area in Stockholm Municipality

Västertorp

7,532 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population7,532

area code0180R111

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 96% of areas7,532

Share 65++1.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 26% of areas17.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 58% of areas73.3 %

Share foreign background-6.6 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 71% of areas28.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Stockholm · higher than 60% of areas369 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 83% of areas41.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 42% of areas64.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 39% of areas21.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 38% of areas85.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-10.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 4% of areas2.1 %

Share rental housing+18.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 85% of areas56.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 86% of areas40.5 %

Share single-family houses-12.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 8% of areas2.1 %

Share built before 1940-16.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 10% of areas0.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,666 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

3,628men

3,937women

menagewomen

216

0–4

191

213

5–9

177

188

10–14

180

186

15–19

151

162

20–24

150

206

25–29

236

341

30–34

377

360

35–39

409

294

40–44

324

280

45–49

268

221

50–54

233

212

55–59

211

187

60–64

236

185

65–69

194

141

70–74

166

110

75–79

184

126

80+

250

marital status

Unmarried4,881

65 %

Married1,448

19 %

Divorced1,004

13 %

Widowed205

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Västertorp. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden48 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34

Population 20256,662 in 20107,532

Economic standard, medianin 2024322 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

83.8 %turnout

S33.7 %

V17.5 %

SD13.8 %

M11.5 %

MP11.3 %

C4.7 %

L3.2 %

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 area4.9 km Edebysmall locality5.7 km Drottningholmurban area6.1 km Parksidan och Solsidanurban area7.0 km Jungfrusundurban area7.5 km Solbackensmall locality8.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hägerstensåsen750 m Fruängen970 m Hägersten1.2 km Mälarhöjden1.2 km Långbro1.5 km Herrängen2.0 km Västberga2.0 km Solberga2.1 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