the register
Facts
municipalityHalmstad
population3,267
area code1380R007
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 63% of areas3,267
Share 65+-8.4 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 8% of areas13.0 %
Share foreign-born+0.6 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 70% of areas21.1 %
Share foreign background-0.4 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 69% of areas27.5 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-17 % vs Halmstad · higher than 10% of areas286 tkr
Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 83% of areas21.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-0.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 61% of areas29.1 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-6.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 11% of areas55.2 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-15 % vs Halmstad · higher than 32% of areas20.0 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-0.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 32% of areas84.5 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-33.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 16% of areas17.4 %
Share rental housing+31.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 91% of areas68.5 %
Share of housing co-ops+1.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 48% of areas11.8 %
Share single-family houses-39.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 19% of areas17.9 %
Share built before 1940+22.9 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 97% of areas33.4 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 45% of areas1,040 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 Engelbrekt-Östra Förstaden. 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 20243 · Average
Relative position in Sweden48 in 2011 → 25 in 2024percentile 25
Population 20253,000 in 20103,267
Economic standard, medianin 2024283 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
84.9 %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 municipalityHalmstad MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
106,084population
384 tkrmedian income
42.0 yearsaverage age