area in Malmö Municipality

Gamla Limhamn

5,875 inhabitants · Good conditions
the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö
population5,875
area code1280R021

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 91% of areas5,875
Share 65++2.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 28% of areas18.3 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 72% of areas75.6 %
Share foreign background-25.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 62% of areas23.6 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+16 % vs Malmö · higher than 73% of areas391 tkr
Share low economic standard-9.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 87% of areas45.0 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+1.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 25% of areas60.9 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 31% of areas19.8 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+9.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 51% of areas87.4 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+23.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 31% of areas43.9 %
Share rental housing-10.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 67% of areas32.9 %
Share of housing co-ops-13.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 65% of areas21.8 %
Share single-family houses+21.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 31% of areas44.3 %
Share built before 1940+16.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 93% of areas28.0 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 84% of areas1,995 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

2,864men
3,005women
menagewomen
130
0–4
126
151
5–9
174
183
10–14
202
206
15–19
182
145
20–24
146
174
25–29
137
192
30–34
192
194
35–39
188
174
40–44
211
200
45–49
224
222
50–54
232
182
55–59
215
194
60–64
206
149
65–69
161
153
70–74
156
104
75–79
116
111
80+
137
marital status
Unmarried3,233
55 %
Married1,753
30 %
Divorced747
13 %
Widowed145
2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Gamla Limhamn. 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 Sweden66 in 2011 → 53 in 2024percentile 53
Population 20255,508 in 20105,875
Economic standard, medianin 2024374 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

84.8 %turnout
M25.2 %
S24.1 %
SD21.8 %
L7.6 %
C6.5 %
MP5.7 %
V4.7 %
KD3.2 %

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

nearest

Neighbouring areas

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.

365,644population
369 tkrmedian income
39.0 yearsaverage age