area in Ystad Municipality

Ystad östra

4,720 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityYstad

population4,720

area code1286R010

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 83% of areas4,720

Share 65++6.1 pp vs Ystad · higher than 96% of areas35.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.9 pp vs Ystad · higher than 32% of areas68.6 %

Share foreign background+5.1 pp vs Ystad · higher than 50% of areas19.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Ystad · higher than 24% of areas315 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.1 pp vs Ystad · higher than 47% of areas23.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.2 pp vs Ystad · higher than 62% of areas69.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Ystad · higher than 84% of areas33.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.3 pp vs Ystad · higher than 37% of areas85.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-30.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 18% of areas21.0 %

Share rental housing+22.9 pp vs Ystad · higher than 81% of areas50.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+7.7 pp vs Ystad · higher than 71% of areas26.0 %

Share single-family houses-34.5 pp vs Ystad · higher than 22% of areas24.0 %

Share built before 1940-1.0 pp vs Ystad · higher than 75% of areas18.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 83% of areas1,949 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

2,246men

2,476women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

110

10–14

108

15–19

105

144

20–24

124

154

25–29

122

139

30–34

103

120

35–39

128

133

40–44

111

118

45–49

114

125

50–54

152

124

55–59

164

140

60–64

178

158

65–69

207

156

70–74

190

182

75–79

220

80+

343

marital status

Unmarried2,233

47 %

Married1,402

30 %

Divorced728

15 %

Widowed361

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Ystad östra. 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 Sweden40 in 2011 → 36 in 2024percentile 36

Population 20254,010 in 20104,720

Economic standard, medianin 2024304 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

83.5 %turnout

S27.9 %

SD26.4 %

M21.5 %

KD6.4 %

L4.9 %

C4.4 %

V4.3 %

MP3.4 %

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. Here 75% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ystadurban area2.5 km Stora Herrestadurban area4.1 km Brommasmall locality4.8 km Köpingebrourban area4.9 km Nybrostrandurban area5.1 km Stora Köpingesmall locality6.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ystad norra-Hedeskoga-Stora Herrestad2.9 km Egna hem-Solbacken3.2 km Gamla staden-Gjuteriet3.6 km Bellevue3.6 km Köpingebro-Nybrostrand4.6 km Edvinshem-Västra Sjöstaden-Åkesholm5.1 km Vallösa-Skårby-Svarte12 km Tomelilla södraTomelilla13 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