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area in Uppsala Municipality

Östra Kapellgärdet

5,462 inhabitants · Average

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Facts

municipalityUppsala

population5,462

area code0380R058

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 89% of areas5,462

Share 65+-11.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 1% of areas6.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+7.9 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 99% of areas85.2 %

Share foreign background+12.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 85% of areas42.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-58 % vs Uppsala · higher than 0% of areas148 tkr

Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 94% of areas31.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.1 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 90% of areas49.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.6 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 2% of areas42.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Uppsala · higher than 1% of areas7.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 60% of areas88.6 %

Housing

Share rental housing+46.4 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 95% of areas77.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-11.8 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 65% of areas21.8 %

Share single-family houses-32.9 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 8% of areas1.5 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 18% of areas707 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

2,518men

2,920women

menagewomen

112

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

735

20–24

1,170

508

25–29

525

303

30–34

273

196

35–39

166

122

40–44

100

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried4,246

78 %

Married824

15 %

Divorced314

6 %

Widowed78

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Östra Kapellgärdet. 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 Sweden26 in 2011 → 20 in 2024percentile 20

Population 20253,136 in 20105,462

Economic standard, medianin 2024242 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

86.3 %turnout

S28.3 %

V20.9 %

M13.7 %

MP9.8 %

C8.8 %

SD7.0 %

L5.9 %

KD3.3 %

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

Uppsalaurban area2.4 km Vallbysmall locality3.8 km Johannesbergsmall locality4.1 km Tomtensmall locality4.7 km Skäggestasmall locality4.8 km Enbackensmall locality5.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra Kapellgärdet400 m Kvarngärdet540 m Uppsala nordöstra centrum-Höganäs740 m Löten830 m Västra Gränby1.0 km Uppsala sydöstra Centrum-Västra Fålhagen1.1 km Norra Sala backe1.2 km Uppsala centrum1.4 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