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area in Lund Municipality

Lund centrala staden

15,187 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityLund

population15,187

area code1281R013

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 100% of areas15,187

Share 65++5.3 pp vs Lund · higher than 53% of areas23.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.9 pp vs Lund · higher than 83% of areas77.6 %

Share foreign background-8.2 pp vs Lund · higher than 58% of areas21.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Lund · higher than 12% of areas290 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Lund · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+8.2 pp vs Lund · higher than 99% of areas66.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.2 pp vs Lund · higher than 1% of areas34.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Lund · higher than 6% of areas11.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.9 pp vs Lund · higher than 86% of areas91.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-28.5 pp vs Lund · higher than 7% of areas4.4 %

Share rental housing+12.2 pp vs Lund · higher than 81% of areas48.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+14.6 pp vs Lund · higher than 87% of areas42.8 %

Share single-family houses-33.4 pp vs Lund · higher than 12% of areas6.6 %

Share built before 1940+24.0 pp vs Lund · higher than 97% of areas33.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 98% of areas3,642 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

6,944men

8,232women

menagewomen

176

0–4

144

163

5–9

147

186

10–14

186

297

15–19

314

1,417

20–24

2,083

731

25–29

760

464

30–34

410

333

35–39

320

286

40–44

286

290

45–49

289

359

50–54

409

387

55–59

489

363

60–64

399

335

65–69

388

354

70–74

431

325

75–79

440

478

80+

737

marital status

Unmarried9,320

61 %

Married3,728

25 %

Divorced1,624

11 %

Widowed521

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (9 statistical areas) that make up Lund centrala staden. 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 Sweden67 in 2011 → 54 in 2024percentile 54

Population 202513,441 in 201015,187

Economic standard, medianin 2024334 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

86.1 %turnout

S24.5 %

M18.8 %

MP12.2 %

L11.7 %

C9.9 %

V9.7 %

SD8.4 %

KD3.5 %

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

Lundurban area500 m Flackarpsmall locality3.0 km Bergströmshusenurban area3.5 km Vesumsmall locality4.2 km Lilla Bjällerupsmall locality4.7 km Stångbyurban area4.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Tuna-Galjevången800 m Parentesen-Ulrikedal1.0 km Möllevången1.2 km Lund väster1.3 km Nilstorp-Stampelyckan1.4 km Sparta-Ideon1.5 km Kobjer-Öresundsvägen1.6 km Vildanden1.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLund 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 Lund?

131,590population

366 tkrmedian income

39.5 yearsaverage age