area in Göteborg Municipality

Lövgärdet

8,223 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population8,223

area code1480R098

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 97% of areas8,223

Share 65+-3.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas12.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 73% of areas75.8 %

Share foreign background+46.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas86.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-32 % vs Göteborg · higher than 3% of areas251 tkr

Share low economic standard+24.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas39.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-25.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 13% of areas15.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 29% of areas61.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 64% of areas27.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-25.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 1% of areas57.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-18.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas5.8 %

Share rental housing+37.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas85.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-18.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 37% of areas7.9 %

Share single-family houses-16.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 14% of areas9.7 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,848 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

4,270men

3,959women

menagewomen

303

0–4

274

322

5–9

264

309

10–14

278

301

15–19

277

299

20–24

295

393

25–29

369

335

30–34

307

304

35–39

270

291

40–44

276

270

45–49

247

246

50–54

227

192

55–59

189

192

60–64

167

168

65–69

145

136

70–74

128

111

75–79

129

80+

117

marital status

Unmarried4,452

54 %

Married2,452

30 %

Divorced1,094

13 %

Widowed216

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Lövgärdet. 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 Sweden2 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20257,132 in 20108,223

Economic standard, medianin 2024219 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

55.3 %turnout

S42.0 %

V18.3 %

SD12.8 %

M7.3 %

MP3.8 %

C3.0 %

KD1.5 %

L1.3 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Surteurban area2.9 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area2.9 km Hallerödsmall locality3.7 km Rösbosmall locality3.9 km Angeredurban area4.5 km Djupedal Södrasmall locality5.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gårdsten sydvästra1.3 km SurteAle1.6 km Gårdsten nordöstra1.9 km Rannebergen norra2.1 km Rannebergen södra2.3 km Angered centrum-Agnesberg3.3 km Kärra Gerrebacka3.4 km Hammarkullen centrala3.8 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