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Kjerringøy

Kjerringøy (Bodø) had 238 residents on 1 January 2026. 35% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 9% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 10 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 4.0% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18040905 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
238residents1 January 2026
35%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3residents per km² of landdensity
24%green within 500 maverage
Kjerringøy · BodøKjerringøy highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bodø with Kjerringøy 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.

9%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
35%
aged 67 and over
11%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016249
2017245
2018251
2019253
2020249
2021253
2022242
2023241
2024245
2025237
2026239

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.

10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens1
Bus stops2
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land73.2 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.

Kjerringøy 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
Kjerringøy23835%9%324%10

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

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