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area in Ale Municipality

Alafors

2,098 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityAle

population2,098

area code1440R001

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 39% of areas2,098

Share 65++3.4 pp vs Ale · higher than 43% of areas21.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.4 pp vs Ale · higher than 69% of areas75.1 %

Share foreign background-10.9 pp vs Ale · higher than 41% of areas16.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Ale · higher than 70% of areas387 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Ale · higher than 16% of areas6.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.5 pp vs Ale · higher than 50% of areas24.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.2 pp vs Ale · higher than 55% of areas67.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-93 % vs Ale · higher than 36% of areas21.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.4 pp vs Ale · higher than 42% of areas86.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+1.5 pp vs Ale · higher than 48% of areas64.5 %

Share rental housing+9.3 pp vs Ale · higher than 63% of areas30.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-10.8 pp vs Ale · higher than 24% of areas4.1 %

Share single-family houses+2.0 pp vs Ale · higher than 52% of areas74.0 %

Share built before 1940+4.4 pp vs Ale · higher than 58% of areas13.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 46% of areas1,056 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

1,063men

1,054women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,088

52 %

Married705

34 %

Divorced213

10 %

Widowed93

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Alafors. 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 → 63 in 2024percentile 63

Population 20251,844 in 20102,098

Economic standard, medianin 2024334 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

85.2 %turnout

S32.9 %

SD23.3 %

M15.9 %

V7.3 %

C5.7 %

KD5.6 %

MP4.6 %

L3.9 %

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

Nödinge-Nolurban area2.5 km Häljerödsmall locality3.1 km Nyhemsmall locality3.1 km Starrkärrsmall locality3.1 km Råkärrasmall locality3.5 km Solbergsmall locality3.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Älvängen2.1 km Nol2.4 km Centrala Älvängen3.7 km Centrala Nödinge4.2 km Östra Nödinge4.2 km Norra Älvängen4.4 km Södra Nödinge5.6 km RomelandaKungälv5.7 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAle 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 Ale?

32,576population

432 tkrmedian income

40.1 yearsaverage age