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area in Malmö Municipality

Västervång-Fridhem

2,771 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population2,771

area code1280R078

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 55% of areas2,771

Share 65++15.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 89% of areas31.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-13.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 13% of areas63.2 %

Share foreign background-28.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 57% of areas21.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+42 % vs Malmö · higher than 95% of areas478 tkr

Share low economic standard-16.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+21.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 98% of areas60.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-19.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas39.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas9.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+14.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 90% of areas92.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+11.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 24% of areas31.3 %

Share rental housing-10.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 66% of areas32.2 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 81% of areas34.6 %

Share single-family houses+28.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 35% of areas51.2 %

Share built before 1940+3.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 62% of areas14.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 52% of areas1,144 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

1,312men

1,457women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

114

109

60–64

100

65–69

70–74

110

108

75–79

122

124

80+

165

marital status

Unmarried1,199

43 %

Married1,113

40 %

Divorced301

11 %

Widowed155

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västervång-Fridhem. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden95 in 2011 → 92 in 2024percentile 92

Population 20252,790 in 20102,771

Economic standard, medianin 2024477 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

90.0 %turnout

M30.9 %

S17.7 %

SD15.7 %

L9.1 %

C8.7 %

MP7.9 %

KD5.7 %

V3.4 %

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 area3.8 km Almlundasmall locality6.1 km Bunkeflostrandurban area6.1 km Skumparpurban area6.5 km Iredsbosmall locality8.0 km Tygelsjöurban area8.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Rönneholm930 m Mellanheden-Solbacken1.0 km Dammfri1.1 km Fågelbacken1.6 km Bellevuegården väst1.7 km Lorensborg1.7 km Hästhagen-Kronprinsen1.8 km Malmöhus1.9 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