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Årosskogen

Årosskogen (Kristiansand) had 661 residents on 1 January 2026. 14% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 16 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42042009 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
661residents1 January 2026
14%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,160residents per km² of landdensity
51%green within 500 maverage
Årosskogen · KristiansandÅrosskogen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansand with Årosskogen highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

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

18%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
26%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020661
2021659
2022656
2023649
2024656
2025660
2026661

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Kristiansand as a whole.

NOK 657,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 43,843/m²average price per m²2025
71%of households own their home2025
66%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 51% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks1
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens3
Bus stops20
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
8.6 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,160residents per km² of land0.6 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Årosskogen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Kristiansand, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Andøya1,30810%23%1,86925%23
Augland16614%17%4396%0
Augland terrasse1,31514%21%1,93436%84
Auglandslia90810%20%2,92916%59
Aurebekk-Rypestøl4713%17%795%1
Ausviga6298%24%88673%12
Beinestad vest516%18%2123%30
Beinestad øst5312%32%1,29535%16
Årosskogen66114%18%1,16051%16

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

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