area in Stockholm Municipality

Norra Sofia

7,908 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population7,908

area code0180R070

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 97% of areas7,908

Share 65++4.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 42% of areas20.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 73% of areas75.8 %

Share foreign background-17.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 47% of areas18.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Stockholm · higher than 86% of areas430 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+6.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 94% of areas53.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 28% of areas61.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 10% of areas13.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 77% of areas90.8 %

Housing

Share rental housing+6.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 77% of areas44.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+7.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 92% of areas54.6 %

Share single-family houses-12.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 8% of areas1.5 %

Share built before 1940+18.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 98% of areas35.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 57% of areas1,237 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

3,681men

4,198women

menagewomen

143

0–4

171

115

5–9

116

140

10–14

126

167

15–19

155

182

20–24

191

307

25–29

401

442

30–34

423

306

35–39

335

228

40–44

252

225

45–49

244

232

50–54

255

225

55–59

274

257

60–64

317

209

65–69

232

204

70–74

218

159

75–79

211

140

80+

277

marital status

Unmarried5,011

64 %

Married1,792

23 %

Divorced877

11 %

Widowed211

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Norra Sofia. 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 Sweden80 in 2011 → 78 in 2024percentile 78

Population 20257,968 in 20107,908

Economic standard, medianin 2024414 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

88.6 %turnout

S30.2 %

MP16.3 %

V14.9 %

M12.7 %

SD8.1 %

C8.0 %

L6.4 %

KD2.1 %

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 area2.7 km Hästhagenurban area3.9 km Lidingöurban area6.6 km Tranholmenurban area6.8 km Gebersmall locality7.8 km Sticklinge uddeurban area7.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Sofia710 m Östra Katarina960 m Södra Hammarbyhamnen1.0 km Kvarnholmen-HenriksdalNacka1.6 km Västra Katarina1.6 km Klara-Jacob1.7 km Södra Station1.7 km Mariatorget1.9 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