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Gimlevang

Gimlevang (Kristiansand) had 1,152 residents on 1 January 2026. 15% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 137 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 7.2% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42040918 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,152residents1 January 2026
15%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,388residents per km² of landdensity
30%green within 500 maverage
Gimlevang · KristiansandGimlevang highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansand with Gimlevang 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.

16%
aged under 16
18%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20201,075
20211,037
20221,070
20231,092
20241,114
20251,147
20261,152

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.

137 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops6
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors3
Dentists5
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants0
Parks4
Playgrounds21
Sports pitches19
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries0
Kindergartens6
Bus stops37
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.5 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,388residents per km² of land0.3 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.

Gimlevang 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
Gimlevang1,15215%16%3,38830%137

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

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