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Årstad

The Årstad district of Bergen had 44,274 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 552,300 in 2024, 18% below the municipal level. 39% of households rented their home, and 11% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 8.9% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 460107 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
44,274residents1 January 2026
NOK 552,300median income after taxper household, 2024
3,178residents per km² of landdensity
19%green within 500 maverage
Årstad by neighbourhood
Map of Årstad: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Årstad · BergenÅrstad highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Bergen with Årstad highlighted

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

All 69 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
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
Finnbergåsen47811%17%6,82914%232
Firdagaten3354%6%11,16725%227
Fredlund1,06411%19%3,12922%121
Fridalen40910%23%5,11213%244
Garborgs gate6638%15%8,2884%239
Gimleveien1,1248%16%6,61219%271
Grønnestølen1,00412%17%2,71433%59
Grønneviken42510%14%6,0712%271
Grønnlien6656%11%6,65033%195
Henrik Mohns vei42110%18%10,5259%230
Hunstad45913%17%4,5903%240
Inndalen4279%12%10,67515%243
Joachim Lampes vei6869%21%6,8609%224
Jørgen Moes gate4869%10%8,1005%284
Knausen73026%10%10,42917%148
Kolstien4409%16%3,66732%144
Kolstølen28910%10%7,22529%185
Kristian Bings vei4036%12%2,87930%129
Kristianborg1,17210%14%2,1318%231
Krohnsminde3095%7%3,8625%240
Krohnviken75513%7%10,78640%222
Kronstad4966%7%3,10014%268
Landås41511%14%3,77312%206
Landåslien43313%22%3,33137%144
Landåstorget64327%8%8,0389%216
Langhaugen62412%18%5,67313%223
Lille Solheim4705%12%5,87530%161
Lægdene1,02113%20%5,67224%164
Løvstakkveien4564%26%9,12032%234
Mannsverk61221%9%10,20020%202
Meiseveien68819%18%7,64430%182
Minde49010%11%5,44411%228
Nattlandsfjellet1,63624%20%2,47920%150
Nordahl Rolfsens vei51813%11%8,6339%190
Ny-Kronborg2944%4%9,80018%237
Nymark6557%19%4,67921%251
Paddemyren68211%12%8,52519%193
Pinnelien3939%21%13,1004%247
Rautjern78014%11%11,14310%235
Ravneberget52523%18%3,28141%178
Rugdeveien70415%12%10,05717%185
Slettebakken58119%17%7,26217%148
Slettebakken kirke57123%10%3,80734%209
Soleiveien3827%18%5,45720%227
Solheim8247%11%4,33734%192
Solheim sekundærstasjon3965%6%9,90014%216
Solheimsviken1,03317%7%6,4566%242
Sollien45511%23%3,50045%147
St Markus1,37410%9%19,62921%329
Stranden1,3026%3%13,02014%418
Strandlien95512%7%10,61132%325
Strimmelen40820%6%5,82923%186
Svaneviken5636%13%6,25618%253
Tveitevatnet65914%28%7,32214%220
Vestrebø48610%12%9,72018%191
Vognstølen5139%11%8,55023%237
Wergeland53415%16%4,45014%229
Øvre Kolstien35221%17%3,52027%162
Øvre Nattland1,13816%20%4,37720%136
Øvre Slettebakken30114%20%2,50823%151

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

People.

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

14%
aged under 16
14%
aged 16–24
45%
aged 25–49
15%
aged 50–66
12%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201640,663
201740,677
201841,226
201941,399
202042,223
202142,386
202242,950
202343,737
202444,233
202544,208
202644,274

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 552,300
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school17%
Upper secondary24%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short33%
University or college, long24%

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.

25,160 private households in 2026, with 1.8 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner34%
Co-operative or share owner27%
Renting39%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house8%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses15%
Block of flats65%
Other buildings4%
11%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
1.8people 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.

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

15schoolsOpenStreetMap
39kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3,178residents per km² of land13.9 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)

Other districts of Bergen.