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Marka

The Marka district of Oslo had 1,683 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 791,600 in 2024, 25% above the municipal level. 45% of households rented their home, and 4% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 5.5% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 030117 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,683residents1 January 2026
NOK 791,600median income after taxper household, 2024
6residents per km² of landdensity
45%green within 500 maverage
Marka by neighbourhood
Map of Marka: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Marka · OsloMarka highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Oslo with Marka highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 8 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Lyse9623%15%593%1
Maridalen24217%15%742%102
Movatn39914%20%16734%3
Solemskogen22013%18%2841%110
Søndre Østmarka4819%8%395%1
Sørkedalen øst34214%17%2636%47
Tryvann398%15%250%78
Venner22024%12%1040%13

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Oslo.

16%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,596
20171,587
20181,644
20191,633
20201,610
20211,618
20221,636
20231,640
20241,666
20251,684
20261,683

In official statistics, districts (bydeler) exist only for Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. Population, income, education and housing figures are Statistics Norway’s own district figures; services, green space and land area are worked out from the basic units that make up the district.

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)

Income and work.

Income in 2024 and education in 2025.

NOK 791,600
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school17%
Upper secondary31%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short28%
University or college, long22%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

744 private households in 2026, with 2.2 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner55%
Renting45%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house78%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses2%
Block of flats2%
Other buildings4%
4%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
2.2people per household2026

Statistics Norway counts a household as overcrowded when the home has both few rooms and little floor space for the number of people living there. Shares are for households in 2025.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 45% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
22kindergartensOpenStreetMap
6residents per km² of land274.5 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)

Other districts of Oslo.