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Peneset

Peneset (Bergen) had 615 residents on 1 January 2026. 16% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 20% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 88 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 3.8% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46011913 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
615residents1 January 2026
16%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,206residents per km² of landdensity
29%green within 500 maverage
Peneset · BergenPeneset highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Peneset 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.

20%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020639
2021614
2022611
2023604
2024591
2025601
2026615

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.

88 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies2
Doctors3
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants3
Parks1
Playgrounds38
Sports pitches14
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries1
Kindergartens5
Bus stops18
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3.8 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,206residents per km² of land0.5 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.

Peneset 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
Alvøy69610%20%25044%34
Bjørndal1,39815%20%46116%95
Bjørndalsskogen87516%20%1,65145%42
Brønndalen1,23021%15%2,92926%62
Drotningsvik3,31712%18%1,6424%36
Festeråsen61111%20%3,21615%49
Frydenbø1,2047%11%5,73311%169
Gravdal1,48812%15%72210%56
Peneset61516%20%1,20629%88

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

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