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Sagene

The Sagene district of Oslo had 48,325 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 591,600 in 2024, 7% below the municipal level. 39% of households rented their home, and 16% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 16% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 030103 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
48,325residents1 January 2026
NOK 591,600median income after taxper household, 2024
16,721residents per km² of landdensity
17%green within 500 maverage
Sagene by neighbourhood
Map of Sagene: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Sagene · OsloSagene highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Oslo with Sagene highlighted

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

All 40 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
Bjølsen rode 15677%10%2,70021%431
Bjølsen rode 21,2238%16%9,40819%472
Bjølsen rode 365212%11%32,60023%475
Bjølsen rode 41,5432%7%30,86026%436
Bjølsen rode 557214%4%11,44015%419
Bjølsen rode 61,2658%11%15,81214%479
Bjølsen rode 782113%8%16,42014%495
Bjølsen rode 81,1517%12%19,18317%489
Ila rode 48726%10%12,45716%578
Ila rode 52,0195%7%28,84316%607
Ila rode 61,5236%10%13,84518%693
Sagene rode 16234%10%20,76714%445
Sagene rode 28288%22%27,60014%417
Sagene rode 35329%15%26,60016%396
Sagene rode 48245%12%27,46716%467
Sagene rode 51,64911%13%27,48316%471
Sagene rode 68558%9%17,10017%468
Sagene rode 79556%14%10,61114%503
Sandaker Rode 32,1109%14%15,0715%340
Sandaker Rode 42,12411%16%16,33810%410
Sandaker rode 12,59311%10%23,57310%442
Sinsen rode 241615%20%2,44732%571
Torshov rode 11,8555%8%15,45813%698
Torshov rode 109784%17%10,86737%539
Torshov rode 1234111%14%17,05016%610
Torshov rode 22,4636%11%18,94619%531
Torshov rode 37806%11%26,00021%515
Torshov rode 49306%21%31,00022%542
Torshov rode 58064%15%40,30022%558
Torshov rode 68014%6%16,02017%590
Torshov rode 91,2689%7%31,70029%600
Åsen Rode 102,7559%15%25,0453%393
Åsen Rode 99157%17%13,07115%422
Åsen rode 17145%24%35,70021%521
Åsen rode 22,91213%13%15,32618%507
Åsen rode 36823%16%34,10016%453
Åsen rode 42,1217%11%42,42013%459
Åsen rode 66844%21%34,20030%463
Åsen rode 78609%8%21,50037%494
Åsen rode 87448%19%24,80034%505

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

People.

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

12%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
58%
aged 25–49
13%
aged 50–66
8%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201641,566
201742,442
201843,131
201943,801
202045,089
202145,672
202246,424
202346,984
202447,660
202547,801
202648,325

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 591,600
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school13%
Upper secondary17%
Vocational college2%
University or college, short34%
University or college, long34%

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.

29,188 private households in 2026, with 1.7 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner23%
Co-operative or share owner38%
Renting39%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house0%
Two-dwelling house0%
Terraced and other small houses1%
Block of flats93%
Other buildings5%
16%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
1.7people 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.

494 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
41kindergartensOpenStreetMap
16,721residents per km² of land2.9 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.