area in Eskilstuna Municipality

Mesta-Borsökna

4,616 inhabitants · Good conditions
the register

Facts

municipalityEskilstuna
population4,616
area code0484R012

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 82% of areas4,616
Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 42% of areas20.9 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 70% of areas75.2 %
Share foreign background-11.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 67% of areas26.0 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+23 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 78% of areas403 tkr
Share low economic standard-14.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 11% of areas5.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+6.9 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 67% of areas31.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+1.4 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 36% of areas63.6 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 23% of areas17.6 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+11.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 71% of areas90.0 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+39.7 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 64% of areas80.1 %
Share rental housing-38.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 8% of areas1.9 %
Share of housing co-ops-6.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 41% of areas9.2 %
Share single-family houses+45.5 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 73% of areas89.5 %
Share built before 1940-6.5 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 37% of areas7.3 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 92% of areas2,474 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

2,347men
2,279women
menagewomen
137
0–4
122
200
5–9
142
156
10–14
164
173
15–19
163
72
20–24
74
67
25–29
62
115
30–34
160
144
35–39
134
152
40–44
163
140
45–49
147
181
50–54
163
177
55–59
171
141
60–64
140
144
65–69
126
109
70–74
105
101
75–79
109
138
80+
134
marital status
Unmarried2,277
49 %
Married1,866
40 %
Divorced296
6 %
Widowed170
4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Mesta-Borsökna. 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 Sweden86 in 2011 → 87 in 2024percentile 87
Population 20254,028 in 20104,616
Economic standard, medianin 2024354 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

90.2 %turnout
S32.3 %
SD22.5 %
M22.0 %
C5.9 %
KD5.1 %
L4.8 %
V3.3 %
MP3.2 %

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 90% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityEskilstuna Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

107,203population
371 tkrmedian income
41.9 yearsaverage age