the register
Facts
municipalityVästerås
population4,451
area code1980R046
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 81% of areas4,451
Share 65+-1.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 27% of areas18.0 %
Share foreign-born+31.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 97% of areas57.0 %
Share foreign background+42.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 97% of areas77.6 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-34 % vs Västerås · higher than 2% of areas237 tkr
Share low economic standard+27.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 98% of areas41.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-20.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 3% of areas12.5 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-9.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 10% of areas54.7 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+66 % vs Västerås · higher than 93% of areas38.7 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-20.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 2% of areas63.2 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-37.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 6% of areas3.7 %
Share rental housing+44.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 95% of areas77.3 %
Share of housing co-ops-6.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 60% of areas18.3 %
Share single-family houses-39.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 10% of areas3.7 %
Share built before 1940-8.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 9% of areas0.3 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 57% of areas1,231 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Östra Bäckby. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden2 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2
Population 20253,890 in 20104,451
Economic standard, medianin 2024212 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
65.9 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityVästerås MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
160,634population
400 tkrmedian income
41.6 yearsaverage age