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Øvre Kolstien

Øvre Kolstien (Bergen) had 352 residents on 1 January 2026. 21% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 17% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 162 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.2% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010411 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
352residents1 January 2026
21%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,520residents per km² of landdensity
27%green within 500 maverage
Øvre Kolstien · BergenØvre Kolstien highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Øvre Kolstien 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
16%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020341
2021342
2022342
2023352
2024336
2025342
2026352

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.

162 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops9
Bakeries2
Pharmacies2
Doctors6
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs4
Restaurants4
Parks6
Playgrounds55
Sports pitches12
Gyms and sports centres7
Libraries2
Kindergartens10
Bus stops36
Tram and metro stops1
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
820 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,520residents 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.

Øvre Kolstien 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
Øvre Kolstien35221%17%3,52027%162

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

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