the register
Facts
municipalityLinköping
population9,868
area code0580R018
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 98% of areas9,868
Share 65+-4.6 pp vs Linköping · higher than 10% of areas13.8 %
Share foreign-born+42.7 pp vs Linköping · higher than 98% of areas61.5 %
Share foreign background+53.5 pp vs Linköping · higher than 97% of areas78.4 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-41 % vs Linköping · higher than 1% of areas212 tkr
Share low economic standard+33.0 pp vs Linköping · higher than 99% of areas48.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-25.3 pp vs Linköping · higher than 12% of areas15.8 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+5.5 pp vs Linköping · higher than 7% of areas52.6 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+42 % vs Linköping · higher than 60% of areas26.5 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-21.7 pp vs Linköping · higher than 3% of areas65.5 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-37.2 pp vs Linköping · higher than 2% of areas0.5 %
Share rental housing+45.3 pp vs Linköping · higher than 97% of areas85.7 %
Share of housing co-ops-6.6 pp vs Linköping · higher than 50% of areas13.0 %
Share single-family houses-39.3 pp vs Linköping · higher than 10% of areas4.1 %
Share built before 1940-7.1 pp vs Linköping · higher than 22% of areas3.5 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 84% of areas1,999 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Skäggetorp-Tornby. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden1 in 2011 → 0 in 2024percentile 0
Population 20259,156 in 20109,868
Economic standard, medianin 2024201 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
65.8 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityLinköping MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
168,035population
392 tkrmedian income
40.3 yearsaverage age
area in Linköping Municipality