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area in Uppsala Municipality

Västra Kapellgärdet

4,111 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUppsala

population4,111

area code0380R049

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 77% of areas4,111

Share 65++2.5 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 37% of areas19.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.5 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 88% of areas78.8 %

Share foreign background-2.3 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 70% of areas27.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+18 % vs Uppsala · higher than 84% of areas422 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.1 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 91% of areas50.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.1 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 20% of areas59.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Uppsala · higher than 6% of areas11.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.1 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 77% of areas90.7 %

Housing

Share rental housing-19.4 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 38% of areas11.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+52.7 pp vs Uppsala · higher than 99% of areas86.2 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 56% of areas1,212 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

2,048men

2,086women

menagewomen

140

0–4

118

5–9

10–14

15–19

118

20–24

153

196

25–29

223

235

30–34

216

199

35–39

156

119

40–44

109

106

45–49

108

50–54

118

55–59

110

108

60–64

117

65–69

70–74

75–79

131

80+

165

marital status

Unmarried2,287

56 %

Married1,250

30 %

Divorced386

9 %

Widowed184

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västra Kapellgärdet. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

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 Sweden96 in 2011 → 87 in 2024percentile 87

Population 20251,153 in 20104,111

Economic standard, medianin 2024381 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

91.3 %turnout

S32.6 %

M24.0 %

SD11.1 %

C7.5 %

V6.9 %

MP6.3 %

L6.0 %

KD4.5 %

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

Uppsalaurban area2.5 km Johannesbergsmall locality4.1 km Vallbysmall locality4.2 km Skäggestasmall locality4.4 km Tomtensmall locality4.8 km Hågaurban area5.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Kapellgärdet400 m Löten850 m Kvarngärdet930 m Uppsala nordöstra centrum-Höganäs940 m Västra Svartbäcken-Tuna backar1,000 m Västra Gränby1.3 km Uppsala sydöstra Centrum-Västra Fålhagen1.4 km Sydöstra Luthagen1.5 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