area in Göteborg Municipality

Olskroken

5,765 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population5,765

area code1480R113

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 91% of areas5,765

Share 65++1.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 23% of areas17.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 59% of areas73.5 %

Share foreign background-10.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 72% of areas29.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Göteborg · higher than 66% of areas379 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 82% of areas40.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 46% of areas66.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 44% of areas22.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 39% of areas85.6 %

Housing

Share rental housing+24.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 92% of areas71.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 74% of areas27.6 %

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

Share built before 1940+25.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas34.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 59% of areas1,278 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

2,756men

3,019women

menagewomen

120

0–4

120

5–9

10–14

15–19

172

20–24

216

343

25–29

409

410

30–34

373

263

35–39

223

184

40–44

181

151

45–49

162

164

50–54

160

156

55–59

166

138

60–64

181

116

65–69

156

107

70–74

140

75–79

129

80+

160

marital status

Unmarried3,826

67 %

Married1,040

18 %

Divorced734

13 %

Widowed150

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Olskroken. 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 Sweden56 in 2011 → 57 in 2024percentile 57

Population 20255,732 in 20105,765

Economic standard, medianin 2024333 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

83.6 %turnout

S31.1 %

M16.9 %

V15.1 %

SD14.6 %

MP6.8 %

L5.0 %

C4.7 %

KD3.7 %

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 area6.2 km Lerbäcksmall locality7.1 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area8.5 km Smedjeholmsmall locality8.7 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area8.8 km Stora Bråtasmall locality9.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Lunden västra620 m Redbergslid650 m Lunden Danska vägen710 m Stampen västra1.2 km Stampen östra1.2 km Lunden östra-Härlanda1.2 km Bagaregården1.2 km Överås1.4 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