Municipality

Skjåk

Municipality no. 3433 · Innlandet · 2,185 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 5

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Municipality index · based on 2025

48 of 100

Between rank 8 and 21 of 33 in KOSTRA group 5 (rank 16 with the default weights). Between 41 and 233 of 357 in Norway (205 with the default weights).

The rank is shown as a range when it moves a lot with other weights, normalisations and handling of missing data. The range covers 90 per cent of 1,000 draws. Methodology

Development index 42 of 100: how the key figures have changed over about the last three years, compared with the group. Profile: Lower level · weaker development.

Sub-indices for the municipality against the group median
Part	Score (0–100)	Group median	Development (0–100)
Work and business	49	54	30
Economy	63	51	49
Population and growth	26	50	59
Work, education and housing	33	49	32
Health and living conditions	Second quarter of the groupShown as a quarter, not as a score or rank
Local economy (our company data)	78	50	38

The score is the percentile rank in the group: 50 means middle of the pack among municipalities like it. The index does not measure the quality of services.

Summary analysis

Skjåk has a municipality index of 48 of 100 against its KOSTRA group.

Strongest: Local economy (our company data): 78 of 100 (group 50). Economy: 63 of 100 (group 51).

Weakest: Population and growth: 26 of 100 (group 50). Work, education and housing: 33 of 100 (group 49).

Worth a closer look

Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative): −4.1% against 0.7% in the group (2026).
Share with university or college education (16 and over): 24.3% against 26.8% in the group (2025).

Written by fixed rules from the figures. Describes the figures, does not explain causes. Not investment or financial advice. How the summary is made

Key figures from Statistics Norway

Work and business

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Employed, share of age 20–66 (high scores high)	78.6% 2025	76.0%	76.7%	table 11618
Job coverage (jobs per employed resident) (shown, not in the index)	90.8% 2025	87.8%	90.0%	table 11618
Registered unemployed, share of labour force (low scores high)	0.9% 2025	1.0%	1.3%	table 13563
New enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	6.1 2023	9.8	9.2	table 13701 figures from an earlier municipality number
Limited company bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (low scores high)	0.5 2025	0.5	0.5	table 07165 figures from an earlier municipality number

Economy

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Household income after tax, median (high scores high)	NOK 642,600 2024	NOK 652,800	NOK 657,600	table 06944 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group) (high scores high)	4.9% 2025	−0.7%	1.3%	table 12143
Unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue (high scores high)	17.7% 2025	10.2%	10.4%	table 12143
Net debt, share of operating revenue (low scores high)	77.0% 2025	76.5%	84.9%	table 12143
Net operating expenditure per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 97,724 2025	NOK 103,233	NOK 96,691	table 12137
Gross operating revenue per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 171,318 2025	NOK 160,672	NOK 141,010	table 12137
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, mean (shown, not in the index)	NOK 545,500 2024	NOK 546,300	NOK 567,200	table 03068 figures from an earlier municipality number
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median (shown, not in the index)	NOK 488,300 2024	NOK 487,200	NOK 500,200	table 05671 figures from an earlier municipality number

Population and growth

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Population on 1 January (shown, not in the index)	2,185 2026	2,959	5,447	table 11342
Population growth, last year (high scores high)	0.3% 2026	0.3%	0.3%	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	3.7 2025	6.0	4.1	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Share aged 80 and over (shown, not in the index)	8.5% 2026	6.9%	6.3%	table 07459 figures from an earlier municipality number
Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative) (high scores high)	−4.1% 2026	0.7%	1.1%	table 14746
Projected population growth to 2050 (main alternative) (shown, not in the index)	−14.0% 2026	−1.3%	3.6%	table 14746

Work, education and housing

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Net in-commuting, share of employed residents (shown, not in the index)	−9.1% 2025	−11.1%	−10.2%	table 11616
Children aged 1–5 in kindergarten (high scores high)	91.2% 2025	93.0%	94.1%	table 13502
Share with university or college education (16 and over) (high scores high)	24.3% 2025	26.8%	27.5%	table 09429
Share living in overcrowded homes (low scores high)	6.5% 2025	6.7%	6.9%	table 14902
Detached houses, share of all dwellings (shown, not in the index)	84.7% 2026	80.4%	75.1%	table 06265 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net expenditure on culture per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 6,968 2025	NOK 4,093	NOK 3,310	table 13135

