area in Kalmar Municipality

Kalmar västra kommundelen

3,051 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKalmar

population3,051

area code0880R009

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 60% of areas3,051

Share 65+-3.4 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 24% of areas17.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.9 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 59% of areas73.4 %

Share foreign background-12.5 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 8% of areas8.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+10 % vs Kalmar · higher than 69% of areas384 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.4 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 60% of areas28.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+19.5 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 88% of areas77.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Kalmar · higher than 39% of areas21.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.7 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 84% of areas91.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+47.7 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 94% of areas94.9 %

Share rental housing-31.0 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 16% of areas3.6 %

Share single-family houses+43.9 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 89% of areas95.2 %

Share built before 1940+8.4 pp vs Kalmar · higher than 84% of areas22.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,859 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

1,593men

1,460women

menagewomen

0–4

105

114

5–9

109

103

10–14

124

143

15–19

20–24

25–29

101

30–34

35–39

100

113

40–44

124

45–49

102

50–54

113

55–59

108

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,718

56 %

Married1,048

34 %

Divorced215

7 %

Widowed74

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Kalmar västra 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 Sweden67 in 2011 → 71 in 2024percentile 71

Population 20252,994 in 20103,051

Economic standard, medianin 2024329 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

88.8 %turnout

SD28.5 %

S26.2 %

M19.4 %

C7.1 %

KD6.8 %

MP4.4 %

V3.6 %

L2.6 %

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 63% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Källtorpsmosmall locality2.6 km Trekantenurban area4.4 km Smedbyurban area5.5 km Förlösa kyrkbysmall locality5.8 km Ekeholmsmall locality7.0 km Lindsdalurban area7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra Smedby3.8 km Östra Smedby4.7 km Lindsdal6.9 km Krafslösa-Snurrom-Vimpeltorpet8.1 km Djurängen-Funkabo-Oxhagen9.6 km Norrliden10 km Tegelviken-Västra Malmen10 km Östra Norrgård-Östra Malmen11 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