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Bønesskogen

Bønesskogen (Bergen) had 2,334 residents on 1 January 2026. 17% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 21% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 101 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 0.8% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46011703 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,334residents1 January 2026
17%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,593residents per km² of landdensity
32%green within 500 maverage
Bønesskogen · BergenBønesskogen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Bønesskogen 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.

21%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,352
20212,309
20222,346
20232,322
20242,341
20252,339
20262,334

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.

101 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors2
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks2
Playgrounds29
Sports pitches25
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries0
Kindergartens8
Bus stops24
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.8 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,593residents per km² of land0.9 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.

Bønesskogen 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
Allestadhaugen62618%19%1,06134%52
Bjørge1,86116%22%1,75633%40
Bønes1,39222%21%2,84118%81
Bønesskogen2,33417%21%2,59332%101
Helgeplasset45933%15%3,82537%106
Hesjaholten35217%15%2,07152%53
Kanadaskogen84916%17%52135%100
Knappen1,1957%26%1,44031%34
Kråkenes2,83013%23%1,16027%85

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

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