the register
Facts
municipalityHalmstad
population4,206
area code1380R027
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 78% of areas4,206
Share 65++8.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 84% of areas29.5 %
Share foreign-born+6.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 80% of areas27.1 %
Share foreign background+11.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 83% of areas39.3 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-9 % vs Halmstad · higher than 24% of areas314 tkr
Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-5.9 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 45% of areas23.5 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+1.8 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 36% of areas63.5 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+17 % vs Halmstad · higher than 65% of areas27.7 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-3.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 19% of areas81.3 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+7.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 42% of areas58.2 %
Share rental housing-18.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 50% of areas19.5 %
Share of housing co-ops+10.8 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 64% of areas21.4 %
Share single-family houses+8.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 45% of areas65.3 %
Share built before 1940-10.4 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 8% of areas0.1 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 86% of areas2,068 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 Vallås östra. 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 Sweden45 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34
Population 20253,911 in 20104,206
Economic standard, medianin 2024286 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
79.6 %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. Here 38% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.
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