area in Kungälv Municipality

Kungälv centrala

8,804 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKungälv

population8,804

area code1482R004

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 areas8,804

Share 65++8.3 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 83% of areas29.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.0 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 51% of areas72.3 %

Share foreign background+2.2 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 45% of areas17.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Kungälv · higher than 65% of areas377 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.1 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 63% of areas29.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.0 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 75% of areas72.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Kungälv · higher than 65% of areas27.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.5 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 62% of areas88.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-34.1 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 20% of areas24.8 %

Share rental housing+14.3 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 66% of areas32.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+19.5 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 85% of areas39.9 %

Share single-family houses-38.5 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 24% of areas29.1 %

Share built before 1940+3.7 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 53% of areas11.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,649 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

4,214men

4,609women

menagewomen

165

0–4

171

161

5–9

166

177

10–14

153

220

15–19

196

284

20–24

292

377

25–29

293

330

30–34

310

279

35–39

231

211

40–44

188

190

45–49

230

251

50–54

255

260

55–59

274

280

60–64

289

229

65–69

281

208

70–74

288

211

75–79

345

381

80+

647

marital status

Unmarried4,356

49 %

Married2,817

32 %

Divorced1,008

11 %

Widowed631

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Kungälv centrala. 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 Sweden68 in 2011 → 63 in 2024percentile 63

Population 20256,656 in 20108,804

Economic standard, medianin 2024352 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

86.7 %turnout

S32.1 %

M20.2 %

SD19.6 %

V5.8 %

KD5.8 %

L5.4 %

C5.3 %

MP4.6 %

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 72% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Kungälvurban area2.5 km Rörmossensmall locality3.2 km Banken, Löstorp och Rävsalurban area3.4 km Sannersmall locality3.7 km Illekärrsmall locality3.8 km Gammaltorpsmall locality3.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Komarken norra1.8 km Komarken södra2.2 km Ytterby centrala3.6 km BohusAle3.8 km Södra NödingeAle4.0 km Centrala NödingeAle4.5 km Kungälv norra4.5 km Kungälv nordöstra landsbygden4.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKungälv 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 Kungälv?

50,313population

450 tkrmedian income

42.1 yearsaverage age