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Rotthaugen

Rotthaugen (Bergen) had 470 residents on 1 January 2026. 5% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 10% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 423 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010625 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
470residents1 January 2026
5%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
15,667residents per km² of landdensity
19%green within 500 maverage
Rotthaugen · BergenRotthaugen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Rotthaugen 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.

10%
aged under 16
20%
aged 16–24
53%
aged 25–49
13%
aged 50–66
5%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020471
2021477
2022462
2023471
2024462
2025457
2026470

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.

423 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops21
Bakeries8
Pharmacies3
Doctors6
Dentists12
Cafés and pubs51
Restaurants54
Parks10
Playgrounds34
Sports pitches12
Gyms and sports centres7
Libraries0
Kindergartens5
Bus stops41
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations2
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
800 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
15,667residents per km² of land0.0 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.

Rotthaugen 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
Rotthaugen4705%10%15,66719%423

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

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