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Verket

Verket (Stavanger) had 667 residents on 1 January 2026. 6% of residents were 67 or over, against 14% across the municipality, and 11% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 440 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 4.7% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11030201 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
667residents1 January 2026
6%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
7,411residents per km² of landdensity
7%green within 500 maverage
Verket · StavangerVerket highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Stavanger with Verket 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 Stavanger.

11%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
50%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
6%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016701
2017673
2018697
2019707
2020707
2021685
2022694
2023686
2024694
2025688
2026668

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 Stavanger as a whole.

NOK 732,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 53,449/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

440 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 7% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops25
Bakeries11
Pharmacies7
Doctors13
Dentists18
Cafés and pubs84
Restaurants91
Parks34
Playgrounds31
Sports pitches25
Gyms and sports centres7
Libraries1
Kindergartens6
Bus stops53
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
700 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
7,411residents per km² of land0.1 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.

Verket and the nearest neighbourhoods in Stavanger, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bergeland6618%9%9,4438%472
Birkelandsgt-Vikedalsgt44115%12%8,8207%485
Blåsenborg73310%7%10,4715%455
Breivik2,47111%16%10,2969%154
Johannes9686%18%8,8006%429
Lervik 16767%12%9,6576%204
Lervik 24647%7%5,1566%376
Midjord1,60612%18%2,47113%182
Verket6676%11%7,4117%440

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

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