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area in Göteborg Municipality

Masthugget övre Vegagatan

3,117 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population3,117

area code1480R104

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 61% of areas3,117

Share 65++3.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 37% of areas20.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 87% of areas78.6 %

Share foreign background-17.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 61% of areas23.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Göteborg · higher than 75% of areas397 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+10.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 93% of areas51.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 13% of areas56.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 19% of areas16.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 52% of areas87.5 %

Housing

Share rental housing+1.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 81% of areas49.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+20.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 90% of areas47.2 %

Share single-family houses-26.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 3% of areas0.1 %

Share built before 1940-6.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 19% of areas2.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 11% of areas626 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

1,496men

1,622women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

115

145

25–29

144

164

30–34

155

140

35–39

146

102

40–44

45–49

100

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

147

marital status

Unmarried2,050

66 %

Married592

19 %

Divorced360

12 %

Widowed115

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Masthugget övre Vegagatan. 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 Sweden75 in 2011 → 78 in 2024percentile 78

Population 20252,763 in 20103,117

Economic standard, medianin 2024351 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

85.7 %turnout

S28.6 %

V15.9 %

M15.1 %

MP12.1 %

SD11.4 %

L6.5 %

C6.4 %

KD2.7 %

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

Göteborgurban area3.5 km Västra Balltorpurban area8.2 km Östra Balltorpurban area8.6 km Lerbäcksmall locality9.0 km Smedjeholmsmall locality9.2 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area9.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Olivedal nordvästra200 m Olivedal Kommendantsängen460 m Masthugget Masthuggsterassen600 m Masthugget övre Bangatan640 m Olivedal Järntorget780 m Haga790 m Stigberget910 m Majorna Såggatan1.2 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