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area in Malmö Municipality

Gamla staden öst

6,258 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population6,258

area code1280R022

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 areas6,258

Share 65+-1.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 10% of areas13.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 90% of areas79.6 %

Share foreign background-7.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 85% of areas41.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+20 % vs Malmö · higher than 79% of areas405 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+11.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 92% of areas50.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 56% of areas68.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 15% of areas15.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 26% of areas83.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-20.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 0% of areas0.1 %

Share rental housing+18.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 88% of areas61.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+0.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 82% of areas35.8 %

Share single-family houses-22.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 5% of areas0.3 %

Share built before 1940+15.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 91% of areas26.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 61% of areas1,307 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

3,185men

3,076women

menagewomen

152

0–4

140

110

5–9

10–14

111

112

15–19

102

177

20–24

218

377

25–29

402

431

30–34

372

313

35–39

285

265

40–44

219

197

45–49

193

181

50–54

171

185

55–59

171

164

60–64

148

114

65–69

117

120

70–74

111

75–79

105

108

80+

115

marital status

Unmarried3,995

64 %

Married1,440

23 %

Divorced686

11 %

Widowed135

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Gamla staden öst. 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 Sweden38 in 2011 → 51 in 2024percentile 51

Population 20255,860 in 20106,258

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

79.9 %turnout

S27.4 %

M19.0 %

SD14.3 %

V12.1 %

MP8.0 %

C7.8 %

L6.1 %

KD3.7 %

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

Malmöurban area1.6 km Burlövs egnahemurban area6.6 km Sunnanåsmall locality7.4 km Iredsbosmall locality7.4 km Nordanåurban area7.6 km Lindesnässmall locality7.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Rörsjöstaden370 m Slussen560 m Davidshall-Lugnet770 m Värnhem-Västra Sorgenfri810 m Möllevången väst1.1 km Västra Sorgenfri öst1.2 km Östervärn-Ellstorp1.3 km Rådmansvången1.3 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