area in Eskilstuna Municipality

Västra Nyfors

1,581 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
the register

Facts

municipalityEskilstuna
population1,581
area code0484R027

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 21% of areas1,581
Share 65++1.5 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 50% of areas22.5 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 64% of areas74.2 %
Share foreign background+5.3 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 86% of areas42.9 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-11 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 13% of areas292 tkr
Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 88% of areas24.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 43% of areas22.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-18.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 2% of areas43.6 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 69% of areas28.5 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+0.5 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 15% of areas79.4 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-30.2 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 11% of areas10.2 %
Share rental housing+41.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 96% of areas82.1 %
Share of housing co-ops-8.8 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 32% of areas6.4 %
Share single-family houses-32.9 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 15% of areas11.1 %
Share built before 1940+12.8 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 91% of areas26.6 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 8% of areas588 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

764men
810women
menagewomen
37
0–4
36
27
5–9
34
34
10–14
33
57
15–19
46
49
20–24
46
56
25–29
49
56
30–34
53
60
35–39
59
46
40–44
48
36
45–49
40
39
50–54
56
49
55–59
71
55
60–64
41
57
65–69
45
40
70–74
45
29
75–79
52
37
80+
56
marital status
Unmarried832
53 %
Married456
29 %
Divorced238
15 %
Widowed52
3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra Nyfors. 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 Sweden19 in 2011 → 10 in 2024percentile 10
Population 20251,528 in 20101,581
Economic standard, medianin 2024258 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

77.2 %turnout
S39.7 %
SD27.1 %
M9.9 %
V9.8 %
C4.3 %
KD4.0 %
MP2.3 %
L1.6 %

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

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