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Bjølsen rode 5

Bjølsen rode 5 (Oslo) had 572 residents on 1 January 2026. 14% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 4% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 419 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 9.8% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03011705 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
572residents1 January 2026
14%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
11,440residents per km² of landdensity
15%green within 500 maverage
Bjølsen rode 5 · OsloBjølsen rode 5 highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Bjølsen rode 5 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.

4%
aged under 16
3%
aged 16–24
68%
aged 25–49
12%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016635
2017655
2018648
2019632
2020631
2021616
2022593
2023599
2024605
2025602
2026573

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.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops28
Bakeries5
Pharmacies7
Doctors8
Dentists12
Cafés and pubs22
Restaurants38
Parks18
Playgrounds63
Sports pitches42
Gyms and sports centres9
Libraries2
Kindergartens39
Bus stops56
Tram and metro stops6
Railway stations4
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
470 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
11,440residents 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.

Bjølsen rode 5 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
Bjølsen rode 15677%10%2,70021%431
Bjølsen rode 21,2238%16%9,40819%472
Bjølsen rode 365212%11%32,60023%475
Bjølsen rode 41,5432%7%30,86026%436
Bjølsen rode 557214%4%11,44015%419
Bjølsen rode 61,2658%11%15,81214%479
Bjølsen rode 782113%8%16,42014%495
Bjølsen rode 81,1517%12%19,18317%489
Ila rode 48726%10%12,45716%578

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

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