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Kjelsås

Kjelsås (Oslo) had 2,568 residents on 1 January 2026. 9% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 23% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 123 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 14% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014402 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,568residents1 January 2026
9%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
5,136residents per km² of landdensity
26%green within 500 maverage
Kjelsås · OsloKjelsås highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Kjelsås 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.

23%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
9%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,261
20172,286
20182,321
20192,311
20202,384
20212,332
20222,420
20232,459
20242,504
20252,540
20262,568

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.

123 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 26% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops9
Bakeries3
Pharmacies2
Doctors4
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants4
Parks7
Playgrounds18
Sports pitches21
Gyms and sports centres7
Libraries0
Kindergartens11
Bus stops30
Tram and metro stops8
Railway stations1
1schoolOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
540 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
5,136residents per km² of land0.5 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.

Kjelsås 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
Kjelsås2,5689%23%5,13626%123

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

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