Bergen Region

Bergen Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Area
View of the city centre with Torgallmenningen.
Interactive map of Bergen Metropolitan Area
Country	Norway
County	Vestland
Largest city	Bergen
Area
• Total	2,755 km2 (1,064 sq mi)
Population  (October 2015)
• Total	416,033
• Density	149/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The Bergen Region is a statistical metropolitan region in Vestland county, Norway. It is centered on the city of Bergen.

Region with current municipalities as of 2nd quarter of 2024

Municipality	Population (2024) [1]	Estimated population (2030)	Estimated population (2050)	Area (km2)	Density (2022) (people/km2)
Bergen	292 277	298 834	318 096	465	638
Askøy	30 270	31 749	35 514	94	314
Øygarden	40 033	41 536	46 696	300	128
Bjørnafjorden	26 192	27 216	30 857	517	51
Alver	30 164	30 685	33 281	651	45
Osterøy	8 191	8 287	8 863	244	33
Austevoll	5 367	5 292	5 491	114	46
Austrheim	2 916	3 079	3 426	55	50
Samnanger	2 492	2 561	2 633	257	10
Total	437,998	449,239	484,657	2,397	179

Old municipalities

On 1 January 2020, several municipalities in the Bergen region were merged due to a nationwide effort to reduce the number of Norwegian municipalities. Prior to this change the region included the municipalities below.

Region with historic municipalities as of January 2014

Municipality	Population (1769) [1]	Population (2014) [2]	Est. pop. (2040) [3]	Area (km2)	Density (1769)(people/km2)	Density (2014) (people/km2)	Density (2040) (people/km2)
Bergen	18,827	278,556	338,891	465	40	600	729
Askøy	897	28,821	42,803	99	9	287	432
Fjell	923	25,204	33,551	147	6	169	228
Os	1,034	20,152	28,732	139	7	142	207
Lindås	2,931	15,731	19,635	474	6	32	41
Osterøy	1,636	8,026	10,182	254	6	30	40
Meland	794	8,021	12,753	91	8	84	140
Sund	970	7,058	10,013	99	9	67	101
Austevoll	1,265	5,156	7,124	114	11	43	62
Radøy	1,720	5,128	6,418	110	15	46	58
Øygarden	833	4,913	5,456	65	12	72	84
Fusa	1,692	3,895	4,180	378	4	10	11
Austrheim	636	2,884	4,283	55	11	51	78
Samnanger	947	2,488	2,654	265	3	9	10
Total	35,105	416,033	526,675	2,755	12	150	191

See also

• Bergen og omland
• Western Norway
• Metropolitan regions of Norway

References

1. "06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) 1951 - 2022-PX-Web SSB".
2. Population per Q2 2014
3. "In Norwegian. Population per 1 January, by county and municipality. Registered 2012. Projected 2012–2040, by variant MMMM". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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