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area in Göteborg Municipality

Ruddalen

2,722 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population2,722

area code1480R120

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 54% of areas2,722

Share 65++10.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 74% of areas27.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 57% of areas73.1 %

Share foreign background-1.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 82% of areas38.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-12 % vs Göteborg · higher than 31% of areas326 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 88% of areas45.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 28% of areas61.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 42% of areas22.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 22% of areas82.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-17.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 9% of areas6.8 %

Share rental housing-33.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 44% of areas14.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+50.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 98% of areas77.3 %

Share single-family houses-16.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 14% of areas10.1 %

Share built before 1940-8.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 10% of areas0.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 22% of areas755 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

1,315men

1,407women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

125

25–29

120

158

30–34

144

121

35–39

106

100

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

114

80+

233

marital status

Unmarried1,391

51 %

Married764

28 %

Divorced374

14 %

Widowed188

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Ruddalen. 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 Sweden44 in 2011 → 55 in 2024percentile 55

Population 20252,003 in 20102,722

Economic standard, medianin 2024309 tkr

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

78.7 %turnout

S33.7 %

SD17.6 %

M14.2 %

V11.9 %

MP7.1 %

C5.2 %

KD4.3 %

L4.1 %

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 56% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area3.0 km Västra Balltorpurban area7.0 km Asperöurban area7.1 km Sörönsmall locality7.6 km Östra Balltorpurban area7.9 km Brännöurban area8.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högsbohöjd södra660 m Kaverös660 m Grimmered930 m Högsbohöjd norra930 m Flatås västra1.0 km Högsbotorp västra1.1 km Frölunda torg västra1.2 km Frölunda torg östra1.5 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