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Grefsenlia

Grefsenlia (Oslo) had 2,157 residents on 1 January 2026. 26% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 107 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.3% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014417 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,157residents1 January 2026
26%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
8,988residents per km² of landdensity
32%green within 500 maverage
Grefsenlia · OsloGrefsenlia highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Grefsenlia 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.

16%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
26%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,030
20172,084
20182,083
20192,081
20202,093
20212,073
20222,088
20232,114
20242,162
20252,148
20262,157

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.

107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries1
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants2
Parks10
Playgrounds30
Sports pitches16
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens9
Bus stops37
Tram and metro stops10
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
460 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
8,988residents per km² of land0.2 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.

Grefsenlia 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
Akebakkeskogen1,17721%19%5,6058%167
Bakke1,39210%16%5,56814%406
Berg1,39214%23%4,80014%227
Bjølsen rode 98611%29%4,30016%354
Blindern3475%3%56916%266
Brekke2,76810%20%8,92926%91
Brekkestranda84927%17%2,83030%84
Disen1,80710%20%6,23113%177
Grefsenlia2,15726%16%8,98832%107

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

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