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area in Malmö Municipality

Södra Sofielund

3,614 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population3,614

area code1280R072

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 70% of areas3,614

Share 65+-5.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 4% of areas10.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 82% of areas77.5 %

Share foreign background+19.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 96% of areas68.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-39 % vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas205 tkr

Share low economic standard+27.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 99% of areas47.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 56% of areas26.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 11% of areas55.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Malmö · higher than 51% of areas24.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-12.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas64.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-18.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas1.3 %

Share rental housing+35.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 95% of areas78.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-16.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 61% of areas19.1 %

Share single-family houses-21.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 7% of areas1.3 %

Share built before 1940+15.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 91% of areas26.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 7% of areas567 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

1,860men

1,769women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

121

20–24

172

232

25–29

221

193

30–34

194

173

35–39

153

161

40–44

139

146

45–49

102

113

50–54

102

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,299

64 %

Married697

19 %

Divorced544

15 %

Widowed69

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Södra Sofielund. 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 Sweden1 in 2011 → 1 in 2024percentile 1

Population 20253,819 in 20103,614

Economic standard, medianin 2024203 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

58.6 %turnout

V31.6 %

S29.5 %

SD11.5 %

MP9.6 %

M6.1 %

C3.7 %

L1.8 %

KD1.1 %

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 area1.2 km Iredsbosmall locality4.9 km Skumparpurban area5.9 km Almlundasmall locality6.2 km Lindesnässmall locality6.3 km Sollidensmall locality6.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Heleneholm-Almhög410 m Sofielund norr610 m Augustenborg620 m Annelund-Lönngården670 m Södervärn-Allmänna sjukhuset-Flensburg820 m Möllevången850 m Eriksfält950 m Möllevången syd990 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