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Bestum

Bestum (Oslo) had 1,661 residents on 1 January 2026. 14% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 22% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 110 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 5.1% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03015405 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,661residents1 January 2026
14%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
4,614residents per km² of landdensity
16%green within 500 maverage
Bestum · OsloBestum highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Bestum 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.

22%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,581
20171,609
20181,605
20191,561
20201,561
20211,579
20221,565
20231,598
20241,620
20251,621
20261,661

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.

110 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops7
Bakeries2
Pharmacies3
Doctors3
Dentists5
Cafés and pubs8
Restaurants8
Parks7
Playgrounds11
Sports pitches12
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries0
Kindergartens11
Bus stops29
Tram and metro stops6
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
510 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
4,614residents 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.

Bestum 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
Abbedikollen1,03720%19%3,98810%135
Amalienborg1,30725%15%8,16917%147
Bestum1,66114%22%4,61416%110
Bjørnsletta2,09826%16%5,37913%138
Furulund1,87718%19%3,41311%135
Hoff nord2,54817%14%6,8867%143
Hoff sør52713%17%1,64710%132
Husebybakken1,53125%14%3,32822%99
Lysaker2,13917%17%4,27816%137

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

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