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Nygårdsparken

Nygårdsparken (Bergen) had 706 residents on 1 January 2026. 16% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 11% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 673 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010141 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
706residents1 January 2026
16%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
4,412residents per km² of landdensity
17%green within 500 maverage
Nygårdsparken · BergenNygårdsparken highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Nygårdsparken 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.

11%
aged under 16
14%
aged 16–24
39%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020709
2021701
2022713
2023733
2024724
2025703
2026706

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.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops49
Bakeries11
Pharmacies8
Doctors15
Dentists26
Cafés and pubs124
Restaurants94
Parks20
Playgrounds50
Sports pitches18
Gyms and sports centres22
Libraries7
Kindergartens13
Bus stops68
Tram and metro stops11
Railway stations7
1schoolOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
300 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
4,412residents per km² of land0.2 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.

Nygårdsparken 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
Absalon Beyers gate5327%14%26,60032%515
Alrek1600%2%16,00017%163
Baglergaten60311%7%30,15026%604
Bellevue46233%13%4,62017%141
Betanien15320%4%7,65011%619
Biskopshavn1,30517%11%5,67413%44
Breistølen2709%21%5,40063%340
Bryggen4117%6%10,27512%710
Nygårdsparken70616%11%4,41217%673

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

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