 500 | 518 | 528 | 833 | 965 | → |
| Klokkarvik | Settlement | Øygarden | 630 | 623 | 677 | 715 | 750 | → |
| Knappskog | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 1,451 | 1,628 | 1,625 | → |
| Knarrevik / Straume | Settlement | Øygarden | 8,324 | 9,290 | 10,302 | 11,711 | 12,353 | → |
| Knarvik | Settlement | Alver | 3,888 | 4,455 | 5,207 | 6,024 | 6,690 | → |
| Krokeidet | Settlement | Bergen | ... | 380 | 371 | 385 | 373 | → |
| Krossneset | Settlement | Alver | 274 | 456 | 514 | 516 | 486 | → |
| Kyrkjebø | Settlement | Høyanger | 298 | 246 | 278 | 258 | 223 | → |
| Langevåg | Settlement | Bømlo | ... | ... | 796 | 765 | 748 | → |
| Langhaugane | Settlement | Sunnfjord | 274 | 638 | 726 | 817 | 882 | → |
| Lærdalsøyri | Settlement | Lærdal | 1,060 | 1,105 | 1,120 | 1,130 | 1,175 | → |
| Leirvik (incl. Valvatna) | Settlement | Stord | 11,316 | 11,723 | 13,478 | 14,198 | 14,720 | → |
| Leknes | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | 761 | 1,109 | 1,218 | → |
| Li | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 435 | 413 | 440 | → |
| Lindås | Settlement | Alver | 840 | 1,119 | 1,271 | 1,338 | 1,436 | → |
| Lofthus | Settlement | Ullensvang | 546 | 549 | 556 | 568 | 597 | → |
| Lonevåg | Settlement | Osterøy | ... | ... | 816 | 871 | 959 | → |
| Måløy | Settlement | Kinn | 3,011 | 3,053 | 3,242 | 3,300 | 3,343 | → |
| Manger | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | 1,012 | 1,215 | 1,150 | → |
| Misje | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | 223 | 300 | 289 | 310 | → |
| Mogrenda | Settlement | Stad | 264 | 277 | 308 | 353 | 375 | → |
| Moldekleiv | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | 435 | 610 | 593 | → |
| Mønshaugen-Bjørgum | Settlement | Voss | 460 | 499 | 655 | 814 | 812 | → |
| Mosterhamn | Settlement | Bømlo | 1,094 | 1,148 | 1,354 | 1,345 | 1,425 | → |
| Naustdal | Settlement | Sunnfjord | 1,011 | 1,072 | 1,146 | 1,205 | 1,280 | → |
| Nordfjordeid | Settlement | Stad | 2,436 | 2,606 | 2,740 | 3,069 | 3,178 | → |
| Nordheim / Kyte | Settlement | Voss | ... | ... | ... | ... | 347 | → |
| Norheimsund | Settlement | Kvam | 1,990 | 2,087 | ... | ... | 2,346 | → |
| Odda (incl. Eitrheim) | Settlement | Ullensvang | 5,387 | 5,277 | 5,022 | 4,840 | 4,755 | → |
| Olden | Settlement | Stryn | 471 | 491 | 498 | 481 | 522 | → |
| Oma | Settlement | Kvam | ... | ... | 259 | 236 | 208 | → |
| Osøyro (incl. Hagavik) | Settlement | Bjørnafjorden | 7,925 | 9,494 | 12,195 | 14,046 | 14,943 | → |
| Øvre Årdal | Settlement | Årdal | 3,566 | 3,433 | 3,206 | 3,092 | 3,122 | → |
| Øystese | Settlement | Kvam | 1,638 | 1,626 | ... | ... | 2,234 | → |
| Ploganes (Bru) | Settlement | Kvam | ... | ... | 371 | 398 | 400 | → |
| Rabben / Veivågen | Settlement | Austevoll | ... | ... | ... | ... | 241 | → |
| Ramsøy | Settlement | Askøy | ... | ... | 209 | 216 | 224 | → |
| Raudeberg | Settlement | Kinn | 705 | 697 | 648 | 606 | 562 | → |
| Røldal | Settlement | Ullensvang | 325 | 351 | 359 | 352 | 310 | → |
| Rophus | Settlement | Sveio | ... | ... | 317 | 366 | 381 | → |
| Rosendal | Settlement | Kvinnherad | ... | ... | 768 | 787 | 888 | → |
| Rossnes | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | ... | 364 | 396 | → |
| Rubbestadneset | Settlement | Bømlo | 1,136 | 1,116 | 1,205 | 1,271 | 1,425 | → |
| Sæbøvik | Settlement | Kvinnherad | ... | ... | ... | 513 | 530 | → |
