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area in Knivsta Municipality

Knivsta södra

2,107 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKnivsta

population2,107

area code0330R004

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 40% of areas2,107

Share 65+-2.2 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 6% of areas11.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.3 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 68% of areas75.0 %

Share foreign background+10.3 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 77% of areas33.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-12 % vs Knivsta · higher than 61% of areas370 tkr

Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.8 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 79% of areas38.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.4 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 31% of areas62.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-80 % vs Knivsta · higher than 55% of areas25.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.2 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 27% of areas83.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-23.0 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 25% of areas32.9 %

Share rental housing+23.9 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 76% of areas42.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.1 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 66% of areas22.4 %

Share single-family houses-24.7 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 30% of areas41.5 %

Share built before 1940-2.7 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 30% of areas5.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 21% of areas741 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

1,036men

1,073women

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+

marital status

Unmarried1,209

57 %

Married667

32 %

Divorced188

9 %

Widowed41

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Knivsta södra. 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 Sweden24 in 2011 → 33 in 2024percentile 33

Population 20251,597 in 20102,107

Economic standard, medianin 2024326 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

80.2 %turnout

S27.1 %

SD20.9 %

M16.3 %

KD8.9 %

V7.3 %

C6.4 %

MP6.1 %

L4.8 %

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. Here 65% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Knivstaurban area1.2 km Stora Elgbodasmall locality1.8 km Björkstasmall locality2.1 km Alsikeurban area4.0 km Edebyurban area5.0 km Spakbackensmall locality5.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Knivsta östra1.2 km Knivsta centrala1.6 km Knivsta västra2.4 km Alsike östra3.4 km Alsike norra4.9 km Vassunda6.3 km Odensala-Arlanda omlandSigtuna6.9 km Lagga-Långhundra8.2 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKnivsta 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 Knivsta?

21,193population

451 tkrmedian income

37.6 yearsaverage age