area in Stockholm Municipality

Farsta

15,922 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population15,922

area code0180R021

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 areas15,922

Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 20% of areas16.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 90% of areas79.6 %

Share foreign background+7.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 86% of areas43.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Stockholm · higher than 53% of areas357 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-15.3 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 69% of areas32.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 44% of areas65.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 46% of areas23.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 14% of areas79.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-4.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 10% of areas8.2 %

Share rental housing+10.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 81% of areas49.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-5.3 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 87% of areas41.8 %

Share single-family houses-3.3 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 15% of areas10.7 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 98% of areas3,620 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

7,778men

8,139women

menagewomen

437

0–4

387

443

5–9

454

510

10–14

487

467

15–19

473

419

20–24

420

487

25–29

522

636

30–34

699

712

35–39

706

611

40–44

637

554

45–49

518

505

50–54

493

428

55–59

408

403

60–64

443

352

65–69

403

304

70–74

333

251

75–79

300

259

80+

456

marital status

Unmarried9,214

58 %

Married4,057

25 %

Divorced2,152

14 %

Widowed502

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (9 statistical areas) that make up Farsta. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden22 in 2011 → 28 in 2024percentile 28

Population 202512,288 in 201015,922

Economic standard, medianin 2024315 tkr

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

76.9 %turnout

S35.4 %

V16.9 %

SD13.7 %

M13.5 %

MP7.7 %

C4.7 %

L3.3 %

KD2.8 %

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

Gebersmall locality2.8 km Solbackensmall locality3.4 km Vidjaurban area5.8 km Hästhagenurban area6.9 km Kvarntorpsmall locality7.3 km Stockholmurban area7.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hökarängen980 m Västra Farsta Strand-Farstanäset1.2 km Larsboda1.5 km Sköndal1.8 km Fagersjö1.8 km Gubbängen1.9 km Östra Farsta Strand1.9 km Tallkrogen2.6 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