| Sagvåg | Settlement | Stord | 3,302 | 3,287 | 3,416 | 3,407 | 3,488 | → |
| Sandane | Settlement | Gloppen | 2,044 | 2,135 | 2,213 | 2,446 | 2,584 | → |
| Sande | Settlement | Sunnfjord | 570 | 557 | 745 | 900 | 992 | → |
| Seim | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 452 | → |
| Seimsdalen | Settlement | Årdal | 446 | 421 | 467 | 420 | 412 | → |
| Seimsfoss | Settlement | Kvinnherad | 324 | 351 | 334 | 356 | 318 | → |
| Sekkingstad | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 388 | 595 | 690 | → |
| Selje | Settlement | Stad | 699 | 713 | 651 | 713 | 718 | → |
| Skånevik | Settlement | Etne | 625 | 591 | 594 | 570 | 547 | → |
| Skarde (Skare) | Settlement | Ullensvang | 337 | 328 | 320 | 340 | 332 | → |
| Skei | Settlement | Sunnfjord | 381 | 388 | 438 | 499 | 526 | → |
| Skoge / Møvik | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 766 | 885 | 1,039 | → |
| Skogsvågen (Skogsvåg) | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 465 | 553 | 539 | → |
| Skulestadmoen | Settlement | Voss | 1,566 | 1,528 | 1,454 | 1,461 | 1,455 | → |
| Søfteland | Settlement | Bjørnafjorden | 1,094 | 1,209 | 1,425 | 1,964 | 2,296 | → |
| Sogndalsfjøra | Settlement | Sogndal | 2,653 | 3,075 | 3,547 | 4,117 | 4,388 | → |
| Søre Øyane | Settlement | Bjørnafjorden | 680 | 757 | 943 | 1,054 | 1,100 | → |
| Søvik (incl. Nordvik) | Settlement | Bjørnafjorden / Bergen | 1,080 | 1,142 | 1,446 | 1,603 | 1,597 | → |
| Stanghelle | Settlement | Vaksdal | 774 | 763 | 783 | 762 | 769 | → |
| Steinvåg | Settlement | Bømlo | ... | ... | 441 | 418 | 450 | → |
| Storebø | Settlement | Austevoll | 846 | 1,032 | 1,322 | 1,584 | 1,678 | → |
| Stryn | Settlement | Stryn | 1,843 | 2,107 | 2,300 | 2,533 | 2,712 | → |
| Sunde / Valen | Settlement | Kvinnherad | 1,742 | 1,801 | 2,258 | 2,294 | 2,325 | → |
| Sveio | Settlement | Sveio | 834 | 987 | 1,336 | 1,528 | 1,516 | → |
| Svelgen | Settlement | Bremanger | 1,164 | 1,174 | 1,244 | 1,164 | 1,106 | → |
| Svortland | Settlement | Bømlo | 1,996 | 2,120 | 2,485 | 2,951 | 3,122 | → |
| Tælavåg (Telavåg) | Settlement | Øygarden | 434 | 492 | 551 | 600 | 620 | → |
| Torsteinsvik (Rong / Torsvik) | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 1,654 | 1,774 | 1,868 | → |
| Torvika | Settlement | Stad | ... | ... | 246 | 238 | 252 | → |
| Tyssedal | Settlement | Ullensvang | 746 | 695 | 692 | 595 | 596 | → |
| Ulvik | Settlement | Ulvik | ... | ... | 505 | 521 | 531 | → |
| Uskedal | Settlement | Kvinnherad | ... | ... | 690 | 761 | 730 | → |
| Våge | Settlement | Tysnes | ... | ... | 662 | 801 | 869 | → |
| Vaksdal | Settlement | Vaksdal | 947 | 923 | 981 | 981 | 930 | → |
| Valestrandfossen | Settlement | Osterøy | 893 | 953 | 1,154 | 1,320 | 1,393 | → |
| Vassenden | Settlement | Sunnfjord | 210 | 254 | 374 | 338 | 333 | → |
| Vikavågen | Settlement | Øygarden | ... | ... | 604 | 649 | 643 | → |
| Vikebø | Settlement | Alver | ... | ... | 359 | 329 | 321 | → |
| Vikøy | Settlement | Kvam | ... | ... | ... | ... | 392 | → |
| Viksøyri | Settlement | Vik | 1,060 | 1,076 | 1,195 | 1,227 | 1,219 | → |
| Vindenes | Settlement | Øygarden | 316 | 394 | ... | ... | 623 | → |
| Vossevangen | Settlement | Voss | 5,344 | 5,621 | 6,053 | 6,828 | 7,200 | → |
Source: Statistics Norway.
Explanation: Urban settlements in the boundaries of 2024.