the register
Facts
municipalityMalmö
population4,798
area code1280R061
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 84% of areas4,798
Share 65+-6.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas9.4 %
Share foreign-born-17.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 64% of areas18.9 %
Share foreign background-24.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 64% of areas24.8 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+22 % vs Malmö · higher than 81% of areas412 tkr
Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+21.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 97% of areas61.0 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-2.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 13% of areas56.5 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-33 % vs Malmö · higher than 5% of areas11.4 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+11.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 75% of areas90.4 %
HousingShare rental housing-1.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 75% of areas41.9 %
Share of housing co-ops+19.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 92% of areas55.2 %
Share single-family houses-22.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 2% of areas0.1 %
Share built before 1940+35.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 100% of areas46.8 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 40% of areas965 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 (3 statistical areas) that make up Rörsjöstaden. 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 Sweden66 in 2011 → 61 in 2024percentile 61
Population 20254,207 in 20104,798
Economic standard, medianin 2024346 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
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
88.5 %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
area in Malmö Municipality