area in Örebro Municipality

Markbacken-Västra Mark

4,229 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖrebro

population4,229

area code1880R020

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 78% of areas4,229

Share 65++0.4 pp vs Örebro · higher than 34% of areas19.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.2 pp vs Örebro · higher than 82% of areas77.5 %

Share foreign background+25.6 pp vs Örebro · higher than 91% of areas53.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-18 % vs Örebro · higher than 8% of areas280 tkr

Share low economic standard+15.0 pp vs Örebro · higher than 94% of areas31.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.6 pp vs Örebro · higher than 41% of areas22.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.9 pp vs Örebro · higher than 27% of areas61.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Örebro · higher than 65% of areas27.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-9.5 pp vs Örebro · higher than 8% of areas74.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-27.2 pp vs Örebro · higher than 10% of areas7.9 %

Share rental housing+30.6 pp vs Örebro · higher than 94% of areas77.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-2.7 pp vs Örebro · higher than 53% of areas14.7 %

Share single-family houses-32.2 pp vs Örebro · higher than 15% of areas10.8 %

Share built before 1940+8.5 pp vs Örebro · higher than 88% of areas24.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 60% of areas1,288 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

2,150men

2,097women

menagewomen

110

0–4

110

103

5–9

101

103

10–14

102

143

15–19

117

178

20–24

137

229

25–29

169

179

30–34

175

162

35–39

139

40–44

121

111

45–49

136

139

50–54

121

55–59

101

60–64

112

65–69

70–74

109

75–79

110

80+

178

marital status

Unmarried2,372

56 %

Married1,064

25 %

Divorced620

15 %

Widowed176

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Markbacken-Västra Mark. 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 Sweden10 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5

Population 20253,881 in 20104,229

Economic standard, medianin 2024239 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

73.8 %turnout

S38.9 %

SD16.9 %

M11.6 %

V11.3 %

C5.8 %

MP4.9 %

KD4.7 %

L3.8 %

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 63% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Örebrourban area1.6 km Södra Runnabysmall locality3.8 km Runnabyurban area3.8 km Norra Runnabysmall locality4.9 km Tjusebotorpsmall locality5.5 km Ekersbysmall locality6.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Holmen-Hjärsta800 m Örebro väster890 m Varberga-Oxhagen1.0 km Rosta-Örnsro1.1 km Baronbackarna1.3 km Nya Hjärsta-Nyponlunden1.8 km Örebro söder1.8 km Örebro city1.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖrebro 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 Örebro?

160,140population

378 tkrmedian income

40.5 yearsaverage age