Health and living conditions

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Life expectancy at birth (15-year period) (high scores high)	83.5 years 2025	82.6 years	82.4 years	FHI table 508
Share in households with persistent low income (EU60) (low scores high)	7.8% 2024	7.8%	8.1%	FHI table 403
Completed upper secondary education (standardised) (high scores high)	– 2025	79.8%	80.5%	FHI table 623 some years withheld by SSB
Young people satisfied with their health (Ungdata, latest survey) (high scores high)	– 2025	66.3%	64.7%	FHI table 349
Disability benefit recipients aged 20–66 (standardised) (low scores high)	13.0% 2024	12.2%	11.2%	FHI table 787

Local economy (our company data)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Limited companies we follow per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	70.5 2026	59.8	61.4	Our data
Median operating margin, companies we follow (shown, not in the index)	3.2% 2025	4.2%	4.4%	Our data
New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies (low scores high)	0.0 2025	0.0	3.6	Our data

Public contracts

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Trend	Source
Share of the municipality's contracts (Doffin) won by local companies (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	0.0%	10.0%		Our data

Education (shown, not counted)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Share with lower secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	22.4% 2025	24.8%	25.1%	table 09429
Share with upper secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	49.4% 2025	43.7%	42.0%	table 09429
Share with tertiary vocational education as highest (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	3.7% 2025	3.7%	3.8%	table 09429
Municipal primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	1 2025	2	3	table 11971
Pupils per municipal school (shown, not in the index)	196 2025	126	177	table 11971
Primary and lower secondary schools in operation (public and private) (shown, not in the index)	1 2026	3	4	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Share of private primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	0.0% 2026	0.0%	0.0%	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Pupils per primary school (median, public and private) (shown, not in the index)	196 2026	107	146	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Upper secondary schools in operation (shown, not in the index)	0 2026	0	1	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Average lower secondary school points (shown, not in the index)	41 2025	42	42	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national reading test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	45.5% 2024	60.7%	63.0%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national numeracy test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	50.0% 2024	62.5%	61.7%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Students in higher education, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	176	2,020	table 03814 some years withheld by SSB
Students in higher education per 1,000 inhabitants, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	61.7	60.1	table 03814 some years withheld by SSB

More figures: migration, age, housing and tourism (21 indicators)

Migration, births and immigration

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	7.3 2025	8.0	8.7	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Natural increase per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	−0.9 2025	−2.5	−1.5	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Domestic in-migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	28.9 2025	40.1	43.4	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Domestic out-migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	24.3 2025	40.8	42.7	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	4.6 2025	3.8	1.4	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Immigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	5.5 2025	6.2	6.1	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Emigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	6.4 2025	5.2	5.0	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net immigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	−0.9 2025	2.3	1.7	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration aged 0–17 per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	2.3 2023	1.2	1.8	table 13255 some years withheld by SSB
Net domestic migration aged 18–29 per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	−3.7 2025	−3.7	−2.4	table 13255
Net domestic migration aged 30 and over per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	5.5 2025	4.0	2.5	table 13255

Age composition

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Dependency ratio: aged 0–19 and 67+ per 100 aged 20–66 (shown, not in the index)	81 2025	78	73	table 11805
Share aged 0–15 (shown, not in the index)	14.1% 2025	15.5%	16.2%	table 11805
Share of young adults aged 18–39 (shown, not in the index)	22.7% 2025	24.1%	24.9%	table 11805
Share aged 67 and over (shown, not in the index)	26.6% 2025	22.7%	21.1%	table 11805

