area in Kalmar Municipality

Kalmar södra kommundelen

6,295 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKalmar

population6,295

area code0880R008

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 93% of areas6,295

Share 65++1.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 47% of areas21.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.8 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 80% of areas77.1 %

Share foreign background-11.3 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 12% of areas9.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Kalmar · higher than 59% of areas367 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 63% of areas29.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.4 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 42% of areas65.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Kalmar · higher than 28% of areas18.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.9 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 77% of areas90.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+43.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 82% of areas90.2 %

Share rental housing-26.7 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 30% of areas7.9 %

Share single-family houses+40.9 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 79% of areas92.2 %

Share built before 1940+6.6 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 80% of areas20.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,688 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

3,205men

3,106women

menagewomen

191

0–4

202

243

5–9

225

205

10–14

208

192

15–19

192

111

20–24

25–29

205

30–34

233

265

35–39

236

195

40–44

208

189

45–49

172

225

50–54

184

211

55–59

217

190

60–64

169

154

65–69

171

164

70–74

161

179

75–79

158

190

80+

201

marital status

Unmarried3,406

54 %

Married2,141

34 %

Divorced502

8 %

Widowed241

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Kalmar södra kommundelen. 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 Sweden53 in 2011 → 69 in 2024percentile 69

Population 20255,926 in 20106,295

Economic standard, medianin 2024319 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

90.3 %turnout

S28.3 %

SD24.4 %

M19.1 %

KD7.9 %

C7.6 %

MP4.5 %

V4.1 %

L3.0 %

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 76% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Voxtorpsmall locality3.2 km Vassmolösaurban area5.4 km Hagbyurban area5.6 km Måsabackensmall locality5.9 km Halltorpurban area6.6 km Ekenässmall locality7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Boholmarna-Dunö-Rinkabyholm9.9 km SöderåkraTorsås13 km Påryd14 km Västra Smedby16 km Östra Smedby17 km MöreTorsås17 km TorsåsTorsås18 km Kalmar västra kommundelen18 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