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Fana

The Fana district of Bergen had 45,420 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 835,800 in 2024, 24% above the municipal level. 20% of households rented their home, and 6% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 8.2% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 460103 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
45,420residents1 January 2026
NOK 835,800median income after taxper household, 2024
301residents per km² of landdensity
22%green within 500 maverage
Fana by neighbourhood
Map of Fana: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Fana · BergenFana highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Bergen with Fana highlighted

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

All 31 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
Brattland1,8438%22%21051%37
Dyngeland22715%16%4979%0
Fana87617%16%10746%49
Fanahammeren1,04324%15%1,12236%47
Hop2,29718%19%1,8834%71
Kaland58519%17%4668%2
Kirkebirkeland2,13612%22%84835%45
Kjenndalen2,47815%22%1,74522%49
Krohnåsen2,26914%16%1,73222%157
Krokeide70320%15%6046%9
Midtun1,60320%16%1,6198%134
Nedre Nattland77410%19%2,21127%96
Nesttun1,93726%15%2,9806%135
Nordrevoll2,83616%18%2,9856%139
Nordvik45821%13%8044%3
Paradis2,22524%15%1,91815%75
Samdal47617%15%90%1
Sandven94423%14%23746%22
Skjold3,84813%20%2,4835%116
Skjoldhøgda2,91319%18%2,53312%180
Smørås1,36511%29%60936%90
Stend43317%14%9135%12
Storetveit88815%18%1,64418%117
Sædalen1,8138%25%78522%82
Titlestad1,94213%23%73635%47
Totland31115%21%2474%3
Tveiterås1,29410%23%1,47013%75
Ulsmåg93710%23%1,4203%117
Valle1,5859%26%1,14939%29
Vestre Sædalen72910%24%1,97024%95
Øvsttun1,65313%19%2,0165%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.

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201641,975
201742,236
201842,392
201942,653
202043,139
202143,557
202244,148
202344,228
202444,600
202545,074
202645,420

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 835,800
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school18%
Upper secondary29%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short29%
University or college, long20%

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.

19,404 private households in 2026, with 2.3 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%
Co-operative or share owner8%
Renting20%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house43%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses18%
Block of flats26%
Other buildings2%
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.

89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 22% green space within 500 metres.

23schoolsOpenStreetMap
36kindergartensOpenStreetMap
301residents per km² of land150.8 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.