area in Lidköping Municipality

Margretelund

1,834 inhabitants · Average

show on the map about Lidköping Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityLidköping

population1,834

area code1494R006

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 30% of areas1,834

Share 65+-1.8 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 55% of areas23.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.3 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 53% of areas72.6 %

Share foreign background+17.8 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 77% of areas32.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Lidköping · higher than 32% of areas327 tkr

Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.0 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 14% of areas16.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-14.3 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 11% of areas55.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-83 % vs Lidköping · higher than 100% of areas58.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.3 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 47% of areas86.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-18.7 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 28% of areas39.7 %

Share rental housing+17.4 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 75% of areas41.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.6 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 60% of areas18.9 %

Share single-family houses-13.0 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 33% of areas48.4 %

Share built before 1940-14.7 pp vs Lidköping · higher than 10% of areas0.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 26% of areas798 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

897men

940women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried897

49 %

Married697

38 %

Divorced156

8 %

Widowed86

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Margretelund. 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 → 20 in 2024percentile 20

Population 20251,918 in 20101,834

Economic standard, medianin 2024280 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

84.9 %turnout

S41.6 %

SD21.6 %

M12.0 %

V7.6 %

KD5.6 %

MP3.7 %

L3.5 %

C3.2 %

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 area2.0 km Filsbäckurban area4.6 km Norra Härenesmall locality5.2 km Skattegårdensmall locality5.5 km Lidköping norraurban area6.1 km Vinningaurban area6.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Majåker-Ljunghed-Lidåker2.0 km Gamla Staden2.0 km Nya Staden2.7 km Råda Mosse-Dalängen-Lilleskog3.7 km Vinninga-Filsbäck3.8 km Råda-Askeslätt4.6 km Tofta-Stenhammar-Sjölunda6.0 km KällbyGötene8.0 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