area in Lidköping Municipality

Gamla Staden

6,856 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityLidköping

population6,856

area code1494R001

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 95% of areas6,856

Share 65+-0.5 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 62% of areas24.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.9 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 58% of areas73.2 %

Share foreign background+16.7 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 75% of areas31.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Lidköping · higher than 27% of areas319 tkr

Share low economic standard+9.0 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.8 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 20% of areas17.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.6 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 90% of areas78.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Lidköping · higher than 96% of areas42.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.4 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 18% of areas80.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-46.0 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 13% of areas12.4 %

Share rental housing+26.4 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 82% of areas50.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+23.0 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 83% of areas36.3 %

Share single-family houses-47.9 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 16% of areas13.5 %

Share built before 1940+2.8 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 73% of areas17.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 97% of areas3,047 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

3,467men

3,408women

menagewomen

127

0–4

129

146

5–9

115

123

10–14

110

162

15–19

137

286

20–24

284

395

25–29

289

373

30–34

237

256

35–39

188

178

40–44

155

157

45–49

160

178

50–54

196

183

55–59

200

187

60–64

222

186

65–69

199

150

70–74

182

161

75–79

214

219

80+

391

marital status

Unmarried3,951

58 %

Married1,581

23 %

Divorced889

13 %

Widowed427

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Gamla Staden. 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 Sweden21 in 2011 → 19 in 2024percentile 19

Population 20256,507 in 20106,856

Economic standard, medianin 2024277 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

79.0 %turnout

S35.1 %

SD22.4 %

M15.8 %

V7.5 %

C4.9 %

KD4.8 %

L4.4 %

MP3.3 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lidköpingurban area1.8 km Filsbäckurban area4.2 km Lidköping norraurban area4.8 km Fästasmall locality5.7 km Skattegårdensmall locality6.8 km Källbyurban area7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Nya Staden1.8 km Margretelund2.0 km Råda Mosse-Dalängen-Lilleskog3.0 km Majåker-Ljunghed-Lidåker3.3 km Vinninga-Filsbäck4.2 km Tofta-Stenhammar-Sjölunda4.7 km Råda-Askeslätt4.7 km KällbyGötene6.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLidköping 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 Lidköping?

40,425population

404 tkrmedian income

44.3 yearsaverage age