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area in Malmö Municipality

Västra Kattarp

1,835 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalmö

population1,835

area code1280R083

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 30% of areas1,835

Share 65++0.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 16% of areas15.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-8.4 pp vs Malmö · higher than 30% of areas68.2 %

Share foreign background+12.1 pp vs Malmö · higher than 93% of areas61.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-5 % vs Malmö · higher than 26% of areas318 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.8 pp vs Malmö · higher than 75% of areas35.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-8.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 5% of areas50.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Malmö · higher than 23% of areas17.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-6.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 6% of areas71.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+51.5 pp vs Malmö · higher than 55% of areas71.6 %

Share rental housing-40.3 pp vs Malmö · higher than 12% of areas2.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-10.7 pp vs Malmö · higher than 69% of areas24.7 %

Share single-family houses+59.2 pp vs Malmö · higher than 61% of areas82.0 %

Share built before 1940+20.0 pp vs Malmö · higher than 96% of areas31.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 9% of areas601 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

935men

889women

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

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried979

53 %

Married622

34 %

Divorced177

10 %

Widowed55

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra Kattarp. 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 Sweden16 in 2011 → 19 in 2024percentile 19

Population 20251,667 in 20101,835

Economic standard, medianin 2024294 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

69.7 %turnout

S35.0 %

V16.0 %

SD14.0 %

M11.0 %

MP9.8 %

C3.3 %

KD2.2 %

L1.8 %

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 area2.0 km Iredsbosmall locality4.1 km Lindesnässmall locality4.6 km Sollidensmall locality5.0 km Oxieurban area5.3 km Krumbysmall locality6.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Örtagården syd-Herrgården syd420 m Hindby430 m Herrgården norr730 m Persborg-Törnrosen820 m Jägersro-Almgården-Höja väst920 m Gullvik1.0 km Augustenborg1.1 km Örtagården norr1.1 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