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Sogstad

Sogstad (Gjøvik) had 348 residents on 1 January 2026. 31% of residents were 67 or over, against 19% across the municipality, and 15% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 114 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.0% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 34070601 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
348residents1 January 2026
31%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
490residents per km² of landdensity
32%green within 500 maverage
Sogstad · GjøvikSogstad highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Gjøvik with Sogstad 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 Gjøvik.

15%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
22%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
31%
aged 67 and over
16%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020338
2021337
2022344
2023350
2024369
2025360
2026348

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 Gjøvik as a whole.

NOK 622,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 30,653/m²average price per m²2025
67%of households own their home2025
65%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

114 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops2
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants0
Parks5
Playgrounds8
Sports pitches16
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries0
Kindergartens10
Bus stops42
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.4 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
490residents per km² of land0.7 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Almsfeltet27313%20%36953%19
Askim40311%18%62049%45
Berg5725%7%8100%0
Berg23735%14%8121%12
Biristrand28117%16%3848%4
Bjugstad3923%26%851%0
Bjørnsveen77316%18%50529%36
Blomhaug55711%19%1,63819%43
Sogstad34831%15%49032%114

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

More neighbourhoods in Gjøvik.