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area in Malmö Municipality

Sorgenfri norr

3,001 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population3,001

area code1280R067

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 59% of areas3,001

Share 65++0.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 19% of areas16.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 85% of areas78.2 %

Share foreign background+10.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 93% of areas59.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-45 % vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas185 tkr

Share low economic standard+21.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 98% of areas41.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 70% of areas33.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-16.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 2% of areas43.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 13% of areas14.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 6% of areas72.4 %

Housing

Share rental housing+35.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 95% of areas78.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-16.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 60% of areas18.7 %

Share single-family houses-22.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas0.0 %

Share built before 1940-9.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 16% of areas1.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 3% of areas453 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

1,416men

1,583women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

241

20–24

386

235

25–29

288

178

30–34

136

129

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

109

marital status

Unmarried2,053

68 %

Married414

14 %

Divorced435

14 %

Widowed100

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Sorgenfri 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden7 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20251,840 in 20103,001

Economic standard, medianin 2024215 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

70.9 %turnout

S29.7 %

V19.5 %

SD15.2 %

M11.9 %

MP8.5 %

L4.9 %

C4.3 %

KD1.7 %

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. Here 58% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Malmöurban area930 m Burlövs egnahemurban area6.0 km Sunnanåsmall locality6.2 km Lindesnässmall locality6.3 km Sollidensmall locality6.4 km Iredsbosmall locality6.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Sorgenfri norr580 m Värnhem-Västra Sorgenfri700 m Östervärn-Ellstorp740 m Östra Sorgenfri syd840 m Västra Sorgenfri öst870 m Emilstorp-Östra kyrkogården-Apelgården980 m Kirseberg syd1.1 km Rörsjöstaden1.1 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