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area in Borås Municipality

Norrmalm norr

3,307 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population3,307

area code1490R026

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 64% of areas3,307

Share 65++0.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 39% of areas20.3 %

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

Share foreign background-3.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 75% of areas31.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Borås · higher than 34% of areas331 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 62% of areas28.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 34% of areas63.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Borås · higher than 69% of areas28.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 23% of areas82.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-35.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 12% of areas10.9 %

Share rental housing+32.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 92% of areas70.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 58% of areas17.3 %

Share single-family houses-37.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 15% of areas11.1 %

Share built before 1940-0.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 56% of areas12.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 60% of areas1,296 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

1,593men

1,713women

menagewomen

100

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

128

20–24

131

157

25–29

157

166

30–34

154

136

35–39

127

105

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

146

marital status

Unmarried1,984

60 %

Married724

22 %

Divorced458

14 %

Widowed137

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Norrmalm norr. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden49 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34

Population 20253,116 in 20103,307

Economic standard, medianin 2024282 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

82.8 %turnout

S31.2 %

SD21.3 %

M17.7 %

V7.3 %

C6.7 %

KD5.1 %

L4.7 %

MP4.0 %

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 46% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Boråsurban area1.3 km Rydasmall locality1.6 km Örekullensmall locality3.4 km Östergårdensmall locality4.5 km Ebbaredsmall locality4.9 km Hagabergsmall locality6.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sjöbo-Johannelund830 m Bergdalen-Norrmalm väst960 m Sjöbo centrum1.2 km Ryda-Alideberg-Knalleland1.4 km Sjöbo norra1.6 km Lugnet1.6 km Salängen1.8 km Hässleholmen öst norr1.9 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