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area in Uppsala Municipality

Västra Flogsta

3,982 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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Facts

municipalityUppsala

population3,982

area code0380R046

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 76% of areas3,982

Share 65+-15.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 0% of areas2.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+16.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 100% of areas93.6 %

Share foreign background+32.2 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 94% of areas62.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-82 % vs Uppsala · higher than 0% of areas64 tkr

Share low economic standard+39.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 100% of areas54.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.6 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 94% of areas53.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-24.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 0% of areas28.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-100 % vs Uppsala · higher than 0% of areas3.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.9 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 33% of areas84.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-31.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 3% of areas1.3 %

Share rental housing+66.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 99% of areas97.2 %

Share single-family houses-33.1 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 7% of areas1.3 %

Share built before 1940-7.2 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 15% of areas1.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 1% of areas267 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

1,960men

2,022women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

663

20–24

905

548

25–29

512

278

30–34

209

133

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried3,406

86 %

Married458

12 %

Divorced100

3 %

Widowed15

0 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Västra Flogsta. 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 Sweden6 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5

Population 20253,717 in 20103,982

Economic standard, medianin 2024190 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

79.0 %turnout

V28.8 %

S25.0 %

MP14.9 %

M7.7 %

C6.7 %

SD6.1 %

L5.4 %

KD2.4 %

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

Hågaurban area1.4 km Uppsalaurban area2.9 km Vadbackasmall locality3.1 km Skäggestasmall locality3.2 km Granebergsmall locality3.9 km Ströbylundsmall locality4.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Flogsta-Ekeby-Berthåga890 m Östra Stenhagen-Kvarnbo1.0 km Nordvästra Luthagen-Hällby1.4 km Sommarro-Kungsgärdet1.4 km Västra Eriksberg-Håga1.4 km Östra Eriksberg1.6 km Mellersta Luthagen-Rickomberga1.6 km Studentstaden1.8 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