area in Kungälv Municipality

Kungälv kust

7,565 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKungälv

population7,565

area code1482R006

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 96% of areas7,565

Share 65++6.5 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 76% of areas27.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.9 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 31% of areas68.4 %

Share foreign background-7.6 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 7% of areas7.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+6 % vs Kungälv · higher than 86% of areas428 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.6 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 68% of areas31.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.4 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 70% of areas71.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Kungälv · higher than 32% of areas20.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.3 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 90% of areas92.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+27.4 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 74% of areas86.3 %

Share rental housing-13.4 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 20% of areas4.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-13.7 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 34% of areas6.7 %

Share single-family houses+23.9 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 77% of areas91.6 %

Share built before 1940+1.8 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 46% of areas9.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 100% of areas4,405 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

3,829men

3,744women

menagewomen

193

0–4

189

5–9

190

172

10–14

171

200

15–19

214

138

20–24

102

25–29

182

30–34

216

234

35–39

229

192

40–44

189

194

45–49

177

262

50–54

257

336

55–59

304

380

60–64

385

311

65–69

291

238

70–74

232

238

75–79

238

268

80+

267

marital status

Unmarried3,251

43 %

Married3,305

44 %

Divorced706

9 %

Widowed302

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (6 statistical areas) that make up Kungälv kust. 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 Sweden82 in 2011 → 90 in 2024percentile 90

Population 20256,538 in 20107,565

Economic standard, medianin 2024415 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

90.6 %turnout

M23.5 %

S23.2 %

SD23.0 %

KD7.6 %

C7.2 %

L6.0 %

MP4.8 %

V3.5 %

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 69% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Arvidsvikurban area2.6 km Barlindsmall locality2.9 km Marstrandurban area2.9 km Åstolsmall locality6.1 km Stora Dyrönsmall locality6.2 km Myggstadsmall locality6.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kungälv centrala landsbygden12 km Skärhamn norraTjörn14 km Björkö-KalvsundÖckerö15 km Kode16 km Ytterby krans16 km BjörlandaGöteborg16 km Tjörn sydvästTjörn16 km JörlandaStenungsund17 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