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Osen

Osen (Vindafjord) had 836 residents on 1 January 2026. 17% of residents were 67 or over, against 18% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 19 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 7.2% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11600601 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
836residents1 January 2026
17%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
37residents per km² of landdensity
14%green within 500 maverage
Osen · VindafjordOsen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Vindafjord with Osen 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 Vindafjord.

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016780
2017788
2018804
2019828
2020826
2021841
2022823
2023806
2024806
2025811
2026836

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 Vindafjord as a whole.

NOK 715,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 19,879/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
74%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens1
Bus stops3
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
37residents per km² of land22.7 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Alendal9016%17%727%0
Austbø24119%25%98%6
Austrheim13518%28%832%1
Egge62816%22%8549%17
Eide11914%21%967%0
Ersland26616%18%1735%0
Gjerdesdal3517%17%458%0
Hauge4916%0%64%0
Osen83617%18%3714%19

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

More neighbourhoods in Vindafjord.