area in Kristianstad Municipality

Östermalm

3,958 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKristianstad

population3,958

area code1290R022

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 75% of areas3,958

Share 65+-2.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 44% of areas21.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 43% of areas70.9 %

Share foreign background0.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 68% of areas26.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-2 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 33% of areas329 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 65% of areas30.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+19.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 96% of areas81.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 59% of areas26.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 35% of areas84.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-55.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 5% of areas2.3 %

Share rental housing+39.8 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 92% of areas71.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+15.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 70% of areas24.7 %

Share single-family houses-61.9 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 9% of areas2.7 %

Share built before 1940+18.9 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 98% of areas36.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 66% of areas1,412 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

1,860men

2,116women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

244

20–24

269

210

25–29

255

206

30–34

176

151

35–39

106

40–44

45–49

50–54

109

55–59

112

60–64

128

65–69

70–74

110

75–79

119

80+

203

marital status

Unmarried2,479

63 %

Married805

20 %

Divorced490

12 %

Widowed182

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Östermalm. 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 Sweden52 in 2011 → 28 in 2024percentile 28

Population 20253,697 in 20103,958

Economic standard, medianin 2024285 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

80.9 %turnout

S26.3 %

M24.7 %

SD22.4 %

L6.1 %

KD5.9 %

V5.6 %

C4.5 %

MP2.9 %

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 area1.6 km Hammarurban area2.3 km Vibyurban area4.5 km Balsbyurban area5.9 km Färlövurban area6.4 km Skepparslövurban area6.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kristianstad centrum740 m Söder1.1 km Östra Kasern-Fäladen1.3 km Vilan-Hedentorp1.6 km Kulltorp-Sommarlust-Egna Hem1.7 km Österäng1.7 km Näsby2.6 km Hammar-Hammarslund2.8 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