area in Borås Municipality

Norrby

3,952 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population3,952

area code1490R025

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 75% of areas3,952

Share 65+-8.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 6% of areas11.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 56% of areas72.9 %

Share foreign background+55.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 100% of areas90.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-42 % vs Borås · higher than 1% of areas199 tkr

Share low economic standard+40.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 100% of areas55.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 5% of areas13.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-16.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 4% of areas49.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Borås · higher than 67% of areas28.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-17.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 2% of areas63.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-45.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 3% of areas1.1 %

Share rental housing+46.5 pp vs Borås · higher than 96% of areas84.0 %

Share of housing co-ops0.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 53% of areas14.3 %

Share single-family houses-46.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 7% of areas1.1 %

Share built before 1940+13.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 90% of areas26.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 21% of areas745 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

1,992men

1,978women

menagewomen

135

0–4

132

171

5–9

162

143

10–14

149

192

15–19

139

175

20–24

177

169

25–29

177

150

30–34

146

149

35–39

112

122

40–44

130

106

45–49

112

50–54

103

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,195

56 %

Married1,145

29 %

Divorced486

12 %

Widowed128

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Norrby. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden0 in 2011 → 0 in 2024percentile 0

Population 20253,426 in 20103,952

Economic standard, medianin 2024186 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

59.3 %turnout

S53.2 %

V13.3 %

SD8.2 %

M6.9 %

MP4.2 %

C2.7 %

KD1.6 %

L1.5 %

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 77% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Boråsurban area1.3 km Rydasmall locality2.5 km Ebbaredsmall locality4.3 km Östergårdensmall locality4.6 km Örekullensmall locality5.2 km Kråkeredsmall locality5.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Byttorp-Parkstaden820 m Lugnet840 m Stadskärnan-Druvefors1.1 km Salängen1.4 km Borås centrum sydöst1.8 km Östermalm1.9 km Norrmalm norr2.1 km Bergdalen-Norrmalm väst2.1 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBorås 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 Borås?

114,872population

383 tkrmedian income

41.4 yearsaverage age