area in Stockholm Municipality

Tensta

18,706 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population18,706

area code0180R102

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 areas18,706

Share 65+-5.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 6% of areas11.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 79% of areas76.8 %

Share foreign background+55.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 100% of areas90.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-43 % vs Stockholm · higher than 2% of areas237 tkr

Share low economic standard+24.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 96% of areas35.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-30.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 18% of areas16.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 16% of areas58.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 46% of areas23.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-25.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 2% of areas61.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-10.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 4% of areas2.2 %

Share rental housing+37.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 94% of areas75.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-25.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 64% of areas21.3 %

Share single-family houses-11.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 8% of areas2.2 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 95% of areas2,751 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

9,708men

9,002women

menagewomen

580

0–4

531

640

5–9

581

629

10–14

622

693

15–19

664

716

20–24

727

834

25–29

773

742

30–34

658

713

35–39

639

755

40–44

580

700

45–49

569

590

50–54

543

556

55–59

532

524

60–64

450

368

65–69

343

276

70–74

270

197

75–79

226

195

80+

294

marital status

Unmarried9,941

53 %

Married5,608

30 %

Divorced2,685

14 %

Widowed482

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (9 statistical areas) that make up Tensta. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden1 in 2011 → 3 in 2024percentile 3

Population 202518,097 in 201018,706

Economic standard, medianin 2024228 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

57.5 %turnout

S32.7 %

V30.3 %

M7.2 %

SD5.6 %

MP4.2 %

C3.9 %

KD2.6 %

L1.5 %

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

Drottningholmurban area7.5 km Kungsbryggansmall locality7.9 km Upplands Väsby och Sollentunaurban area8.0 km Färjestadensmall locality8.1 km Kumla bysmall locality9.1 km Prästviksmall locality9.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Solhem-Lunda1.3 km Rinkeby1.5 km Husby1.8 km Bromsten1.9 km Barkarby östra-VeddestaJärfälla2.2 km Nälsta2.4 km Stora Ursvik NordvästraSundbyberg2.5 km Stora Ursvik SydvästraSundbyberg2.5 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