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Øvsttun

Øvsttun (Bergen) had 1,653 residents on 1 January 2026. 13% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 19% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 151 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.6% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46011308 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,653residents1 January 2026
13%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,016residents per km² of landdensity
5%green within 500 maverage
Øvsttun · BergenØvsttun highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Øvsttun 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.

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
13%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20201,595
20211,559
20221,558
20231,573
20241,604
20251,618
20261,653

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.

151 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 5% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops8
Bakeries1
Pharmacies2
Doctors5
Dentists10
Cafés and pubs4
Restaurants7
Parks9
Playgrounds29
Sports pitches19
Gyms and sports centres6
Libraries1
Kindergartens10
Bus stops33
Tram and metro stops4
Railway stations4
3schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
290 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,016residents per km² of land0.8 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.

Øvsttun 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
Øvsttun1,65313%19%2,0165%151

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

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