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Kringsjå

Kringsjå (Oslo) had 1,782 residents on 1 January 2026. 19% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 14% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 120 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 12% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014501 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,782residents1 January 2026
19%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
5,400residents per km² of landdensity
15%green within 500 maverage
Kringsjå · OsloKringsjå highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Kringsjå 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.

14%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
39%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,587
20171,605
20181,606
20191,633
20201,744
20211,719
20221,722
20231,783
20241,765
20251,786
20261,782

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.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors1
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants0
Parks7
Playgrounds24
Sports pitches26
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries1
Kindergartens16
Bus stops12
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations4
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
190 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
5,400residents 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.

Kringsjå 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
Kringsjå1,78219%14%5,40015%120

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

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