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Osphaugen

Osphaugen (Bodø) had 254 residents on 1 January 2026. 22% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 113 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 1.6% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18040714 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
254residents1 January 2026
22%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,117residents per km² of landdensity
46%green within 500 maverage
Osphaugen · BodøOsphaugen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bodø with Osphaugen 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.

16%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016254
2017243
2018255
2019253
2020255
2021249
2022249
2023257
2024246
2025255
2026250

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.

113 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 46% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops2
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors2
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants2
Parks4
Playgrounds35
Sports pitches18
Gyms and sports centres6
Libraries0
Kindergartens9
Bus stops15
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
710 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,117residents 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.

Osphaugen 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
Osphaugen25422%16%2,11746%113

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

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