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Nordstrand

The Nordstrand district of Oslo had 55,286 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 780,900 in 2024, 23% above the municipal level. 19% of households rented their home, and 7% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 10% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 030114 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
55,286residents1 January 2026
NOK 780,900median income after taxper household, 2024
3,307residents per km² of landdensity
23%green within 500 maverage
Nordstrand by neighbourhood
Map of Nordstrand: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Nordstrand · OsloNordstrand highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Oslo with Nordstrand highlighted

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

All 37 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
Bekkelagshøgda1,14413%23%4,5764%99
Bergkrystallen2,33713%12%5,31144%150
Blåfjellet nord80612%15%8,06041%145
Blåfjellet vest93022%14%3,87520%167
Blåfjellet øst1,18710%17%9,89238%143
Brannfjell2,03914%18%2,06068%82
Brattlikollen1,9339%22%3,94535%119
Bråten1,20317%19%3,8814%103
Ekeberg38625%19%36158%77
Hellinga1,02710%25%5,4053%118
Holtet1,97217%22%4,10856%84
Karlsrud97115%13%6,06922%157
Kastellet63714%20%3,7474%80
Lambertseter sentrum1,38823%13%7,71134%153
Lille Ekeberg1,62615%21%3,25269%89
Ljabru nord1,74213%24%4,3552%107
Ljabru sør1,44420%20%3,43828%75
Ljan2,92820%17%2,73649%91
Marmorberget1,09910%18%3,54538%145
Midtåsen2,60517%20%3,6182%93
Munkelia nord38311%26%5,47114%167
Munkelia sør1,0248%23%5,3896%113
Munkerud2,1069%24%3,56945%108
Nedre Bekkelaget1,13318%12%1,5529%55
Nedre Nordstrand1,83321%13%2,8202%82
Nordseter1,46535%16%6,3706%109
Nordstrandshøgda2,92614%23%4,5722%109
Nylænde1,73319%15%5,09735%138
Ormsund47116%16%81211%45
Ryen68815%24%2,75223%219
Seterhøgda2,12426%18%4,6179%141
Simensbråten2,72112%22%4,85912%196
Søndre Hellerud17511%24%5,83310%179
Sørli1,57221%19%4,2491%66
Ulvøya1,72115%17%1,4978%23
Østerli3,10310%24%4,6313%131
Øvre Ljanskollen70914%21%2,72729%69

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (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
34%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201650,082
201750,645
201851,169
201951,882
202052,459
202152,583
202252,595
202353,151
202453,969
202554,883
202655,286

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 780,900
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school15%
Upper secondary26%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short32%
University or college, long23%

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.

24,939 private households in 2026, with 2.2 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner52%
Co-operative or share owner30%
Renting19%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house24%
Two-dwelling house16%
Terraced and other small houses17%
Block of flats39%
Other buildings1%
7%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.

113 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

17schoolsOpenStreetMap
55kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3,307residents per km² of land16.7 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.