area in Göteborg Municipality

Backa östra

2,088 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population2,088

area code1480R007

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 areas2,088

Share 65++5.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 48% of areas21.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 78% of areas76.7 %

Share foreign background+13.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 91% of areas53.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Göteborg · higher than 69% of areas384 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-11.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 63% of areas29.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 32% of areas62.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 34% of areas20.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 24% of areas82.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+56.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 65% of areas80.5 %

Share rental housing-46.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 3% of areas0.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-9.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 58% of areas17.4 %

Share single-family houses+55.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 60% of areas81.2 %

Share built before 1940-5.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 24% of areas4.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 31% of areas848 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

1,066men

1,011women

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

Unmarried919

44 %

Married918

44 %

Divorced168

8 %

Widowed79

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Backa östra. 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 Sweden70 in 2011 → 68 in 2024percentile 68

Population 20252,104 in 20102,088

Economic standard, medianin 2024357 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

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

76.0 %turnout

S35.5 %

SD17.2 %

M17.0 %

V11.6 %

C4.9 %

L3.9 %

KD3.6 %

MP3.6 %

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 62% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lerbäcksmall locality4.4 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area5.9 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area6.3 km Smedjeholmsmall locality6.4 km Bärbysmall locality7.8 km Solhemsmall locality7.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Backa centrala900 m Gamlestaden västra940 m Skälltorp Selma Lagerlöfs torg1.2 km Backa Röd1.3 km Brunnsbo norra1.4 km Brunnsbo torg2.2 km Gamlestaden Kviberg2.3 km Skälltorp Bäckebol2.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGöteborg 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 Göteborg?

608,993population

398 tkrmedian income

39.6 yearsaverage age