the register
Facts
municipalityJärfälla
population4,001
area code0123R001
A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.
Statistics Sweden · area statistics
Who lives here
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 76% of areas4,001
Share 65++0.1 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 18% of areas16.0 %
Share foreign-born-12.9 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 75% of areas24.1 %
Share foreign background-17.2 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 79% of areas35.0 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+24 % vs Järfälla · higher than 93% of areas467 tkr
Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+11.4 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 85% of areas44.3 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-5.7 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 23% of areas60.2 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-17 % vs Järfälla · higher than 16% of areas15.9 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+9.1 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 61% of areas88.7 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+54.2 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 74% of areas86.5 %
Share rental housing-26.3 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 12% of areas2.6 %
Share of housing co-ops-29.4 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 33% of areas6.5 %
Share single-family houses+50.6 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 69% of areas87.7 %
Share built before 1940+1.3 pp vs Järfälla · higher than 21% of areas3.1 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 71% of areas1,557 st
Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.
the population
Age distribution
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Barkarby västra-Skälby östra. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.
2011 to today
Development over time
Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20244 · Good conditions
Relative position in Sweden89 in 2011 → 84 in 2024percentile 84
Population 20253,565 in 20104,001
Economic standard, medianin 2024439 tkr
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
91.4 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityJärfälla MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
88,950population
406 tkrmedian income
39.3 yearsaverage age