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area in Kristianstad Municipality

Kristianstad centrum

2,297 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityKristianstad

population2,297

area code1290R008

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 45% of areas2,297

Share 65+-1.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 48% of areas21.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 44% of areas71.1 %

Share foreign background+13.6 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 84% of areas40.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-12 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 15% of areas297 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.6 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 54% of areas25.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 66% of areas70.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 54% of areas25.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.4 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 15% of areas79.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-55.3 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 5% of areas2.4 %

Share rental housing+51.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 96% of areas82.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+3.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 50% of areas12.6 %

Share single-family houses-61.9 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 9% of areas2.6 %

Share built before 1940+15.1 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 96% of areas32.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 16% of areas684 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

1,129men

1,168women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

116

20–24

118

25–29

103

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

134

marital status

Unmarried1,281

56 %

Married587

26 %

Divorced311

14 %

Widowed118

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Kristianstad centrum. 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 Sweden26 in 2011 → 10 in 2024percentile 10

Population 20251,978 in 20102,297

Economic standard, medianin 2024258 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

71.7 %turnout

SD26.6 %

S25.3 %

M21.6 %

V6.1 %

L5.2 %

C4.4 %

KD4.2 %

MP3.3 %

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

Kristianstadurban area1.1 km Hammarurban area3.1 km Vibyurban area5.2 km Färlövurban area5.7 km Skepparslövurban area6.0 km Balsbyurban area6.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östermalm740 m Östra Kasern-Fäladen1.2 km Vilan-Hedentorp1.2 km Söder1.7 km Kulltorp-Sommarlust-Egna Hem1.8 km Österäng2.1 km Näsby2.2 km Charlottesborg-Härlöv2.5 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