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Galnåsen

Galnåsen (Bodø) had 307 residents on 1 January 2026. 21% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 78 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 12% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18040707 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
307residents1 January 2026
21%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,838residents per km² of landdensity
42%green within 500 maverage
Galnåsen · BodøGalnåsen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bodø with Galnåsen 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 Bodø.

18%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016348
2017342
2018336
2019341
2020337
2021335
2022336
2023327
2024317
2025318
2026306

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 Bodø as a whole.

NOK 689,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 48,899/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 42% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds38
Sports pitches12
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens5
Bus stops20
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
730 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,838residents per km² of land0.1 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
A. G. Johnsons vei30415%22%6,0804%176
Alsgård 11,20712%24%3,77216%114
Alsgård 21684%20%2,40011%112
Alstad 193516%18%2,33814%97
Alstad 23387%16%4,22520%93
Aspmyra9427%7%1,3437%220
Aspåsen25322%13%1,4886%218
Bertnes1,7038%16%67822%99
Galnåsen30721%18%3,83842%78

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

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