area in Malmö Municipality

Västra hamnen nordväst

5,652 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population5,652

area code1280R079

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 90% of areas5,652

Share 65+-4.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 4% of areas10.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+8.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 98% of areas85.0 %

Share foreign background-5.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 86% of areas43.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+33 % vs Malmö · higher than 91% of areas449 tkr

Share low economic standard-10.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+16.9 pp vs Malmö · higher than 96% of areas56.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-12.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas47.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas8.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+10.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 60% of areas88.6 %

Housing

Share rental housing-8.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 68% of areas34.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+28.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 96% of areas64.0 %

Share single-family houses-22.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 3% of areas0.1 %

Share built before 1940-11.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 58% of areas1,251 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

2,814men

2,842women

menagewomen

165

0–4

161

103

5–9

111

10–14

15–19

119

242

20–24

269

374

25–29

404

380

30–34

350

293

35–39

254

243

40–44

213

170

45–49

159

144

50–54

142

149

55–59

126

106

60–64

120

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried3,651

65 %

Married1,347

24 %

Divorced552

10 %

Widowed98

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Västra hamnen nordväst. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden80 in 2011 → 74 in 2024percentile 74

Population 20251,650 in 20105,652

Economic standard, medianin 2024396 tkr

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

87.1 %turnout

M28.0 %

S25.6 %

SD12.1 %

C7.7 %

MP7.5 %

L7.4 %

V6.1 %

KD4.2 %

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 area5.9 km Burlövs egnahemurban area9.1 km Lommaurban area9.3 km Bunkeflostrandurban area9.6 km Almlundasmall locality9.8 km Åkarpurban area10 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra hamnen norr540 m Västra hamnen väst590 m Hamnen-Stortorget1.7 km Västra hamnen sydöst1.8 km Ribersborg1.9 km Malmöhus3.6 km Bellevue-Nya Bellevue3.6 km Västervång-Fridhem3.8 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