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Karlstuen

Karlstuen (Oslo) had 752 residents on 1 January 2026. 13% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 20% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 152 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 15% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03013704 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
752residents1 January 2026
13%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,350residents per km² of landdensity
34%green within 500 maverage
Karlstuen · OsloKarlstuen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Karlstuen 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.

20%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
40%
aged 25–49
17%
aged 50–66
13%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016656
2017666
2018662
2019667
2020670
2021697
2022689
2023701
2024728
2025742
2026752

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.

152 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops9
Bakeries0
Pharmacies4
Doctors3
Dentists3
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants0
Parks5
Playgrounds53
Sports pitches24
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries0
Kindergartens13
Bus stops31
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations2
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
120 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,350residents per km² of land0.3 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.

Karlstuen 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
Alfaset420%0%2915%60
Alnabru48710%9%99416%120
Bakås1,93319%21%9,20534%74
Bryn3020%10%1079%174
Ellingsrud98810%26%2,60025%71
Ellingsrudåsen2,88014%19%6,26122%76
Gran2,03212%20%9,23625%152
Gransdalen1,65013%19%12,69222%168
Karlstuen75213%20%2,35034%152

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

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