area in Mariestad Municipality

Ekudden-Västra skogen

2,292 inhabitants · Good conditions
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the register

Facts

municipalityMariestad
population2,292
area code1493R001

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 45% of areas2,292
Share 65++7.1 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 95% of areas34.4 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.7 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 5% of areas58.4 %
Share foreign background+5.8 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 56% of areas21.1 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-2 % vs Mariestad · higher than 38% of areas337 tkr
Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+6.1 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 60% of areas28.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-5.4 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 61% of areas69.1 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-90 % vs Mariestad · higher than 96% of areas41.8 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+0.6 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 53% of areas87.7 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-10.9 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 33% of areas47.5 %
Share rental housing+2.2 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 54% of areas22.9 %
Share of housing co-ops+7.5 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 72% of areas26.7 %
Share single-family houses-3.1 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 43% of areas62.6 %
Share built before 1940-17.0 pp vs Mariestad · higher than 10% of areas0.4 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 51% of areas1,127 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

1,123men
1,158women
menagewomen
34
0–4
52
51
5–9
51
54
10–14
62
69
15–19
54
52
20–24
36
43
25–29
40
63
30–34
57
52
35–39
48
49
40–44
50
61
45–49
72
76
50–54
89
73
55–59
70
72
60–64
60
59
65–69
85
83
70–74
87
96
75–79
99
136
80+
146
marital status
Unmarried1,011
44 %
Married908
40 %
Divorced243
11 %
Widowed128
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Ekudden-Västra skogen. 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 Sweden54 in 2011 → 47 in 2024percentile 47
Population 20251,948 in 20102,292
Economic standard, medianin 2024336 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

84.5 %turnout
S38.1 %
M22.0 %
SD18.6 %
V5.0 %
C4.9 %
KD4.3 %
MP3.2 %
L3.0 %

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 53% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Mariestadurban area2.1 kmHulegårdensmall locality3.9 kmUllervadurban area6.1 kmÖsterbergasmall locality7.8 kmRingshagensmall locality8.4 kmEriksvikensmall locality8.9 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mariestad centrum-Katthavet1.4 kmGärdet-Drottninggatan1.5 kmMarieholm-Bråten1.6 kmVasavägen-Prebende2.1 kmSnuggen-Madlyckan2.7 kmNyestan-Ladukärr3.4 kmGrangärdet-Muggebo3.5 kmRadbyn-Leksberg3.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMariestad 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 Mariestad?
24,583population
396 tkrmedian income
45.6 yearsaverage age
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