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Sentrum

The Sentrum district of Oslo had 1,486 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 436,400 in 2024, 31% below the municipal level. 82% of households rented their home, and 28% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 27% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 030116 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,486residents1 January 2026
NOK 436,400median income after taxper household, 2024
840residents per km² of landdensity
6%green within 500 maverage
Sentrum by neighbourhood
Map of Sentrum: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Sentrum · OsloSentrum highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Oslo with Sentrum highlighted

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

All 5 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
Sentrum 1 - Rode 22753%4%2,11513%1,032
Sentrum 1 - Rode 44422%1%1,8422%1,157
Sentrum 1 - Rode 54524%4%2,1525%1,043
Sentrum 2 - Rode 11820%4%6833%1,171
Sentrum 3 - Rode 71775%0%2,52911%1,186

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

People.

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

3%
aged under 16
19%
aged 16–24
65%
aged 25–49
11%
aged 50–66
3%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,170
20171,146
20181,114
20191,382
20201,471
20211,420
20221,589
20231,626
20241,528
20251,522
20261,486

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 436,400
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school14%
Upper secondary24%
Vocational college2%
University or college, short38%
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.

1,120 private households in 2026, with 1.3 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner14%
Co-operative or share owner4%
Renting82%

Households by type of building, 2025

Block of flats62%
Other buildings34%
28%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
1.3people 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.

1,101 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
840residents per km² of land1.8 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.