the register
Facts
municipalityMalmö
population2,031
area code1280R025
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 37% of areas2,031
Share 65+-1.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 10% of areas13.8 %
Share foreign-born-10.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 78% of areas26.0 %
Share foreign background-15.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 77% of areas33.6 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+35 % vs Malmö · higher than 92% of areas455 tkr
Share low economic standard-10.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+13.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 93% of areas52.8 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+4.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 38% of areas64.0 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-39 % vs Malmö · higher than 4% of areas10.5 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+8.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 53% of areas87.7 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-19.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas0.8 %
Share rental housing+2.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 78% of areas45.4 %
Share of housing co-ops+13.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 90% of areas48.5 %
Share single-family houses-21.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 8% of areas1.4 %
Share built before 1940+23.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 97% of areas34.8 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 3% of areas468 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Hamnen-Stortorget. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden22 in 2011 → 69 in 2024percentile 69
Population 20251,515 in 20102,031
Economic standard, medianin 2024420 tkr
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
83.9 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityMalmö MunicipalityThe 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