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area in Malmö Municipality

Rörsjöstaden

4,798 inhabitants · Good conditions

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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

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 84% of areas4,798

Share 65+-6.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas9.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 95% of areas81.3 %

Share foreign background-24.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 64% of areas24.8 %

Economy

Median 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 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+20.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 97% of areas59.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 13% of areas56.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 5% of areas11.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+12.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 75% of areas90.4 %

Housing

Share 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 %

Transport

Passenger 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

2,324men

2,485women

menagewomen

157

0–4

135

114

5–9

118

10–14

15–19

109

20–24

154

214

25–29

323

329

30–34

331

278

35–39

255

193

40–44

203

156

45–49

149

148

50–54

161

139

55–59

133

60–64

107

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried3,339

70 %

Married1,014

21 %

Divorced391

8 %

Widowed56

1 %

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

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 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 — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

87.3 %turnout

S26.1 %

V19.6 %

MP16.1 %

M12.5 %

SD8.6 %

C7.6 %

L5.7 %

KD2.2 %

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 area1.3 km Burlövs egnahemurban area6.5 km Sunnanåsmall locality7.1 km Iredsbosmall locality7.1 km Nordanåurban area7.4 km Lindesnässmall locality7.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gamla staden öst370 m Värnhem-Västra Sorgenfri440 m Slussen510 m Davidshall-Lugnet830 m Västra Sorgenfri öst910 m Möllevången väst950 m Östervärn-Ellstorp1.0 km Sorgenfri norr1.1 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