area in Botkyrka Municipality

Riksten

4,121 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityBotkyrka

population4,121

area code0127R011

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

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 77% of areas4,121

Share 65+-11.6 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 0% of areas3.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+9.1 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 99% of areas86.1 %

Share foreign background-24.8 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 82% of areas38.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+32 % vs Botkyrka · higher than 88% of areas438 tkr

Share low economic standard-9.0 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+9.5 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 71% of areas33.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.5 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 63% of areas69.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Botkyrka · higher than 5% of areas11.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.4 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 29% of areas83.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-6.7 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 23% of areas30.0 %

Share rental housing-9.7 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 61% of areas28.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.4 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 72% of areas26.3 %

Share single-family houses-9.6 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 25% of areas30.3 %

Share built before 1940-4.1 pp vs Botkyrka · higher than 7% of areas0.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 63% of areas1,348 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

2,062men

2,047women

menagewomen

202

0–4

165

163

5–9

192

181

10–14

196

173

15–19

148

135

20–24

131

166

25–29

175

223

30–34

224

216

35–39

215

177

40–44

164

133

45–49

158

130

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,651

64 %

Married1,122

27 %

Divorced299

7 %

Widowed48

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Riksten. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

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 Sweden63 in 2011 → 67 in 2024percentile 67

Population 2025843 in 20104,121

Economic standard, medianin 2024336 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

83.1 %turnout

S26.7 %

M22.8 %

SD20.1 %

V7.1 %

C6.9 %

KD5.8 %

L4.7 %

MP4.3 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Norra Rikstenurban area310 m Gladö kvarnurban area4.0 km Östorp och Ådranurban area6.1 km Årtorpsmall locality6.6 km Rosenhillsmall locality6.6 km Runstenurban area7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Brantbrink-Tullingeskog-Rörmossen2.0 km Lanthem-Tullinge centrum-Tullingeberg3.1 km Flemingsberg östraHuddinge3.6 km Storvreten3.8 km Tullinge villastad4.1 km Tullinge parkhem4.4 km Flemingsberg västraHuddinge4.5 km Kassmyra-Skäcklinge4.7 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBotkyrka Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Botkyrka?

95,905population

361 tkrmedian income

39.1 yearsaverage age