Housing, construction and tourism

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Dwellings started per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	4.1 2025	1.6	2.1	table 05940 figures from an earlier municipality number
Dwellings completed per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	1.8 2025	1.6	2.2	table 05940 figures from an earlier municipality number
Average price per square metre, second-hand dwellings (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	NOK 18,794	NOK 24,852	table 14545 some years withheld by SSB
Dwelling sales (with price per square metre) (shown, not in the index)	8 2025	23	49	table 14545
Overnight stays in commercial accommodation (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	20,990	98,377	table 12898 some years withheld by SSB
Overnight stays per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	5,402.3	7,313.3	table 12898 some years withheld by SSB

These figures are context and do not count in the municipality index. Migration and immigration are per 1,000 inhabitants on 1 January. Housing construction varies a lot from year to year in small municipalities, and the price per square metre rests on few sales where there are few sales. Source: Statistics Norway, CC BY 4.0.

Each key figure is for the year shown beside it. Municipalities that merged or were renumbered get the figures from the old number where Statistics Norway has not recalculated them.

Industries in the municipality · 2025

The largest industries by persons employed with their workplace in the municipality (990 in all in 2025), with the change since 2020.

Industry (SN2007)	Employed	Share	Change since 2020	Change in Norway	Location quotient	Trend
Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell 01	140	14.1%	−7.9%	−2.5%	11.15	Stable
Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28	93	9.4%	36.8%	9.9%	15.26	Rising
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87	87	8.8%	−1.1%	6.4%	1.61	Stable
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88	78	7.9%	9.9%	1.7%	1.25	Stable
Undervisning 85	61	6.2%	−1.6%	4.1%	0.76	Stable
Landtransport og rørtransport 49	51	5.2%	−7.3%	7.8%	2.24	Stable
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47	49	4.9%	−2.0%	4.0%	0.71	Stable
Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84	49	4.9%	11.4%	8.7%	0.77	Stable
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43	42	4.2%	7.7%	4.0%	0.89	Stable
Overnattingsvirksomhet 55	33	3.3%	3.1%	46.0%	3.21	Stable
Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81	29	2.9%	−12.1%	6.0%	1.54	Falling
Helsetjenester 86	29	2.9%	0.0%	13.3%	0.32	Stable

A location quotient above 1 means the industry is larger here than in the rest of Norway (2 = twice the share). “Rising” and “Falling” need both at least a 10% change over five years and a change at least 5 percentage points better or worse than in Norway. Industries with fewer than 20 employed are shown as a three-year moving average and are not classified. Source: Statistics Norway, table 13470 (employed by workplace, 4th quarter).

See business development in the municipality

Housing and labour market · 2025

Skjåk has about as many jobs as employed residents. The municipality has 994 jobs and 1,093 employed residents, and 74% of the residents work in the municipality.

Jobs (employed by workplace): 994
Employed residents: 1,093
Jobs per employed resident: 0.91
Commute in: 189
Commute out: 288

Where the residents work (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of employed residents
Lom	110	10.1%
Oslo	30	2.7%
Sel	20	1.8%
Dovre	15	1.4%
Vågå	15	1.4%

Where those who work here live (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of jobs
Lom	113	11.4%
Vågå	18	1.8%
Oslo	12	1.2%

Employed persons aged 15–74 in the 4th quarter, by home and work municipality (SSB 03321). Job municipality: at least 10% more jobs than employed residents. Home municipality: at least 10% fewer. Flows under 10 people are counted but not shown. Work on the continental shelf is shown as its own workplace.

Stress test: the oil downturn and the pandemic

How did employment and unemployment in the municipality develop in two downturns, compared with the country?

The oil downturn (2014–2016)

The number of jobs changed by −6.3% from 2014 to 2016, against −1.3% in the country: a weaker development than the country.

Measure	Skjåk	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2014–2016	−6.3%	−1.3%	−5.0 pp
Change in jobs 2014–2018 (recovery)	−6.2%	+2.0%	−8.2 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2014–2016	+0.8 pp	+0.3 pp	+0.4 pp
Registered unemployment 2014	1.1%	2.1%	–
Share of jobs in oil and gas 2014 (extraction and services)	0.0%	–	–

The change in jobs is in the quarter of municipalities with the weakest development in the period.

The pandemic (2019–2020)

The number of jobs changed by −0.6% from 2019 to 2020, about like the country (−0.9%).

