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Bjørnsons gate

Bjørnsons gate (Bergen) had 1,065 residents on 1 January 2026. 6% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 11% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 238 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 1.1% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010218 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,065residents1 January 2026
6%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
10,650residents per km² of landdensity
5%green within 500 maverage
Bjørnsons gate · BergenBjørnsons gate highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Bjørnsons gate 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 Bergen.

11%
aged under 16
16%
aged 16–24
55%
aged 25–49
12%
aged 50–66
6%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20201,077
20211,071
20221,079
20231,044
20241,046
20251,060
20261,065

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 Bergen as a whole.

NOK 671,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 60,102/m²average price per m²2025
68%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

238 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 5% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops16
Bakeries5
Pharmacies5
Doctors3
Dentists12
Cafés and pubs13
Restaurants16
Parks7
Playgrounds47
Sports pitches33
Gyms and sports centres9
Libraries3
Kindergartens8
Bus stops41
Tram and metro stops6
Railway stations6
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
340 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
10,650residents 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.

Bjørnsons gate and the nearest neighbourhoods in Bergen, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Adolph Bergs vei34410%21%8,60010%217
Bergenshallen5050%12%38531%210
Bjørnsons gate1,0656%11%10,6505%238
Blekenberg4754%20%9,50034%209
Bøhmergaten5735%7%14,32516%262
Ernst Sars vei5525%25%13,8008%234
Fabrikkgaten6527%6%5,9275%232
Fageråsen53414%19%5,93310%230
Fantoft1,93213%8%6,23217%144

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

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