area in Uppsala Municipality

Årsta

6,469 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUppsala

population6,469

area code0380R053

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 94% of areas6,469

Share 65++8.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 69% of areas25.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.4 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 49% of areas71.9 %

Share foreign background-5.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 65% of areas24.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-1 % vs Uppsala · higher than 50% of areas353 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.9 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 70% of areas33.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.5 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 37% of areas63.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Uppsala · higher than 38% of areas21.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.7 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 40% of areas85.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-3.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 23% of areas29.3 %

Share rental housing-28.7 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 10% of areas2.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+34.2 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 97% of areas67.8 %

Share single-family houses-4.8 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 25% of areas29.6 %

Share built before 1940-7.4 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 14% of areas1.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 93% of areas2,534 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

3,092men

3,358women

menagewomen

161

0–4

159

189

5–9

169

175

10–14

180

172

15–19

174

159

20–24

157

182

25–29

141

217

30–34

211

243

35–39

243

203

40–44

185

169

45–49

179

199

50–54

203

177

55–59

204

164

60–64

177

171

65–69

168

128

70–74

203

143

75–79

240

80+

365

marital status

Unmarried3,422

53 %

Married2,026

31 %

Divorced688

11 %

Widowed332

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Årsta. 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 Sweden63 in 2011 → 60 in 2024percentile 60

Population 20256,386 in 20106,469

Economic standard, medianin 2024329 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

85.6 %turnout

S34.4 %

M17.3 %

SD17.2 %

KD8.1 %

V6.6 %

C5.5 %

L4.7 %

MP4.5 %

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

Vallbysmall locality1.3 km Enbackensmall locality2.2 km Skölstaurban area3.0 km Tomtensmall locality3.3 km Knivsbrunnasmall locality3.6 km Danmarks Bärbysmall locality3.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mellersta Sala backe1.3 km Östra Gränby-Brillinge1.4 km Södra Sala backe1.5 km Norra Sala backe1.7 km Västra Gränby2.0 km Östra Fålhagen-Boländerna2.4 km Kvarngärdet2.5 km Uppsala sydöstra Centrum-Västra Fålhagen2.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityUppsala 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 Uppsala?

248,016population

383 tkrmedian income

39.4 yearsaverage age