area in Växjö Municipality

Västra mark

3,403 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVäxjö

population3,403

area code0780R018

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 66% of areas3,403

Share 65+-4.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 13% of areas14.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 94% of areas80.9 %

Share foreign background+4.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 75% of areas31.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Växjö · higher than 60% of areas368 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.5 pp vs Växjö · higher than 72% of areas34.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 73% of areas72.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Växjö · higher than 17% of areas16.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 48% of areas87.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+8.8 pp vs Växjö · higher than 39% of areas55.2 %

Share rental housing-2.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 69% of areas35.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 40% of areas8.8 %

Share single-family houses+2.4 pp vs Växjö · higher than 38% of areas55.7 %

Share built before 1940-6.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 32% of areas6.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 61% of areas1,314 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

1,809men

1,588women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

114

10–14

136

15–19

126

237

20–24

191

187

25–29

123

128

30–34

110

102

35–39

40–44

111

45–49

109

119

50–54

112

117

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,018

59 %

Married1,052

31 %

Divorced229

7 %

Widowed106

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västra mark. 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 → 57 in 2024percentile 57

Population 20252,152 in 20103,403

Economic standard, medianin 2024340 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

85.9 %turnout

S31.0 %

M28.3 %

SD13.8 %

C6.3 %

KD6.3 %

V4.5 %

L4.5 %

MP4.3 %

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 70% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Växjöurban area1.5 km Skirsmall locality6.8 km Notterydsmall locality7.0 km Liagårdsmall locality7.3 km Gemlaurban area8.2 km Toftahöjdensmall locality8.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Araby-Dalbo-Nydala1.3 km Växjö centrum-Väster-Spetsamossen2.0 km Kungsmad-Pilbäcken2.0 km Hovshaga2.2 km Öjaby-Räppe2.5 km Söder-Bäckaslöv2.6 km Hov-Norr2.8 km Gamla norr-Fagrabäck3.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVäxjö 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 Växjö?

98,334population

384 tkrmedian income

40.4 yearsaverage age