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Bjørnåsen nord

Bjørnåsen nord (Oslo) had 1,784 residents on 1 January 2026. 7% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 21% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 74 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 1.3% since 2017.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03013319 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,784residents1 January 2026
7%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,130residents per km² of landdensity
34%green within 500 maverage
Bjørnåsen nord · OsloBjørnåsen nord highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Bjørnåsen nord 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.

21%
aged under 16
15%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
7%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20171,808
20181,858
20191,880
20201,863
20211,859
20221,817
20231,844
20241,821
20251,826
20261,784

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.

74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds22
Sports pitches16
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens5
Bus stops23
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
3schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.8 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,130residents per km² of land0.6 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.

Bjørnåsen nord 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
Asperud1,18517%16%3,38632%136
Bjørnerud1,14113%20%1,81144%110
Bjørnåsen nord1,7847%21%3,13034%74
Bjørnåsen sør1,3305%27%8,86723%73
Brenna1,22315%16%1,77235%61
Brunåsen1,82910%20%3,58648%75
Dal1,04313%12%95731%70
Gjersrud5120%20%7729%61
Godheim7256%18%59932%62

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

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