the register
Facts
municipalityMalmö
population2,936
area code1280R040
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 58% of areas2,936
Share 65++6.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 49% of areas22.1 %
Share foreign-born-5.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 84% of areas30.3 %
Share foreign background-6.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 86% of areas42.6 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+15 % vs Malmö · higher than 71% of areas387 tkr
Share low economic standard-9.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+8.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 88% of areas47.5 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+3.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 34% of areas63.0 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-12 % vs Malmö · higher than 14% of areas15.0 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+6.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 40% of areas85.8 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+41.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 45% of areas61.5 %
Share rental housing-42.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas0.3 %
Share of housing co-ops+2.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 84% of areas37.7 %
Share single-family houses+38.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 42% of areas61.5 %
Share built before 1940-8.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 22% of areas3.4 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 48% of areas1,083 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 (2 statistical areas) that make up Kroksbäck väst. 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 Sweden77 in 2011 → 57 in 2024percentile 57
Population 20252,572 in 20102,936
Economic standard, medianin 2024358 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
85.8 %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