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area in Stockholm Municipality

Östra Katarina

20,543 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population20,543

area code0180R124

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 areas20,543

Share 65++3.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 38% of areas20.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)0.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 74% of areas75.9 %

Share foreign background-15.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 52% of areas19.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Stockholm · higher than 90% of areas445 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 92% of areas51.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 34% of areas63.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 9% of areas13.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.3 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 75% of areas90.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-12.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Share rental housing+5.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 77% of areas44.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 92% of areas53.7 %

Share single-family houses-13.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 6% of areas0.4 %

Share built before 1940+23.3 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 99% of areas40.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 97% of areas3,248 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

10,170men

10,386women

menagewomen

425

0–4

447

347

5–9

336

333

10–14

356

453

15–19

395

436

20–24

496

842

25–29

945

1,082

30–34

1,142

849

35–39

752

618

40–44

547

648

45–49

546

699

50–54

706

730

55–59

752

797

60–64

756

606

65–69

653

528

70–74

558

377

75–79

463

400

80+

536

marital status

Unmarried12,783

62 %

Married5,078

25 %

Divorced2,240

11 %

Widowed444

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (12 statistical areas) that make up Östra Katarina. 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 Sweden78 in 2011 → 72 in 2024percentile 72

Population 202520,449 in 201020,543

Economic standard, medianin 2024434 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

88.3 %turnout

S30.8 %

M14.5 %

MP13.8 %

V12.6 %

C9.4 %

SD8.9 %

L6.5 %

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 area1.8 km Hästhagenurban area4.8 km Tranholmenurban area6.8 km Lidingöurban area7.2 km Sticklinge uddeurban area8.0 km Gebersmall locality8.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Station760 m Västra Katarina860 m Mariatorget960 m Norra Sofia960 m Södra Sofia1,000 m Storkyrkan1.3 km Klara-Jacob1.4 km Södra Högalid1.7 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