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Bergkrystallen

Bergkrystallen (Oslo) had 2,337 residents on 1 January 2026. 13% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 12% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 150 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 1.7% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03013409 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,337residents1 January 2026
13%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
5,311residents per km² of landdensity
44%green within 500 maverage
Bergkrystallen · OsloBergkrystallen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Bergkrystallen 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 Oslo.

12%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
47%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
13%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,378
20172,400
20182,375
20192,394
20202,357
20212,348
20222,353
20232,337
20242,370
20252,372
20262,337

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 Oslo as a whole.

NOK 635,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 98,381/m²average price per m²2025
66%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

150 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 44% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops7
Bakeries0
Pharmacies2
Doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants5
Parks3
Playgrounds23
Sports pitches32
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries1
Kindergartens13
Bus stops42
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations3
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
330 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
5,311residents per km² of land0.4 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bekkelagshøgda1,14413%23%4,5764%99
Bergkrystallen2,33713%12%5,31144%150
Blåfjellet nord80612%15%8,06041%145
Blåfjellet vest93022%14%3,87520%167
Blåfjellet øst1,18710%17%9,89238%143
Brannfjell2,03914%18%2,06068%82
Brattlikollen1,9339%22%3,94535%119
Bråten1,20317%19%3,8814%103
Ekeberg38625%19%36158%77

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

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