area in Malmö Municipality

Lorensborg

4,999 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population4,999

area code1280R046

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 86% of areas4,999

Share 65++1.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 20% of areas16.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 85% of areas78.2 %

Share foreign background+11.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 93% of areas61.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-22 % vs Malmö · higher than 5% of areas262 tkr

Share low economic standard+15.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 96% of areas35.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-11.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 59% of areas27.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 20% of areas59.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Malmö · higher than 62% of areas27.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 7% of areas73.3 %

Housing

Share rental housing+24.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 90% of areas67.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-3.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 79% of areas31.9 %

Share single-family houses-22.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 2% of areas0.1 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 50% of areas1,114 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

2,429men

2,554women

menagewomen

147

0–4

158

139

5–9

152

132

10–14

140

137

15–19

141

160

20–24

167

199

25–29

217

237

30–34

213

228

35–39

228

158

40–44

161

148

45–49

127

50–54

128

112

55–59

138

136

60–64

125

123

65–69

117

70–74

75–79

80+

163

marital status

Unmarried2,915

58 %

Married1,161

23 %

Divorced769

15 %

Widowed152

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Lorensborg. 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 Sweden9 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20254,312 in 20104,999

Economic standard, medianin 2024229 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

70.8 %turnout

S35.1 %

SD19.1 %

V13.7 %

M10.8 %

MP5.7 %

C3.8 %

KD3.5 %

L3.1 %

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 area2.6 km Almlundasmall locality5.3 km Skumparpurban area5.5 km Bunkeflostrandurban area5.8 km Iredsbosmall locality6.3 km Tygelsjöurban area7.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bellevuegården väst480 m Bellevuegården öst600 m Stadion-Borgmästaregården710 m Mellanheden-Solbacken710 m Dammfri720 m Kronborg-Pildammsparken-Teatern850 m Ärtholmen-Södertorp-Gröndal990 m Kroksbäck väst1.0 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