area in Ystad Municipality

Edvinshem-Västra Sjöstaden-Åkesholm

3,395 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityYstad

population3,395

area code1286R002

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 65% of areas3,395

Share 65++0.3 pp vs Ystad · higher than 83% of areas29.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.6 pp vs Ystad · higher than 45% of areas71.3 %

Share foreign background-1.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 28% of areas12.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Ystad · higher than 53% of areas357 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 61% of areas28.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 93% of areas79.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-90 % vs Ystad · higher than 48% of areas23.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.4 pp vs Ystad · higher than 64% of areas89.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-9.3 pp vs Ystad · higher than 29% of areas41.8 %

Share rental housing0.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 60% of areas27.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+12.4 pp vs Ystad · higher than 78% of areas30.8 %

Share single-family houses-5.2 pp vs Ystad · higher than 36% of areas53.3 %

Share built before 1940-18.4 pp vs Ystad · higher than 14% of areas1.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 72% of areas1,587 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

1,602men

1,765women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

100

25–29

102

30–34

108

35–39

102

40–44

45–49

50–54

106

55–59

103

60–64

127

65–69

110

70–74

119

75–79

115

150

80+

208

marital status

Unmarried1,634

48 %

Married1,205

35 %

Divorced334

10 %

Widowed224

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Edvinshem-Västra Sjöstaden-Åkesholm. 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 Sweden78 in 2011 → 75 in 2024percentile 75

Population 20252,455 in 20103,395

Economic standard, medianin 2024338 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

89.1 %turnout

S29.9 %

M24.7 %

SD24.6 %

KD5.7 %

L4.9 %

C4.4 %

MP2.4 %

V2.3 %

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

Ystadurban area2.6 km Bjäresjösmall locality4.3 km Brommasmall locality4.5 km Svarteurban area4.5 km Enslighetensmall locality6.7 km Snårestadsmall locality7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bellevue1.4 km Gamla staden-Gjuteriet1.8 km Egna hem-Solbacken2.0 km Ystad östra5.1 km Ystad norra-Hedeskoga-Stora Herrestad5.1 km Vallösa-Skårby-Svarte8.7 km Köpingebro-Nybrostrand9.7 km RydsgårdSkurup13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityYstad 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 Ystad?

32,106population

404 tkrmedian income

46.5 yearsaverage age