area in Falköping Municipality

Floby

2,773 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityFalköping

population2,773

area code1499R006

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 55% of areas2,773

Share 65++2.7 pp vs Falköping · higher than 71% of areas26.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.7 pp vs Falköping · higher than 61% of areas73.8 %

Share foreign background-8.8 pp vs Falköping · higher than 23% of areas11.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Falköping · higher than 29% of areas323 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.1 pp vs Falköping · higher than 6% of areas13.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.4 pp vs Falköping · higher than 59% of areas68.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Falköping · higher than 94% of areas39.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.2 pp vs Falköping · higher than 32% of areas84.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+17.7 pp vs Falköping · higher than 65% of areas80.1 %

Share rental housing-12.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 49% of areas18.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-5.6 pp vs Falköping · higher than 7% of areas1.1 %

Share single-family houses+16.0 pp vs Falköping · higher than 59% of areas80.5 %

Share built before 1940+5.7 pp vs Falköping · higher than 90% of areas25.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,658 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

1,488men

1,306women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

115

55–59

101

60–64

103

65–69

70–74

75–79

101

80+

115

marital status

Unmarried1,472

53 %

Married913

33 %

Divorced257

9 %

Widowed132

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Floby. 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 Sweden16 in 2011 → 20 in 2024percentile 20

Population 20252,753 in 20102,773

Economic standard, medianin 2024286 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

82.8 %turnout

SD31.2 %

S23.4 %

M17.8 %

KD9.4 %

C7.5 %

V4.9 %

L2.4 %

MP2.1 %

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

Flobyurban area2.7 km Odensbergurban area6.9 km Knutsesmall locality9.4 km Kinnarpurban area11 km Vilske-Klevasmall locality12 km Falköpingurban area14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Odensberg10 km Falköping södra stad12 km Falköping västra stad13 km Larv-Längjum-EdsväraVara13 km Kinnarp-Slutarp-Åsarp14 km Falköping östra stad14 km GäseneHerrljunga15 km Falköping norra stad15 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