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area in Malmö Municipality

Lindängen

4,239 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population4,239

area code1280R045

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 78% of areas4,239

Share 65+-3.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 7% of areas12.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 81% of areas77.3 %

Share foreign background+33.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 98% of areas83.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-26 % vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas248 tkr

Share low economic standard+19.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 97% of areas39.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-23.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 16% of areas16.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 23% of areas60.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 35% of areas20.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-16.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas61.2 %

Housing

Share rental housing+27.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 92% of areas70.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 76% of areas29.1 %

Share single-family houses-22.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Share built before 1940-11.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 44% of areas1,024 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

2,208men

2,018women

menagewomen

172

0–4

154

152

5–9

145

127

10–14

135

129

15–19

105

154

20–24

141

172

25–29

193

203

30–34

171

185

35–39

161

169

40–44

144

139

45–49

131

50–54

129

116

55–59

102

106

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,195

52 %

Married1,317

31 %

Divorced626

15 %

Widowed98

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Lindängen. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden2 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20253,773 in 20104,239

Economic standard, medianin 2024214 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

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

57.7 %turnout

S40.5 %

SD20.2 %

V13.0 %

M9.6 %

C2.8 %

MP2.2 %

KD1.2 %

L0.7 %

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

Iredsbosmall locality2.8 km Malmöurban area3.6 km Skumparpurban area4.0 km Tygelsjöurban area4.7 km Almlundasmall locality4.7 km Krumbysmall locality4.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Almvik norr-Lindängen norr430 m Almvik syd-Lindängen syd650 m Hermodsdal-Gullviksborg970 m Söderkulla970 m Gullviksborg-Hermodsdal syd1.1 km Nydala norr1.5 km Eriksfält1.6 km Svågertorp-Lindeborg1.6 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