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Frøen

Frøen (Oslo) had 1,384 residents on 1 January 2026. 18% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 19% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 189 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.2% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014701 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,384residents1 January 2026
18%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,460residents per km² of landdensity
14%green within 500 maverage
Frøen · OsloFrøen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Frøen highlighted

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,341
20171,323
20181,318
20191,356
20201,381
20211,366
20221,365
20231,357
20241,377
20251,387
20261,384

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

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)

Everyday life.

189 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops6
Bakeries3
Pharmacies4
Doctors3
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs13
Restaurants7
Parks5
Playgrounds13
Sports pitches19
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries4
Kindergartens30
Bus stops21
Tram and metro stops6
Railway stations7
1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
330 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,460residents per km² of land0.4 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Frøen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Oslo, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Arnebråten2,07612%21%5,46319%165
Besserud2,03821%19%2,2409%110
Frøen1,38418%19%3,46014%189
Gressbanen28111%25%2,34213%128
Grimelund1,25015%21%3,5713%114
Grindbakken2,25830%12%7,52719%70
Gråkammen1,43617%23%2,81613%109
Hamborg91719%21%10,18921%150
Heggeli1,78522%18%4,4623%130

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

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