area in Göteborg Municipality

Backa Röd

2,629 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population2,629

area code1480R006

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 53% of areas2,629

Share 65+-7.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 2% of areas8.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+5.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas82.5 %

Share foreign background+35.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas75.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-28 % vs Göteborg · higher than 5% of areas265 tkr

Share low economic standard+20.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 96% of areas35.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-20.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 34% of areas20.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas52.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 67% of areas28.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-19.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 2% of areas63.5 %

Housing

Share rental housing+48.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas96.3 %

Share built before 1940-9.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 3% of areas478 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

1,333men

1,306women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

131

20–24

140

154

25–29

134

142

30–34

128

131

35–39

120

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,645

62 %

Married581

22 %

Divorced366

14 %

Widowed41

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Backa Röd. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden3 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20252,029 in 20102,629

Economic standard, medianin 2024229 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

63.4 %turnout

S36.3 %

V19.4 %

SD14.4 %

M10.6 %

MP4.1 %

KD3.0 %

C2.9 %

L2.3 %

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 51% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lerbäcksmall locality3.7 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area5.0 km Smedjeholmsmall locality5.3 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area6.8 km Bärbysmall locality6.9 km Solhemsmall locality7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Backa centrala470 m Brunnsbo norra960 m Brunnsbo torg1.1 km Skälltorp Selma Lagerlöfs torg1.1 km Backa östra1.3 km Skälltorp Åketorp2.1 km Gamlestaden västra2.2 km Tuve östra2.2 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