the register
Facts
municipalityKristianstad
population3,754
area code1290R006
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 72% of areas3,754
Share 65+-4.7 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 29% of areas18.5 %
Share foreign-born-2.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 60% of areas17.4 %
Share foreign background-0.9 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 66% of areas25.9 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+14 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 68% of areas382 tkr
Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+5.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 66% of areas31.5 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-0.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 37% of areas63.8 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-13 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 48% of areas23.9 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+1.8 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 40% of areas85.9 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-0.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 41% of areas57.6 %
Share rental housing+2.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 68% of areas33.8 %
Share of housing co-ops-1.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 38% of areas8.0 %
Share single-family houses+19.3 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 64% of areas83.8 %
Share built before 1940-7.6 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 46% of areas9.5 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 76% of areas1,678 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hammar-Hammarslund. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden77 in 2011 → 62 in 2024percentile 62
Population 20252,736 in 20103,754
Economic standard, medianin 2024327 tkr
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
85.9 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityKristianstad MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
86,379population
378 tkrmedian income
43.0 yearsaverage age