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area in Kalmar Municipality

Kalmar centrala-Stensö

8,790 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKalmar

population8,790

area code0880R006

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 97% of areas8,790

Share 65++5.2 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 69% of areas25.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.7 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 53% of areas72.6 %

Share foreign background-9.1 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 22% of areas11.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Kalmar · higher than 64% of areas376 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.3 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 81% of areas39.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.7 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 48% of areas66.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Kalmar · higher than 26% of areas18.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 78% of areas90.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-26.2 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 18% of areas21.0 %

Share rental housing+23.8 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 87% of areas58.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 61% of areas19.0 %

Share single-family houses-29.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 21% of areas22.3 %

Share built before 1940+12.4 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 91% of areas26.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,731 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

4,245men

4,542women

menagewomen

144

0–4

128

133

5–9

116

147

10–14

133

207

15–19

215

359

20–24

407

375

25–29

372

317

30–34

297

256

35–39

211

199

40–44

195

233

45–49

221

274

50–54

282

301

55–59

354

289

60–64

351

251

65–69

268

246

70–74

290

251

75–79

267

263

80+

435

marital status

Unmarried4,789

54 %

Married2,531

29 %

Divorced1,094

12 %

Widowed376

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Kalmar centrala-Stensö. 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 Sweden83 in 2011 → 68 in 2024percentile 68

Population 20257,666 in 20108,790

Economic standard, medianin 2024355 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

89.2 %turnout

S28.7 %

M25.8 %

SD16.7 %

C6.3 %

L5.6 %

KD5.5 %

MP5.4 %

V4.9 %

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

Kalmarurban area3.1 km Boholmarnasmall locality4.2 km Boholmarnasmall locality4.4 km Sjöslättensmall locality4.7 km Dunöurban area6.3 km Rinkabyholmurban area6.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Norrgård-Östra Malmen1.4 km Tegelviken-Västra Malmen2.1 km Getingen-Tallhagen-Västra Norrgård2.9 km Djurängen-Funkabo-Oxhagen3.7 km Berga4.3 km Norrliden5.1 km Krafslösa-Snurrom-Vimpeltorpet5.7 km Bergavik-Björkenäs6.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKalmar 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 Kalmar?

72,704population

385 tkrmedian income

41.6 yearsaverage age