area in Malmö Municipality

Fosieby-Kastanjegården

1,749 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population1,749

area code1280R019

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 areas1,749

Share 65++0.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 19% of areas16.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 89% of areas79.2 %

Share foreign background+30.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 98% of areas80.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Malmö · higher than 14% of areas294 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-13.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 54% of areas26.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 22% of areas59.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 19% of areas16.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 7% of areas73.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+42.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 46% of areas63.0 %

Share rental housing-40.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 10% of areas2.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-2.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 80% of areas32.6 %

Share single-family houses+68.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 76% of areas91.0 %

Share built before 1940-10.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 14% of areas1.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 18% of areas712 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

896men

854women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried837

48 %

Married698

40 %

Divorced165

9 %

Widowed46

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Fosieby-Kastanjegården. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden13 in 2011 → 19 in 2024percentile 19

Population 20251,784 in 20101,749

Economic standard, medianin 2024295 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

71.9 %turnout

S36.5 %

M17.9 %

SD16.6 %

V10.8 %

C4.9 %

MP2.8 %

L2.5 %

KD1.8 %

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

Iredsbosmall locality1.8 km Oxieurban area3.4 km Krumbysmall locality3.6 km Lindesnässmall locality4.0 km Malmöurban area4.2 km Sollidensmall locality4.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gullvik1.6 km Gullviksborg-Hermodsdal syd2.0 km Hindby2.1 km Lindängen2.1 km Jägersro öst-Stenkällan2.2 km Oxie norr2.2 km Hermodsdal-Gullviksborg2.2 km Jägersro-Almgården-Höja väst2.2 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMalmö 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 Malmö?

365,644population

369 tkrmedian income

39.0 yearsaverage age