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Brynseng

Brynseng (Oslo) had 2,313 residents on 1 January 2026. 20% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 280 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014210 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,313residents1 January 2026
20%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
8,567residents per km² of landdensity
43%green within 500 maverage
Brynseng · OsloBrynseng highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Brynseng 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.

16%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
38%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,323
20172,308
20182,298
20192,275
20202,304
20212,270
20222,266
20232,262
20242,295
20252,336
20262,313

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.

280 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 43% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops16
Bakeries4
Pharmacies3
Doctors5
Dentists5
Cafés and pubs15
Restaurants7
Parks17
Playgrounds64
Sports pitches26
Gyms and sports centres6
Libraries0
Kindergartens36
Bus stops48
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations3
1schoolOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
760 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
8,567residents per km² of land0.3 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.

Brynseng 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
Brynseng2,31320%16%8,56743%280
Ensjø nord5,1715%19%27,21610%427
Ensjø sør2,7079%17%15,03910%428
Ensjø vest2,1876%15%18,22513%441
Ensjø øst2,1674%18%9,02918%386
Etterstad2,16211%18%7,20729%347
Gamlebyen rode 11,1764%7%3,92023%477
Gamlebyen rode 21,2503%13%8,92924%495
Gamlebyen rode 38764%10%29,20017%658

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

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