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Knausen

Knausen (Bergen) had 730 residents on 1 January 2026. 26% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 10% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 148 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010325 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
730residents1 January 2026
26%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
10,429residents per km² of landdensity
17%green within 500 maverage
Knausen · BergenKnausen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Knausen 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.

10%
aged under 16
4%
aged 16–24
44%
aged 25–49
16%
aged 50–66
26%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020728
2021746
2022748
2023731
2024711
2025726
2026729

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.

148 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors3
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants0
Parks4
Playgrounds58
Sports pitches12
Gyms and sports centres7
Libraries0
Kindergartens14
Bus stops38
Tram and metro stops2
Railway stations2
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
410 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
10,429residents per km² of land0.1 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.

Knausen 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
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
Knausen73026%10%10,42917%148

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

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