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area in Malmö Municipality

Värnhem-Västra Sorgenfri

7,257 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population7,257

area code1280R077

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 95% of areas7,257

Share 65+-6.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 2% of areas8.6 %

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

Share foreign background-3.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 87% of areas45.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Malmö · higher than 58% of areas365 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+10.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 91% of areas49.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 31% of areas62.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 10% of areas13.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 25% of areas82.9 %

Housing

Share rental housing+25.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 91% of areas68.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 75% of areas28.9 %

Share single-family houses-22.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 6% of areas0.8 %

Share built before 1940+11.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 86% of areas23.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 57% of areas1,232 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

3,565men

3,696women

menagewomen

249

0–4

236

176

5–9

174

179

10–14

152

149

15–19

150

177

20–24

239

389

25–29

457

544

30–34

572

456

35–39

443

312

40–44

310

235

45–49

202

189

50–54

143

116

55–59

144

112

60–64

133

65–69

115

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried4,936

68 %

Married1,483

20 %

Divorced736

10 %

Widowed97

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Värnhem-Västra Sorgenfri. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden26 in 2011 → 27 in 2024percentile 27

Population 20254,887 in 20107,257

Economic standard, medianin 2024299 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

77.4 %turnout

S27.0 %

V24.3 %

MP13.3 %

M12.3 %

SD8.8 %

C5.7 %

L4.2 %

KD2.1 %

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. Here 83% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Malmöurban area950 m Burlövs egnahemurban area6.4 km Iredsbosmall locality6.8 km Sunnanåsmall locality6.8 km Lindesnässmall locality7.0 km Sollidensmall locality7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Rörsjöstaden440 m Västra Sorgenfri öst620 m Sorgenfri norr700 m Slussen740 m Östra Sorgenfri norr800 m Gamla staden öst810 m Östervärn-Ellstorp810 m Möllevången väst880 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