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Dalen

Dalen (Kristiansund) had 201 residents on 1 January 2026. 23% of residents were 67 or over, against 21% across the municipality, and 13% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 84 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 16% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15050505 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
201residents1 January 2026
23%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
199residents per km² of landdensity
30%green within 500 maverage
Dalen · KristiansundDalen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansund with Dalen 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 Kristiansund.

13%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
27%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016237
2017232
2018223
2019211
2020210
2021210
2022201
2023202
2024208
2025211
2026200

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 Kristiansund as a whole.

NOK 634,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,967/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
65%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants4
Parks2
Playgrounds16
Sports pitches17
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries0
Kindergartens4
Bus stops20
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
199residents per km² of land1.0 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Allanenga49628%13%6,2006%149
Amundøy5824%5%16615%0
Bjerkestrand35019%17%3663%2
Bjønnahaugen32622%11%2,71713%107
Blixhammeren70523%8%8,8125%136
Bolga27016%17%2951%2
Brunsvika55329%14%75817%46
Buhamndalen6519%17%1,30021%70
Dalen20123%13%19930%84

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

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