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Arna

The Arna district of Bergen had 14,168 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 704,000 in 2024, 5% above the municipal level. 25% of households rented their home, and 6% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 3.0% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 460101 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
14,168residents1 January 2026
NOK 704,000median income after taxper household, 2024
142residents per km² of landdensity
30%green within 500 maverage
Arna by neighbourhood
Map of Arna: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Arna · BergenArna highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Bergen with Arna highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 19 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Arnatveit94512%22%68543%16
Bogen1,15622%18%68020%36
Borgo20915%17%2120%0
Breisteinsli1,00713%17%89910%25
Espeland1,1087%21%13249%16
Festtangen32314%19%23423%18
Garnes63814%22%54120%18
Gaupås44216%17%48669%18
Haugland29519%14%327%1
Indre Arna1,43228%16%1,03014%33
Londalen76512%18%41845%18
Lone90915%19%35617%13
Mjeldheim64514%19%8633%18
Seim1,32015%19%2,00017%20
Skuggestranda36518%18%1890%0
Trengereid27818%13%1865%4
Unneland18722%16%1540%2
Ytre Arna1,05712%16%99716%25
Ådnamarka1,08727%14%1,15644%18

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Bergen.

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201613,758
201713,751
201813,972
201913,795
202013,820
202113,899
202213,802
202313,926
202414,020
202514,127
202614,168

In official statistics, districts (bydeler) exist only for Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. Population, income, education and housing figures are Statistics Norway’s own district figures; services, green space and land area are worked out from the basic units that make up the district.

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)

Income and work.

Income in 2024 and education in 2025.

NOK 704,000
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long8%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

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

Homes.

6,280 private households in 2026, with 2.3 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner65%
Co-operative or share owner10%
Renting25%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house54%
Two-dwelling house13%
Terraced and other small houses14%
Block of flats16%
Other buildings1%
6%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
2.3people per household2026

Statistics Norway counts a household as overcrowded when the home has both few rooms and little floor space for the number of people living there. Shares are for households in 2025.

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

Everyday life.

20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
15kindergartensOpenStreetMap
142residents per km² of land99.5 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)

Other districts of Bergen.