area in Stockholm Municipality

Årsta

20,661 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population20,661

area code0180R117

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 100% of areas20,661

Share 65+-2.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 12% of areas14.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 92% of areas80.1 %

Share foreign background-13.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 57% of areas21.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Stockholm · higher than 90% of areas447 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 93% of areas52.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 33% of areas62.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 12% of areas14.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 76% of areas90.6 %

Housing

Share rental housing-11.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 60% of areas27.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+25.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 97% of areas72.3 %

Share single-family houses-14.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 1% of areas0.0 %

Share built before 1940-16.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 10% of areas0.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 100% of areas4,513 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

9,957men

10,707women

menagewomen

702

0–4

716

545

5–9

500

445

10–14

469

432

15–19

400

424

20–24

408

674

25–29

750

1,093

30–34

1,099

1,118

35–39

1,158

801

40–44

842

713

45–49

749

613

50–54

661

589

55–59

628

532

60–64

625

411

65–69

515

354

70–74

420

276

75–79

332

235

80+

435

marital status

Unmarried13,646

66 %

Married4,453

22 %

Divorced2,155

10 %

Widowed417

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (11 statistical areas) that make up Årsta. 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 Sweden79 in 2011 → 82 in 2024percentile 82

Population 202517,137 in 201020,661

Economic standard, medianin 2024382 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

89.7 %turnout

S32.7 %

V15.4 %

MP15.3 %

M11.9 %

SD9.8 %

C6.5 %

L4.8 %

KD2.2 %

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

Stockholmurban area1.4 km Hästhagenurban area5.7 km Gebersmall locality7.5 km Solbackensmall locality8.1 km Tranholmenurban area8.5 km Lidingöurban area9.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Högalid1.1 km Västra Katarina1.2 km Enskede Gård1.4 km Södra Station1.5 km Enskedefältet1.6 km Johanneshov1.6 km Östberga1.6 km Mellersta Högalid1.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityStockholm 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 Stockholm?

995,574population

445 tkrmedian income

40.4 yearsaverage age