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area in Helsingborg Municipality

Drottninghög

3,744 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityHelsingborg

population3,744

area code1283R005

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 72% of areas3,744

Share 65+-6.4 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 9% of areas13.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.2 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 72% of areas75.5 %

Share foreign background+38.9 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 97% of areas78.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-27 % vs Helsingborg · higher than 4% of areas252 tkr

Share low economic standard+20.0 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 96% of areas36.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.0 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 28% of areas18.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.4 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 45% of areas65.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Helsingborg · higher than 86% of areas34.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-19.5 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 1% of areas60.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-33.2 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 2% of areas0.6 %

Share rental housing+44.5 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 97% of areas84.9 %

Share of housing co-ops-12.1 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 44% of areas10.2 %

Share single-family houses-39.5 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 6% of areas0.6 %

Share built before 1940-12.5 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 40% of areas971 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

1,824men

1,912women

menagewomen

129

0–4

105

141

5–9

142

169

10–14

139

146

15–19

148

111

20–24

127

139

25–29

135

146

30–34

172

153

35–39

149

127

40–44

136

110

45–49

109

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,027

54 %

Married1,065

28 %

Divorced556

15 %

Widowed95

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Drottninghög. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden1 in 2011 → 3 in 2024percentile 3

Population 20253,078 in 20103,744

Economic standard, medianin 2024221 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

56.2 %turnout

S42.8 %

SD21.6 %

V13.2 %

M8.6 %

C2.9 %

MP2.3 %

KD2.2 %

L1.4 %

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

Helsingborgurban area2.4 km Ödåkraurban area4.3 km Östra Ramlösasmall locality4.7 km Hjortshögsmall locality4.9 km Hittarpurban area5.5 km Allerumurban area6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Fredriksdal-Filborna970 m Berga-Kullavägen södra1.2 km Ringstorp-Stattena1.5 km Olympia-Slottshöjden östra1.6 km Rosengården östra1.6 km Dalhem-Väla södra1.8 km Tågaborg2.1 km Wilson park-Fältabacken2.2 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHelsingborg 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 Helsingborg?

152,091population

383 tkrmedian income

41.5 yearsaverage age