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area in Göteborg Municipality

Bergsjön södra

2,941 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population2,941

area code1480R013

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 58% of areas2,941

Share 65+-8.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 2% of areas8.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 83% of areas77.6 %

Share foreign background+50.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 100% of areas90.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-28 % vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas267 tkr

Share low economic standard+22.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas37.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-20.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 34% of areas20.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 38% of areas64.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 61% of areas26.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-23.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 1% of areas59.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-16.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 9% of areas7.3 %

Share rental housing+33.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 96% of areas81.2 %

Share of housing co-ops-22.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 24% of areas4.0 %

Share single-family houses-14.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 15% of areas11.4 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 10% of areas607 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

1,489men

1,452women

menagewomen

115

0–4

114

109

5–9

115

126

10–14

113

139

15–19

120

109

20–24

112

114

25–29

131

130

30–34

111

124

35–39

129

105

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,622

55 %

Married939

32 %

Divorced322

11 %

Widowed59

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Bergsjön södra. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden0 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20252,380 in 20102,941

Economic standard, medianin 2024226 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

57.4 %turnout

S41.7 %

V20.4 %

SD8.0 %

M7.2 %

C4.4 %

KD4.1 %

MP3.9 %

L1.6 %

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 59% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Angeredurban area4.3 km Brunnegårdsmall locality4.7 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area4.7 km Kåhögurban area5.3 km Lilla Tulteredsmall locality5.3 km Jonseredurban area6.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bergsjön sydöstra710 m Bergsjön centrala730 m Utby1.1 km Bergsjön nordvästra1.5 km Kortedala nordöstra1.6 km Kortedala sydöstra1.6 km Bergsjön Rymdtorget1.7 km Mellby-BjörnekullaPartille1.8 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