area in Norrköping Municipality

Generalen

1,759 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityNorrköping

population1,759

area code0581R007

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 27% of areas1,759

Share 65+-2.8 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 24% of areas17.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.1 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 52% of areas72.4 %

Share foreign background+31.4 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 93% of areas60.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-19 % vs Norrköping · higher than 8% of areas278 tkr

Share low economic standard+13.0 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 93% of areas29.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.8 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 43% of areas22.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.6 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 62% of areas69.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Norrköping · higher than 78% of areas31.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-13.0 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 4% of areas68.5 %

Housing

Share rental housing+37.3 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 95% of areas78.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.2 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 63% of areas20.8 %

Share single-family houses-46.5 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 3% of areas0.1 %

Share built before 1940-3.9 pp vs Norrköping · higher than 47% of areas10.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 3% of areas461 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

873men

874women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

102

25–29

109

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,045

59 %

Married409

23 %

Divorced231

13 %

Widowed74

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Generalen. 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 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 20251,805 in 20101,759

Economic standard, medianin 2024249 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

70.1 %turnout

S31.1 %

SD18.5 %

M16.3 %

V15.1 %

MP5.5 %

C4.5 %

KD4.4 %

L3.4 %

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. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Norrköpingurban area590 m Bergaurban area3.2 km Lindöurban area3.9 km Herstadbergurban area4.0 km Öbonäsurban area5.4 km Luddensmall locality5.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Djäknepark-Gustav Adolf430 m Gamla Staden-Centrum440 m Sydöstra Nordantill800 m Såpkullen-Söderstaden-Vasaparken1.2 km Strömbacken-Berget-Södertull1.2 km Norra Ljura1.2 km Oxelbergen-Risängen-Sylten1.5 km Sydöstra Marielund1.5 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityNorrköping 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 Norrköping?

144,980population

384 tkrmedian income

41.6 yearsaverage age