Halmstad centrum västra-Galgberget västraPhoto taken 287 m from the locality centre: gtasteffe · CC BY 3.0 · licence
area in Halmstad Municipality

Halmstad centrum västra-Galgberget västra

3,708 inhabitants · Good conditions
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Facts

municipalityHalmstad
population3,708
area code1380R015

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 71% of areas3,708
Share 65+-3.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 28% of areas18.4 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+5.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 87% of areas78.6 %
Share foreign background-6.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 57% of areas21.4 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+3 % vs Halmstad · higher than 52% of areas356 tkr
Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.4 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 72% of areas33.8 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+17.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 91% of areas78.7 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Halmstad · higher than 22% of areas17.4 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+4.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 47% of areas86.9 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-40.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 12% of areas10.7 %
Share rental housing+24.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 88% of areas62.0 %
Share of housing co-ops+15.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 72% of areas26.1 %
Share single-family houses-45.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 15% of areas12.0 %
Share built before 1940+15.8 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 90% of areas26.3 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 67% of areas1,449 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

1,814men
1,897women
menagewomen
80
0–4
60
50
5–9
52
70
10–14
81
91
15–19
83
214
20–24
211
250
25–29
207
199
30–34
175
136
35–39
127
87
40–44
89
90
45–49
107
93
50–54
92
97
55–59
112
89
60–64
90
57
65–69
96
61
70–74
86
58
75–79
89
92
80+
140
marital status
Unmarried2,334
63 %
Married751
20 %
Divorced495
13 %
Widowed130
4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Halmstad centrum västra-Galgberget västra. 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 Sweden69 in 2011 → 55 in 2024percentile 55
Population 20253,250 in 20103,708
Economic standard, medianin 2024314 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

83.4 %turnout
S27.2 %
M24.8 %
SD21.4 %
C5.6 %
V5.4 %
KD5.3 %
MP4.6 %
L4.6 %

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. Here 84% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Halmstadurban area1.7 kmHallarnasmall locality5.1 kmBjörkåssmall locality5.2 kmDalensmall locality5.5 kmOnsjösmall locality6.1 kmRöingesmall locality6.3 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Furet-Gamletull1.3 kmHalmstad centrum östra-Nyatorp västra1.4 kmAlet-Mickedala-Rotorp1.4 kmHalmstad centrum-Slottsjord-Kattegatt1.8 kmNyhem norra-Nyatorp östra2.0 kmNyhem södra2.2 kmFrennarp-Kärleken-Galgberget östra2.3 kmEngelbrekt-Östra Förstaden2.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHalmstad 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 Halmstad?
106,084population
384 tkrmedian income
42.0 yearsaverage age
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