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St. Hanshaugen

The St. Hanshaugen district of Oslo had 39,893 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 549,000 in 2024, 14% below the municipal level. 50% of households rented their home, and 16% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 7.1% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 030104 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
39,893residents1 January 2026
NOK 549,000median income after taxper household, 2024
11,733residents per km² of landdensity
11%green within 500 maverage
St. Hanshaugen by neighbourhood
Map of St. Hanshaugen: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
St. Hanshaugen · OsloSt. Hanshaugen highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Oslo with St. Hanshaugen 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
Fagerborg rode 19077%6%11,3389%599
Fagerborg rode 286119%12%7,82710%558
Fagerborg rode 390413%20%22,60013%493
Fagerborg rode 41,0977%10%36,56714%431
Fagerborg rode 573313%10%24,43313%459
Fagerborg rode 68619%9%43,0509%521
Gamle Aker rode 171111%9%3,55511%1,207
Gamle Aker rode 21,2738%7%31,82510%998
Gamle Aker rode 32,3554%11%39,25017%976
Gamle Aker rode 41,1373%5%56,85018%820
Ila rode 11,0267%14%25,65019%682
Ila rode 29257%13%23,12516%790
Ila rode 31,36712%9%15,18917%602
Lindern rode 19987%23%9,9809%495
Lindern rode 21,30118%18%8,6736%365
Lindern rode 375324%9%5,02011%491
Lindern rode 41,4304%11%2,2009%279
Marienlyst1,39514%12%4,50012%286
Sentrum 2 - Rode 13752%2%4,1677%1,164
Sentrum 2 - Rode 122,04211%6%22,6897%1,013
Sentrum 2 - Rode 131,2766%8%42,5335%1,199
Sentrum 2 - Rode 25105%3%17,0005%1,197
Sentrum 2 - Rode 47976%8%11,3864%1,215
Sentrum 2 - Rode 51312%5%6553%1,202
Sentrum 2 - Rode 61,0774%5%26,9255%1,255
Sentrum 2 - Rode 81,0795%6%26,97511%1,232
Sentrum 2 - Rode 91,2702%5%31,7508%1,225
St.Hanshaugen rode 11,3775%5%34,4256%948
St.Hanshaugen rode 114849%7%48,40012%925
St.Hanshaugen rode 21,0555%9%35,1678%949
St.Hanshaugen rode 31,2307%13%41,00016%652
St.Hanshaugen rode 41,7157%7%12,2506%774
St.Hanshaugen rode 57936%10%39,65010%615
St.Hanshaugen rode 61,0636%8%53,15014%583
St.Hanshaugen rode 71,2385%12%41,26712%525
St.Hanshaugen rode 81,1249%12%16,05721%593
St.Hanshaugen rode 91,23616%14%10,30012%488

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

People.

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

10%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
56%
aged 25–49
14%
aged 50–66
8%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201637,263
201737,849
201838,109
201938,400
202038,945
202138,864
202239,066
202339,487
202440,095
202539,840
202639,893

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 549,000
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school12%
Upper secondary18%
Vocational college2%
University or college, short35%
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.

24,621 private households in 2026, with 1.6 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner29%
Co-operative or share owner21%
Renting50%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house1%
Two-dwelling house1%
Terraced and other small houses1%
Block of flats90%
Other buildings4%
16%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
1.6people 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.

762 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% green space within 500 metres.

19schoolsOpenStreetMap
48kindergartensOpenStreetMap
11,733residents per km² of land3.4 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.