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Lynghaug

Lynghaug (Bergen) had 512 residents on 1 January 2026. 16% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 17% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 125 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 0.6% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46011811 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
512residents1 January 2026
16%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
4,655residents per km² of landdensity
32%green within 500 maverage
Lynghaug · BergenLynghaug highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Lynghaug 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.

17%
aged under 16
5%
aged 16–24
41%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020515
2021494
2022505
2023499
2024514
2025509
2026512

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.

125 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops8
Bakeries1
Pharmacies3
Doctors2
Dentists3
Cafés and pubs4
Restaurants4
Parks2
Playgrounds29
Sports pitches26
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens7
Bus stops49
Tram and metro stops1
Railway stations1
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
640 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
4,655residents 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.

Lynghaug 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
Allestadhaugen62618%19%1,06134%52
Bjørge1,86116%22%1,75633%40
Bønes1,39222%21%2,84118%81
Bønesskogen2,33417%21%2,59332%101
Helgeplasset45933%15%3,82537%106
Hesjaholten35217%15%2,07152%53
Kanadaskogen84916%17%52135%100
Knappen1,1957%26%1,44031%34
Lynghaug51216%17%4,65532%125

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

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