area in Norrtälje Municipality

Älmsta

1,586 inhabitants · Average

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Facts

municipalityNorrtälje

population1,586

area code0188R020

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 21% of areas1,586

Share 65++8.9 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 98% of areas38.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.8 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 11% of areas62.4 %

Share foreign background+0.6 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 47% of areas18.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-15 % vs Norrtälje · higher than 10% of areas285 tkr

Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.5 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 11% of areas15.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.5 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 94% of areas80.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Norrtälje · higher than 79% of areas31.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.8 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 25% of areas82.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-6.1 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 38% of areas53.7 %

Share rental housing+5.3 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 55% of areas23.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-2.3 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 59% of areas17.7 %

Share single-family houses-7.9 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 39% of areas56.4 %

Share built before 1940+6.8 pp vs Norrtälje · higher than 74% of areas18.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 20% of areas725 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

782men

812women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

102

marital status

Unmarried732

46 %

Married514

32 %

Divorced223

14 %

Widowed114

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Älmsta. 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 Sweden36 in 2011 → 18 in 2024percentile 18

Population 20251,404 in 20101,586

Economic standard, medianin 2024289 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

80.4 %turnout

S28.9 %

SD27.6 %

M18.3 %

C6.8 %

L4.4 %

KD4.3 %

MP4.3 %

V4.2 %

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. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Älmstaurban area500 m Ortalasmall locality2.9 km Muskosmall locality3.5 km Svarvassmall locality3.6 km Bagghussmall locality3.7 km Edebysmall locality4.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Roslagsbro-Väddö8.4 km Häverö13 km Vätö-Väddö-Björkö-Arholma15 km Hallstavik tätort15 km Norrtälje östra landsbygd19 km Lohärad-Estuna21 km Solbacka-Fågelsången22 km Övre Bryggårdsgärdet-Färsna22 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityNorrtälje 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 Norrtälje?

66,585population

384 tkrmedian income

46.6 yearsaverage age