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Bjølsen rode 8

Bjølsen rode 8 (Oslo) had 1,151 residents on 1 January 2026. 7% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 12% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 489 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.0% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03011708 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,151residents1 January 2026
7%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
19,183residents per km² of landdensity
17%green within 500 maverage
Bjølsen rode 8 · OsloBjølsen rode 8 highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Bjølsen rode 8 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
6%
aged 16–24
61%
aged 25–49
14%
aged 50–66
7%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,118
20171,139
20181,143
20191,133
20201,129
20211,120
20221,108
20231,114
20241,157
20251,164
20261,151

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.

489 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops31
Bakeries5
Pharmacies5
Doctors4
Dentists8
Cafés and pubs31
Restaurants34
Parks24
Playgrounds66
Sports pitches68
Gyms and sports centres10
Libraries1
Kindergartens49
Bus stops48
Tram and metro stops8
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
450 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
19,183residents 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 8 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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