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area in Stockholm Municipality

Västra Katarina

14,345 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityStockholm

population14,345

area code0180R113

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 99% of areas14,345

Share 65++6.1 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 52% of areas22.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 51% of areas72.2 %

Share foreign background-12.2 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 61% of areas23.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Stockholm · higher than 76% of areas398 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.7 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 91% of areas49.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.9 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 31% of areas62.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Stockholm · higher than 20% of areas16.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.8 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 63% of areas89.0 %

Housing

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

Share of housing co-ops+2.4 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 91% of areas49.6 %

Share built before 1940+17.0 pp vs Stockholm · higher than 97% of areas34.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 88% of areas2,165 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

6,910men

7,434women

menagewomen

291

0–4

280

195

5–9

219

238

10–14

192

288

15–19

277

364

20–24

420

657

25–29

666

650

30–34

638

553

35–39

473

463

40–44

417

382

45–49

380

466

50–54

435

479

55–59

548

530

60–64

567

378

65–69

465

341

70–74

437

299

75–79

402

336

80+

618

marital status

Unmarried8,873

62 %

Married3,236

23 %

Divorced1,816

13 %

Widowed416

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (8 statistical areas) that make up Västra Katarina. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

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 Sweden66 in 2011 → 65 in 2024percentile 65

Population 202513,752 in 201014,345

Economic standard, medianin 2024390 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

86.7 %turnout

S30.8 %

V15.3 %

MP14.0 %

M13.2 %

SD10.3 %

C7.1 %

L5.7 %

KD2.3 %

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 area1.3 km Hästhagenurban area5.1 km Tranholmenurban area7.5 km Gebersmall locality7.9 km Lidingöurban area8.0 km Sticklinge uddeurban area8.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Station560 m Östra Katarina860 m Södra Högalid1.1 km Mariatorget1.2 km Årsta1.2 km Södra Sofia1.3 km Mellersta Högalid1.5 km Norra Sofia1.6 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