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area in Malmö Municipality

Östra Sorgenfri syd

3,072 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population3,072

area code1280R091

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 60% of areas3,072

Share 65+-1.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 10% of areas13.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 86% of areas78.3 %

Share foreign background-11.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 82% of areas38.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Malmö · higher than 29% of areas323 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 86% of areas44.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 22% of areas60.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 18% of areas16.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 23% of areas82.4 %

Housing

Share rental housing-35.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 29% of areas7.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+55.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 99% of areas91.1 %

Share built before 1940-1.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 46% of areas9.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 25% of areas785 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

1,504men

1,596women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

120

179

25–29

211

250

30–34

262

191

35–39

193

140

40–44

118

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,190

71 %

Married444

14 %

Divorced369

12 %

Widowed75

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Östra Sorgenfri syd. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

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 Sweden31 in 2011 → 30 in 2024percentile 30

Population 20253,036 in 20103,072

Economic standard, medianin 2024286 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

79.5 %turnout

V29.2 %

S25.9 %

SD13.4 %

MP13.2 %

M8.4 %

C3.4 %

L3.0 %

KD1.9 %

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 area330 m Iredsbosmall locality5.7 km Lindesnässmall locality6.1 km Sollidensmall locality6.3 km Sunnanåsmall locality6.7 km Burlövs egnahemurban area6.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Sorgenfri norr310 m Västra Sorgenfri öst670 m Annelund-Lönngården670 m Örtagården norr720 m Möllevången öst720 m Sofielund norr810 m Sorgenfri norr840 m Möllevången920 m

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