area in Falköping Municipality

Falköping norra stad

3,752 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityFalköping

population3,752

area code1499R002

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 72% of areas3,752

Share 65+-1.1 pp vs Falköping · higher than 50% of areas22.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.4 pp vs Falköping · higher than 54% of areas72.7 %

Share foreign background+24.3 pp vs Falköping · higher than 87% of areas44.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-17 % vs Falköping · higher than 8% of areas280 tkr

Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 95% of areas32.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.7 pp vs Falköping · higher than 32% of areas19.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-15.1 pp vs Falköping · higher than 14% of areas57.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-90 % vs Falköping · higher than 75% of areas30.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-6.3 pp vs Falköping · higher than 15% of areas79.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-23.5 pp vs Falköping · higher than 28% of areas38.9 %

Share rental housing+22.3 pp vs Falköping · higher than 83% of areas52.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.1 pp vs Falköping · higher than 37% of areas7.7 %

Share single-family houses-23.9 pp vs Falköping · higher than 30% of areas40.5 %

Share built before 1940-16.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 25% of areas4.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 64% of areas1,381 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

1,832men

1,907women

menagewomen

115

0–4

118

144

5–9

140

128

10–14

105

131

15–19

111

114

20–24

112

115

25–29

121

30–34

139

123

35–39

114

111

40–44

100

45–49

50–54

106

55–59

101

60–64

65–69

102

70–74

101

75–79

103

80+

178

marital status

Unmarried1,951

52 %

Married1,241

33 %

Divorced375

10 %

Widowed195

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Falköping norra stad. 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 Sweden7 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5

Population 20253,232 in 20103,752

Economic standard, medianin 2024244 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

79.2 %turnout

S41.6 %

SD18.5 %

M14.2 %

C6.6 %

V5.8 %

KD5.2 %

MP3.6 %

L3.2 %

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. Here 78% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Falköpingurban area1.7 km Torbjörntorpurban area3.7 km Gudhemurban area4.8 km Karlebysmall locality5.3 km Valtorpsmall locality6.6 km Vilske-Klevasmall locality8.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Falköping östra stad2.2 km Falköping västra stad2.6 km Falköping södra stad3.5 km Gudhem-Torbjörntorp5.8 km Odensberg7.6 km Vartofta-Kättilstorp10 km Stenstorp12 km VarvTidaholm14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFalköping 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 Falköping?

32,806population

383 tkrmedian income

43.1 yearsaverage age