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Kastellet

Kastellet (Oslo) had 637 residents on 1 January 2026. 14% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 20% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 80 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 9.8% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03013011 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
637residents1 January 2026
14%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,747residents per km² of landdensity
4%green within 500 maverage
Kastellet · OsloKastellet highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Kastellet 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
14%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016580
2017598
2018618
2019625
2020628
2021627
2022603
2023606
2024607
2025632
2026637

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.

80 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 4% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors2
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants1
Parks1
Playgrounds17
Sports pitches8
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries0
Kindergartens8
Bus stops20
Tram and metro stops6
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
200 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,747residents 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.

Kastellet 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
Bekkelagshøgda1,14413%23%4,5764%99
Bergkrystallen2,33713%12%5,31144%150
Blåfjellet nord80612%15%8,06041%145
Blåfjellet vest93022%14%3,87520%167
Blåfjellet øst1,18710%17%9,89238%143
Brannfjell2,03914%18%2,06068%82
Brattlikollen1,9339%22%3,94535%119
Bråten1,20317%19%3,8814%103
Kastellet63714%20%3,7474%80

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

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