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area in Malmö Municipality

Västra hamnen norr

2,061 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population2,061

area code1280R080

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 38% of areas2,061

Share 65+-10.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 1% of areas5.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+6.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 97% of areas82.7 %

Share foreign background-8.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 85% of areas41.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+37 % vs Malmö · higher than 93% of areas461 tkr

Share low economic standard-9.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+16.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 96% of areas56.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 67% of areas70.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 5% of areas11.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+9.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 48% of areas87.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-17.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 5% of areas3.1 %

Share rental housing+40.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 96% of areas83.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-24.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 46% of areas11.1 %

Share single-family houses-22.6 pp vs Malmö · higher than 4% of areas0.1 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 1% of areas382 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

1,027men

1,035women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

120

25–29

129

148

30–34

161

139

35–39

140

100

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,360

66 %

Married506

25 %

Divorced177

9 %

Widowed15

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra hamnen 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden94 in 2011 → 66 in 2024percentile 66

Population 20250 in 20102,061

Economic standard, medianin 2024364 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

85.7 %turnout

S25.7 %

M21.5 %

SD12.8 %

MP11.4 %

V10.0 %

C6.6 %

L6.5 %

KD3.7 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Malmöurban area5.5 km Burlövs egnahemurban area8.6 km Lommaurban area8.8 km Åkarpurban area9.6 km Bunkeflostrandurban area9.8 km Almlundasmall locality9.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra hamnen nordväst540 m Västra hamnen väst1.1 km Västra hamnen sydöst1.3 km Hamnen-Stortorget1.4 km Ribersborg2.4 km Malmöhus3.3 km Västervång-Fridhem3.8 km Rönneholm3.8 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