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area in Malmö Municipality

Östervärn-Ellstorp

5,180 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population5,180

area code1280R089

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 87% of areas5,180

Share 65+-7.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 2% of areas8.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+5.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 97% of areas82.4 %

Share foreign background-7.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 85% of areas42.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Malmö · higher than 43% of areas344 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 84% of areas42.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+9.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 58% of areas68.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 12% of areas14.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 15% of areas79.5 %

Housing

Share rental housing+8.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 82% of areas51.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+12.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 90% of areas47.5 %

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

Share built before 1940+28.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 98% of areas39.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 43% of areas1,008 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

2,617men

2,570women

menagewomen

117

0–4

118

5–9

10–14

15–19

195

20–24

254

422

25–29

456

472

30–34

421

322

35–39

252

200

40–44

163

164

45–49

127

50–54

114

55–59

111

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried3,851

74 %

Married715

14 %

Divorced545

11 %

Widowed70

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Östervärn-Ellstorp. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden19 in 2011 → 30 in 2024percentile 30

Population 20254,929 in 20105,180

Economic standard, medianin 2024293 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

76.4 %turnout

S27.6 %

V17.6 %

M15.0 %

SD15.0 %

MP10.1 %

C5.2 %

L4.4 %

KD2.6 %

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 area5.5 km Sunnanåsmall locality6.1 km Nordanåurban area6.3 km Sollidensmall locality6.8 km Lindesnässmall locality6.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sorgenfri norr740 m Kirseberg syd750 m Slussen800 m Värnhem-Västra Sorgenfri810 m Rörsjöstaden1.0 km Kirsebergsstaden-Rostorp1.1 km Östra Sorgenfri norr1.3 km Gamla staden öst1.3 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