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area in Helsingborg Municipality

Närlunda-Elineberg

4,336 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityHelsingborg

population4,336

area code1283R017

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 79% of areas4,336

Share 65+-1.5 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 28% of areas18.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.6 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 74% of areas75.9 %

Share foreign background+25.5 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 94% of areas64.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-24 % vs Helsingborg · higher than 5% of areas262 tkr

Share low economic standard+15.0 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 94% of areas31.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.2 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 31% of areas19.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.5 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 25% of areas60.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Helsingborg · higher than 81% of areas32.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.4 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 5% of areas69.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-30.7 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 6% of areas3.1 %

Share rental housing+41.0 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 96% of areas81.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-8.6 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 52% of areas13.7 %

Share single-family houses-36.3 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 10% of areas3.8 %

Share built before 1940+1.9 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 63% of areas14.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 63% of areas1,342 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

2,168men

2,151women

menagewomen

148

0–4

137

164

5–9

134

133

10–14

114

109

15–19

114

131

20–24

136

183

25–29

163

201

30–34

185

202

35–39

168

148

40–44

123

45–49

110

50–54

108

116

55–59

118

60–64

102

65–69

70–74

75–79

138

80+

217

marital status

Unmarried2,283

53 %

Married1,179

27 %

Divorced614

14 %

Widowed258

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Närlunda-Elineberg. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden5 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5

Population 20253,608 in 20104,336

Economic standard, medianin 2024230 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

67.4 %turnout

S42.2 %

SD26.0 %

V10.0 %

M8.9 %

MP3.0 %

C2.9 %

L2.0 %

KD1.7 %

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. Here 90% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Helsingborgurban area1.3 km Östra Ramlösasmall locality3.1 km Påarpurban area5.8 km Hjortshögsmall locality6.7 km Gantoftaurban area7.0 km Katslösasmall locality7.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Eneborg-Högaborg1.3 km Wilson park-Fältabacken1.4 km Husensjö-Sofieberg1.5 km Eskilsminne-Gustavslund norra1.8 km Rosengården östra2.1 km Planteringen-Miatorp västra2.1 km Söder-Oceanhamnen-Oljehamnen2.3 km Ramlösa-Gustavslund södra2.3 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