area in Knivsta Municipality

Knivsta västra

3,074 inhabitants · Good conditions

show on the map about Knivsta Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityKnivsta

population3,074

area code0330R005

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 60% of areas3,074

Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 10% of areas13.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+5.7 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 98% of areas84.0 %

Share foreign background+4.3 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 69% of areas27.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Knivsta · higher than 67% of areas381 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.0 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 85% of areas43.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.6 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 77% of areas73.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Knivsta · higher than 23% of areas17.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.1 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 77% of areas90.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-18.4 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 27% of areas37.5 %

Share rental housing+14.8 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 67% of areas33.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.9 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 73% of areas27.3 %

Share single-family houses-22.2 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 31% of areas43.9 %

Share built before 1940-5.2 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 20% of areas3.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 45% of areas1,038 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

1,536men

1,541women

menagewomen

0–4

102

5–9

10–14

101

15–19

158

20–24

174

192

25–29

145

142

30–34

137

129

35–39

114

40–44

115

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,855

60 %

Married927

30 %

Divorced239

8 %

Widowed62

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Knivsta västra. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden92 in 2011 → 60 in 2024percentile 60

Population 20251,777 in 20103,074

Economic standard, medianin 2024337 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

89.3 %turnout

S30.8 %

M15.7 %

SD15.5 %

MP9.4 %

C8.4 %

KD7.9 %

L5.4 %

V5.1 %

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

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Knivstaurban area1.3 km Edebyurban area2.9 km Alsikeurban area3.1 km Björkstasmall locality3.2 km Anderslundsmall locality3.9 km Stora Elgbodasmall locality4.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Knivsta centrala1.0 km Knivsta östra2.2 km Knivsta södra2.4 km Alsike östra3.0 km Alsike norra3.5 km Vassunda3.9 km Odensala-Arlanda omlandSigtuna8.3 km Sigtuna norraSigtuna9.8 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