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area in Uppsala Municipality

Gamla Uppsala

3,040 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUppsala

population3,040

area code0380R007

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 areas3,040

Share 65+-3.6 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 10% of areas13.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 74% of areas76.0 %

Share foreign background-4.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 67% of areas26.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+27 % vs Uppsala · higher than 91% of areas452 tkr

Share low economic standard-10.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 11% of areas5.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.6 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 93% of areas51.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.1 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 35% of areas63.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Uppsala · higher than 29% of areas19.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.8 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 89% of areas92.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+47.6 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 64% of areas79.8 %

Share rental housing-12.2 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 49% of areas18.7 %

Share single-family houses+46.2 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 60% of areas80.6 %

Share built before 1940+1.6 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 49% of areas10.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 47% of areas1,063 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

1,513men

1,533women

menagewomen

0–4

106

5–9

100

112

10–14

124

148

15–19

157

116

20–24

130

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

125

122

45–49

111

105

50–54

119

108

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,700

56 %

Married1,116

37 %

Divorced163

5 %

Widowed57

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Gamla Uppsala. 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 → 86 in 2024percentile 86

Population 20252,059 in 20103,040

Economic standard, medianin 2024410 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

92.1 %turnout

S27.0 %

M23.0 %

SD14.0 %

C9.0 %

L7.4 %

V6.4 %

MP6.3 %

KD5.9 %

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 42% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Johannesbergsmall locality2.0 km Lälundasmall locality3.5 km Tomtensmall locality3.5 km Vallbysmall locality4.1 km Fullerösmall locality4.9 km Uppsalaurban area4.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Nyby980 m Löten1.7 km Västra Gränby2.3 km Östra Svartbäcken-Bärby hage2.4 km Västra Kapellgärdet2.4 km Östra Gränby-Brillinge2.5 km Östra Kapellgärdet2.5 km Västra Svartbäcken-Tuna backar2.6 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