area in Kristianstad Municipality

Fjälkinge-Arkelstorp-Bäckaskog

6,430 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKristianstad

population6,430

area code1290R004

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 93% of areas6,430

Share 65++3.1 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 71% of areas26.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.7 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 41% of areas70.4 %

Share foreign background-16.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 19% of areas10.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 48% of areas350 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.1 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 49% of areas24.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.8 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 65% of areas70.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 49% of areas24.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+9.1 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 63% of areas89.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+30.7 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 78% of areas88.5 %

Share rental housing-24.3 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 29% of areas7.5 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 19% of areas3.1 %

Share single-family houses+29.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 84% of areas93.7 %

Share built before 1940+7.9 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 89% of areas25.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,857 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

3,226men

3,210women

menagewomen

164

0–4

174

184

5–9

202

223

10–14

222

169

15–19

184

122

20–24

122

25–29

104

173

30–34

182

203

35–39

220

199

40–44

214

215

45–49

164

185

50–54

193

206

55–59

194

209

60–64

220

201

65–69

198

227

70–74

210

185

75–79

171

239

80+

260

marital status

Unmarried3,271

51 %

Married2,255

35 %

Divorced596

9 %

Widowed298

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Fjälkinge-Arkelstorp-Bäckaskog. 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 Sweden55 in 2011 → 62 in 2024percentile 62

Population 20256,275 in 20106,430

Economic standard, medianin 2024318 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

88.8 %turnout

SD37.5 %

S22.3 %

M18.2 %

KD6.6 %

C4.4 %

L3.9 %

V3.1 %

MP2.7 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Nymösmall locality1.2 km Bäckaskogurban area1.9 km Fjälkingeurban area3.4 km Vannebergaurban area4.0 km Kiabysmall locality4.2 km Kjugesmall locality5.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Viby-Rinkaby6.1 km Hammar-Hammarslund7.0 km Nosaby-Möllebacken8.1 km Gualöv-Bromölla skogen-västra centrum BromöllaBromölla8.9 km Österäng9.1 km Söder9.5 km Kulltorp-Sommarlust-Egna Hem9.7 km Östermalm9.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKristianstad 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 Kristianstad?

86,379population

378 tkrmedian income

43.0 yearsaverage age