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area in Stockholm Municipality

Björkhagen

6,957 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population6,957

area code0180R008

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 95% of areas6,957

Share 65+-1.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 13% of areas14.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 91% of areas79.7 %

Share foreign background-15.3 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 53% of areas20.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Stockholm · higher than 86% of areas428 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+9.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 96% of areas57.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 10% of areas54.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 15% of areas15.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 88% of areas92.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-9.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 6% of areas3.8 %

Share rental housing+5.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 77% of areas43.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+3.3 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 91% of areas50.5 %

Share single-family houses-8.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 11% of areas5.6 %

Share built before 1940-17.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 8% of areas0.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 67% of areas1,445 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

3,309men

3,666women

menagewomen

206

0–4

231

158

5–9

160

157

10–14

154

136

15–19

167

160

20–24

135

215

25–29

289

354

30–34

434

338

35–39

301

270

40–44

266

232

45–49

241

224

50–54

235

178

55–59

240

217

60–64

245

147

65–69

193

133

70–74

164

104

75–79

80+

116

marital status

Unmarried4,709

68 %

Married1,489

21 %

Divorced662

10 %

Widowed92

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Björkhagen. 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 Sweden72 in 2011 → 76 in 2024percentile 76

Population 20256,040 in 20106,957

Economic standard, medianin 2024374 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

92.7 %turnout

S30.1 %

MP24.2 %

V17.3 %

SD8.0 %

M7.8 %

C6.1 %

L3.8 %

KD1.3 %

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

Hästhagenurban area2.4 km Stockholmurban area4.2 km Gebersmall locality5.4 km Lidingöurban area7.9 km Fisksätraurban area8.0 km Solbackensmall locality8.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hammarbyhöjden840 m Kärrtorp1.2 km Södra Hammarbyhamnen1.4 km Enskededalen1.6 km SicklaNacka1.6 km Johanneshov1.8 km Södra Sofia2.0 km Kvarnholmen-HenriksdalNacka2.2 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