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area in Stockholm Municipality

Skärholmen

9,206 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population9,206

area code0180R079

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 98% of areas9,206

Share 65++1.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 27% of areas18.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 58% of areas73.2 %

Share foreign background+49.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 99% of areas85.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-38 % vs Stockholm · higher than 4% of areas257 tkr

Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 91% of areas27.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-25.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 41% of areas21.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 22% of areas60.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Stockholm · higher than 67% of areas28.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-21.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 3% of areas65.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+9.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 19% of areas22.1 %

Share rental housing+11.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 81% of areas49.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-19.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 73% of areas27.3 %

Share single-family houses+8.5 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 21% of areas22.6 %

Share built before 1940-17.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 79% of areas1,790 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

4,618men

4,598women

menagewomen

175

0–4

196

265

5–9

262

287

10–14

276

333

15–19

288

315

20–24

258

296

25–29

311

346

30–34

308

344

35–39

338

343

40–44

303

294

45–49

310

294

50–54

284

279

55–59

280

266

60–64

311

260

65–69

244

210

70–74

202

140

75–79

147

171

80+

280

marital status

Unmarried4,439

48 %

Married3,105

34 %

Divorced1,315

14 %

Widowed360

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Skärholmen. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden4 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7

Population 20258,437 in 20109,206

Economic standard, medianin 2024254 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

62.6 %turnout

S38.0 %

V21.1 %

M12.8 %

SD9.2 %

C4.2 %

MP3.6 %

KD2.6 %

L1.8 %

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

Parksidan och Solsidanurban area3.2 km Jungfrusundurban area3.4 km Edebysmall locality3.7 km Drottningholmurban area5.6 km Lundasmall locality5.9 km Ekeröurban area6.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vårberg1.3 km Sätra1.5 km SegeltorpHuddinge1.9 km Vårby Udde-DuvbergetHuddinge2.0 km Kungens Kurva-KråkvikHuddinge2.0 km Vårby gårdHuddinge2.0 km Bredäng2.5 km Vårby Haga-MasmoHuddinge2.9 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