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area in Örebro Municipality

Västhaga-Solhaga

2,622 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖrebro

population2,622

area code1880R030

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 52% of areas2,622

Share 65++20.7 pp vs Örebro · higher than 99% of areas39.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.4 pp vs Örebro · higher than 56% of areas72.9 %

Share foreign background+0.5 pp vs Örebro · higher than 71% of areas28.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-21 % vs Örebro · higher than 6% of areas271 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Örebro · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.7 pp vs Örebro · higher than 41% of areas22.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.7 pp vs Örebro · higher than 60% of areas68.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Örebro · higher than 99% of areas50.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.1 pp vs Örebro · higher than 30% of areas84.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-26.1 pp vs Örebro · higher than 10% of areas8.9 %

Share rental housing+1.7 pp vs Örebro · higher than 80% of areas48.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+25.1 pp vs Örebro · higher than 87% of areas42.4 %

Share single-family houses-33.6 pp vs Örebro · higher than 14% of areas9.4 %

Share built before 1940-6.4 pp vs Örebro · higher than 45% of areas9.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 47% of areas1,064 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

1,198men

1,438women

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

112

70–74

120

117

75–79

155

121

80+

224

marital status

Unmarried1,265

48 %

Married728

28 %

Divorced439

17 %

Widowed197

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västhaga-Solhaga. 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 Sweden31 in 2011 → 23 in 2024percentile 23

Population 20252,721 in 20102,622

Economic standard, medianin 2024259 tkr

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

83.5 %turnout

S45.8 %

SD18.4 %

M11.5 %

V7.3 %

KD4.7 %

L4.0 %

MP3.6 %

C3.4 %

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

Örebrourban area2.1 km Runnabyurban area3.2 km Södra Runnabysmall locality4.0 km Norra Runnabysmall locality5.2 km Mariabergsmall locality5.6 km Ekersbysmall locality6.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Varberga-Oxhagen1.7 km Rosta-Örnsro1.8 km Markbacken-Västra Mark2.2 km Mellringe-Björkhaga2.3 km Brunnsgärdet-Lindhult-Nasta2.3 km Örebro söder2.8 km Örebro väster2.8 km Nya Hjärsta-Nyponlunden3.0 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