Measure	Skjåk	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2019–2020	−0.6%	−0.9%	+0.3 pp
Change in jobs 2019–2022 (recovery)	+1.3%	+4.2%	−2.9 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2019–2020	−0.1 pp	+1.1 pp	−1.2 pp
Registered unemployment 2019	1.8%	1.8%	–

The change in jobs is in the second-strongest quarter of municipalities in the period.

Jobs are employed persons aged 15–74 by workplace in the 4th quarter (SSB 07984). Unemployment is registered unemployed as a share of the labour force (SSB 13563). The country is the sum of the municipalities, on today's municipality map. Within one percentage point counts as “about like the country”. Oil and gas is industry 05–09 (extraction and services), without the supply industry. pp = percentage points.

Cost and quality of services · 2025

Cost per user and one quality measure for three services, compared with the median of the municipality group (KOSTRA).

Service	Cost	Group median	Quality measure	Group median	Position against the group
Kindergarten cost per child in municipal kindergartens, share of qualified kindergarten teachers	NOK 300,464 −2% against the median	NOK 306,802	36%	40%	Lower cost, lower quality measure (33 municipalities in the group)
Primary school net expenditure per inhabitant aged 6–15, lower secondary school points	NOK 202,995 +1% against the median	NOK 201,083	41.0	41.9	Higher cost, lower quality measure (33 municipalities in the group)
Nursing homes expenditure per resident day, share of care staff with health education	NOK 5,172 −5% against the median	NOK 5,462	82%	72%	Lower cost, higher quality measure (33 municipalities in the group)

KOSTRA (SSB 12379, 13502, 12255 and 12209). One measure is not the whole quality of a service, and school points also reflect the pupils' background. Cost depends on settlement patterns and distances. The figures are a starting point for questions, not a grade.

Companies registered in the municipality

Limited companies we follow: 154
With accounts 2025: 78
Turnover 2025 (NOK): 572 MNOK
Median operating margin 2025: 3.2%

Only limited companies in the sectors we follow, by business address. The head office can be elsewhere than the activity. Companies reporting in another currency than NOK are left out of turnover.

Largest companies in the municipality

Interfil AS 219 MNOK (2025)
Skjåk Vasskraft AS 32 MNOK (2025)
Bismo Mat AS 25 MNOK (2025)
Skjåk Turistheim Skeid Kro AS 24 MNOK (2025)
STRYVO - Bismo AS 22 MNOK (2025)
Bygger'n Skjåk AS 20 MNOK (2025)
Sebb AS 20 MNOK (2025)
Grotli Høyfjellshotell AS 17 MNOK (2025)
Bismo Elektro AS 17 MNOK (2025)
Brustugun Brønnboring AS 16 MNOK (2025)
Aursjokraft AS 15 MNOK (2025)
Fjord Suvenir AS 15 MNOK (2025)
Aaboen AS 11 MNOK (2025)
KJELL M. Bøhle Maskinstasjon AS 10 MNOK (2025)
Nikve Autosenter AS 9 MNOK (2025)

154 limited companies in the sectors we follow have their business address here.

Latest awards from buyers in the municipality

Anskaffelse av brannbil til Lom og Skjåk brannvesen Skjåk kommune · 28 February 2024

From Doffin. The buyer's address decides the municipality; state agencies are often where their head office is.

Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0

Earlier municipalities

Skjåk (0513) · renumbered 2020

Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 03068, table 03321, table 03814, table 05671, table 05940, table 06265, table 06913, table 06944, table 07165, table 07459, table 07984, table 09429, table 09588, table 11342, table 11616, table 11618, table 11805, table 11971, table 12137, table 12143, table 12209, table 12255, table 12379, table 12898, table 13135, table 13255, table 13470, table 13502, table 13563, table 13701, table 14545, table 14746, table 14902, table kartverket:grunnskole, table kartverket:vgs, municipality map and KOSTRA groups from Klass. CC BY 4.0.

Source for health and living conditions: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Folkehelsestatistikk, FHI table 349, FHI table 403, FHI table 508, FHI table 623, FHI table 787. NLOD 2.0.