area in Malmö Municipality

Sofielund norr

5,367 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population5,367

area code1280R066

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 88% of areas5,367

Share 65+-5.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas9.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 87% of areas78.6 %

Share foreign background-6.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 86% of areas42.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-16 % vs Malmö · higher than 10% of areas284 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 93% of areas30.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 87% of areas45.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 24% of areas60.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 28% of areas18.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 14% of areas79.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-7.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 13% of areas12.2 %

Share rental housing+12.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 85% of areas55.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 76% of areas29.3 %

Share single-family houses-7.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 17% of areas15.4 %

Share built before 1940+18.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 95% of areas30.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 33% of areas879 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

2,580men

2,768women

menagewomen

130

0–4

121

130

5–9

127

116

10–14

131

143

15–19

125

159

20–24

207

286

25–29

368

343

30–34

380

279

35–39

307

231

40–44

246

196

45–49

173

134

50–54

124

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried3,800

71 %

Married891

17 %

Divorced576

11 %

Widowed100

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Sofielund norr. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden7 in 2011 → 10 in 2024percentile 10

Population 20254,936 in 20105,367

Economic standard, medianin 2024251 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

75.8 %turnout

V38.2 %

S23.4 %

MP14.9 %

SD7.6 %

M6.0 %

C3.8 %

L2.5 %

KD1.2 %

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 area630 m Iredsbosmall locality5.4 km Skumparpurban area6.4 km Lindesnässmall locality6.5 km Almlundasmall locality6.7 km Sollidensmall locality6.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Möllevången310 m Möllevången syd560 m Annelund-Lönngården580 m Möllevången öst590 m Södra Sofielund610 m Södervärn-Allmänna sjukhuset-Flensburg750 m Östra Sorgenfri syd810 m Möllevången väst870 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