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area in Falköping Municipality

Falköping östra stad

5,202 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityFalköping

population5,202

area code1499R005

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 87% of areas5,202

Share 65+-2.3 pp vs Falköping · higher than 44% of areas21.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.4 pp vs Falköping · higher than 77% of areas76.5 %

Share foreign background+23.4 pp vs Falköping · higher than 87% of areas44.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Falköping · higher than 16% of areas299 tkr

Share low economic standard+11.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 91% of areas27.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 22% of areas17.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.3 pp vs Falköping · higher than 55% of areas67.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Falköping · higher than 82% of areas32.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.4 pp vs Falköping · higher than 19% of areas81.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-33.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 23% of areas29.4 %

Share rental housing+15.9 pp vs Falköping · higher than 79% of areas46.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+17.3 pp vs Falköping · higher than 68% of areas24.0 %

Share single-family houses-34.9 pp vs Falköping · higher than 25% of areas29.5 %

Share built before 1940-12.3 pp vs Falköping · higher than 39% of areas7.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 88% of areas2,180 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

2,631men

2,546women

menagewomen

141

0–4

113

146

5–9

156

158

10–14

154

157

15–19

140

199

20–24

177

226

25–29

175

186

30–34

155

206

35–39

183

186

40–44

139

121

45–49

132

131

50–54

130

151

55–59

141

143

60–64

135

111

65–69

128

120

70–74

135

100

75–79

123

149

80+

230

marital status

Unmarried2,894

56 %

Married1,508

29 %

Divorced563

11 %

Widowed234

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Falköping östra 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden12 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20254,864 in 20105,202

Economic standard, medianin 2024259 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

S38.6 %

SD20.4 %

M14.7 %

V6.7 %

C5.9 %

KD5.2 %

MP3.1 %

L2.9 %

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

Falköpingurban area1.3 km Karlebysmall locality4.0 km Torbjörntorpurban area5.5 km Gudhemurban area7.0 km Odensbergurban area8.0 km Vartoftaurban area8.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Falköping södra stad2.1 km Falköping norra stad2.2 km Falköping västra stad2.8 km Gudhem-Torbjörntorp7.9 km Odensberg8.3 km Vartofta-Kättilstorp8.5 km Stenstorp13 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