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Borrebekken

Borrebekken (Oslo) had 2,261 residents on 1 January 2026. 9% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 19% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 202 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 4.5% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014109 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,261residents1 January 2026
9%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
10,767residents per km² of landdensity
18%green within 500 maverage
Borrebekken · OsloBorrebekken highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Borrebekken 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.

19%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
42%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
9%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,163
20172,173
20182,208
20192,209
20202,219
20212,236
20222,255
20232,270
20242,237
20252,275
20262,261

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.

202 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops10
Bakeries1
Pharmacies4
Doctors4
Dentists4
Cafés and pubs4
Restaurants4
Parks8
Playgrounds58
Sports pitches32
Gyms and sports centres8
Libraries1
Kindergartens19
Bus stops45
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations4
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
510 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
10,767residents per km² of land0.2 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.

Borrebekken 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
Aker sykehus1,0497%23%2,69020%304
Borrebekken2,2619%19%10,76718%202
Bredtvet669%0%18323%140
Brobekk1,10311%17%6,48828%220
Kolsåslia36219%18%3,01741%208
Linderud1,25613%19%5,46120%199
Nedre Linderud94410%25%2,62219%179
Nordre Hovin1,7582%16%1,34223%212
Refstad nord2,07111%18%7,67025%265

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

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