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area in Uppsala Municipality

Mellersta Sala backe

4,700 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityUppsala

population4,700

area code0380R015

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 83% of areas4,700

Share 65++1.4 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 30% of areas18.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.6 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 60% of areas73.7 %

Share foreign background+8.8 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 83% of areas39.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-15 % vs Uppsala · higher than 17% of areas303 tkr

Share low economic standard+9.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 88% of areas24.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-16.7 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 63% of areas29.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+16.1 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 57% of areas68.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Uppsala · higher than 85% of areas34.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 13% of areas78.6 %

Housing

Share rental housing+52.9 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 96% of areas83.9 %

Share of housing co-ops-19.9 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 52% of areas13.6 %

Share single-family houses-33.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 7% of areas1.1 %

Share built before 1940-8.7 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 51% of areas1,134 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

2,257men

2,444women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

105

101

10–14

104

115

15–19

100

153

20–24

163

232

25–29

194

248

30–34

221

35–39

202

176

40–44

156

150

45–49

154

129

50–54

141

123

55–59

125

111

60–64

156

65–69

149

70–74

126

75–79

121

80+

146

marital status

Unmarried2,975

63 %

Married871

19 %

Divorced718

15 %

Widowed138

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Mellersta Sala backe. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden16 in 2011 → 14 in 2024percentile 14

Population 20253,095 in 20104,700

Economic standard, medianin 2024264 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

77.0 %turnout

S32.8 %

SD18.8 %

V15.3 %

M11.8 %

MP6.3 %

KD4.6 %

C4.5 %

L3.2 %

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 69% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vallbysmall locality2.4 km Uppsalaurban area2.8 km Enbackensmall locality3.5 km Tomtensmall locality3.9 km Johannesbergsmall locality4.2 km Sundbysmall locality4.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norra Sala backe500 m Södra Sala backe620 m Västra Gränby1.1 km Östra Gränby-Brillinge1.2 km Kvarngärdet1.2 km Årsta1.3 km Uppsala sydöstra Centrum-Västra Fålhagen1.5 km Östra Fålhagen-Boländerna1.6 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