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area in Västerås Municipality

Östra Råby-Norra Vetterstorp

4,422 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population4,422

area code1980R049

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 80% of areas4,422

Share 65++0.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 39% of areas20.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 58% of areas73.2 %

Share foreign background+32.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 95% of areas67.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-22 % vs Västerås · higher than 9% of areas281 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 88% of areas24.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 31% of areas19.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 61% of areas69.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 72% of areas29.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 6% of areas71.7 %

Housing

Share rental housing-6.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 59% of areas26.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+47.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 97% of areas72.9 %

Share built before 1940-8.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 73% of areas1,600 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

2,218men

2,209women

menagewomen

145

0–4

122

141

5–9

132

115

10–14

107

127

15–19

108

114

20–24

148

181

25–29

162

163

30–34

176

196

35–39

158

40–44

132

130

45–49

127

110

50–54

123

119

55–59

107

123

60–64

112

118

65–69

70–74

111

75–79

112

115

80+

184

marital status

Unmarried2,319

52 %

Married1,269

29 %

Divorced663

15 %

Widowed180

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Östra Råby-Norra Vetterstorp. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

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 → 10 in 2024percentile 10

Population 20253,761 in 20104,422

Economic standard, medianin 2024245 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

69.2 %turnout

S39.1 %

SD19.0 %

V13.3 %

M10.7 %

C5.3 %

L3.6 %

MP3.5 %

KD3.2 %

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 84% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Västeråsurban area2.8 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area5.2 km Örtagårdenurban area5.5 km Hustahöjdenurban area5.9 km Barkaröurban area6.5 km Åkestasmall locality6.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vetterslund-Nordöstra Råby550 m Västra Råby640 m Hammarby Stadshage-Östra Hammarby-Södra Vetterstorp1.1 km Östra Bäckby1.2 km Västra Hammarby1.2 km Västra Pettersberg-Södra Vallby-Källtorp1.3 km Södra Jakobsberg1.5 km Östra Pettersberg-Trumslagarbacken-Lustigkulla1.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVästerås 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 Västerås?

160,634population

400 tkrmedian income

41.6 yearsaverage age