Bergen Region
title: "Bergen Region" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["metropolitan-regions-of-norway", "bergen"] topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen_Region" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Bergen Metropolitan Area |
| native_name | |
| image_skyline | SkansenSeptember2007 2.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the city centre with Torgallmenningen. |
| settlement_type | Metropolitan Area |
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| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Vestland |
| subdivision_type2 | Largest city |
| subdivision_name2 | Bergen |
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| established_title3 | |
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| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_title | Total |
| area_blank1_km2 | 2755 |
| population_as_of | October 2015 |
| population_total | 416033 |
| population_density_km2 | 149 |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
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The Bergen Region is a statistical metropolitan region in Vestland county, Norway. It is centered on the city of Bergen.
::data[format=table title="Region with current municipalities as of 2nd quarter of 2024"] | Municipality | Population (2024) | Estimated population (2030) | Estimated population (2050) | Area (km2) | Density (2022) (people/km2) | Total | 437,998 | 449,239 | 484,657 | 2,397 | 179 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 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 | | | | | | | ::
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. ::data[format=table title="Region with historic municipalities as of January 2014"] | Municipality | url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ | title=06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) 1951 - 2022-PX-Web SSB }} | Population (2014) | Est. pop. (2040) | Area (km2) | Density (1769) (people/km2) | Density (2014) (people/km2) | Density (2040) (people/km2) | Total | 35,105 | 416,033 | 526,675 | 2,755 | 12 | 150 | 191 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 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 | | | | | | | | | ::
References
References
- "06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) 1951 - 2022-PX-Web SSB".
- [http://www.ssb.no/192060/folkemengde-og-kvartalsvise-befolkningsendringar.heile-landet-fylke-og-kommunar Population per Q2 2014]
- "In Norwegian. Population per 1 January, by county and municipality. Registered 2012. Projected 2012–2040, by variant MMMM".
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