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Kjenndalen

Kjenndalen (Bergen) had 2,478 residents on 1 January 2026. 15% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 22% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 49 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 1.7% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46011319 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,478residents1 January 2026
15%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,745residents per km² of landdensity
22%green within 500 maverage
Kjenndalen · BergenKjenndalen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Kjenndalen 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.

22%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,520
20212,511
20222,479
20232,491
20242,487
20252,456
20262,478

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.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds11
Sports pitches12
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries0
Kindergartens3
Bus stops18
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
1schoolOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
560 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,745residents per km² of land1.4 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.

Kjenndalen 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
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

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

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