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Vikan

Vikan (Kristiansund) had 268 residents on 1 January 2026. 19% of residents were 67 or over, against 21% across the municipality, and 13% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 65 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15050807 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
268residents1 January 2026
19%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
36residents per km² of landdensity
17%green within 500 maverage
Vikan · KristiansundVikan highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansund with Vikan 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
6%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
27%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016266
2017258
2018268
2019272
2020277
2021276
2022252
2023262
2024269
2025270
2026267

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.

65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries2
Pharmacies2
Doctors2
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants4
Parks0
Playgrounds20
Sports pitches10
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries0
Kindergartens3
Bus stops30
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
36residents per km² of land7.4 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.

Vikan 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
Vikan26819%13%3617%65

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

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