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area in Stockholm Municipality

Mälarhöjden

4,375 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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Facts

municipalityStockholm

population4,375

area code0180R063

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 80% of areas4,375

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

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 56% of areas72.9 %

Share foreign background-14.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 55% of areas20.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+33 % vs Stockholm · higher than 99% of areas548 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 2% of areas3.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+14.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 98% of areas62.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 9% of areas54.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 3% of areas9.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 96% of areas93.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+59.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 55% of areas72.0 %

Share rental housing-35.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 12% of areas2.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-23.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 68% of areas23.6 %

Share single-family houses+64.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 57% of areas78.7 %

Share built before 1940+4.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 81% of areas21.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 65% of areas1,398 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

2,164men

2,214women

menagewomen

106

0–4

100

154

5–9

157

210

10–14

200

218

15–19

197

102

20–24

25–29

30–34

115

35–39

131

134

40–44

166

168

45–49

203

187

50–54

181

140

55–59

148

139

60–64

137

109

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,221

51 %

Married1,780

41 %

Divorced281

6 %

Widowed91

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Mälarhöjden. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden96 in 2011 → 98 in 2024percentile 98

Population 20254,348 in 20104,375

Economic standard, medianin 2024511 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

94.2 %turnout

S25.9 %

M21.0 %

MP12.6 %

C11.8 %

SD9.7 %

L8.3 %

V5.9 %

KD3.7 %

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

Edebysmall locality4.5 km Drottningholmurban area4.9 km Stockholmurban area5.7 km Parksidan och Solsidanurban area6.1 km Jungfrusundurban area6.6 km Lundasmall locality7.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bredäng1.1 km Västertorp1.2 km Hägersten1.3 km Fruängen1.5 km Hägerstensåsen1.8 km SegeltorpHuddinge2.2 km Ålsten2.5 km Smedslätten2.5 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