Businesses in Askøy

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Askøy

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Construction of buildings	63	—
Unreachable	58	—
Corporate management	22	21 years
Education	15	—
Other construction	9	—

Askøy Facts

Area	11.7 km²
Population	10,527
Male Population	5,318 (50.5%)
Female Population	5,209 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+56.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+1.8%
Median Age	35.7 years (Male: 35.5, Female: 35.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$51,679 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Arna, Laksevåg, Kleppestø
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	60.40000, 5.18333
Postal Codes	5300, 5306, 5319, 5321, 5322, More

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Askøy Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,716	8,463	10,340	14,257	10,527	10,803	11,040
Population Density	574.6 / km²	724.1 / km²	884.7 / km²	1,219.9 / km²	900.7 / km²	924.3 / km²	944.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Askøy Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 1.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Askøy	+56.7%	+24.4%	+1.8%
Hordaland	—	—	—
Norway	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Askøy Median Age

Median Age: 35.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Askøy	35.7 yrs	35.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Hordaland	37.2 yrs	37.9 yrs	36.5 yrs
Norway	38.8 yrs	39.6 yrs	38 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Askøy Population Density

Population Density: 901 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Askøy	10,527	11.7 km²	901 / km²
Hordaland	516,049	22,686.8 km²	22.7 / km²
Norway	4.9 million	322,754.2 km²	15.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Askøy Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1760 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Askøy

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Askøy

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Askøy Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$36,269	$38,499	$49,009	$46,151	$38,706	$51,744	$54,271	$51,679
Total GDP	$288M	$330.3M	$461.9M	$509.6M	$509.4M	$785.7M	$859.5M	$830.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Askøy CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Askøy	121,041 tn	11.5 tn	10,356.4 tons/km²
Hordaland	6,521,550 tn	12.64 tn	287.5 tons/km²
Norway	86,855,170 tn	17.74 tn	269.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Askøy CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	121,041 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10,356.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/7/17	8:46 AM	4	33.7 km	4,900 m	8km WSW of Tjeldsto, Norway	usgs.gov
3/24/12	6:05 AM	3.2	44 km	30,400 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
3/14/12	7:22 PM	3.6	99.2 km	6,200 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
5/25/07	9:54 AM	3.2	71.6 km	0 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
8/9/06	8:15 AM	3	83.2 km	12,300 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
12/8/00	12:48 AM	3.6	55.8 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
8/12/00	2:27 PM	4.1	95.3 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
8/6/92	7:32 AM	3.7	82.3 km	33,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
5/22/92	8:40 AM	3.2	88.6 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
10/28/91	1:14 PM	3	70.8 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Askøy

Askøy is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen. The administrative centre of the munic..

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