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area in Västerås Municipality

Västerås västra landsbygd

4,408 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population4,408

area code1980R036

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 areas4,408

Share 65+-3.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 19% of areas16.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 36% of areas69.6 %

Share foreign background-21.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 27% of areas12.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+26 % vs Västerås · higher than 92% of areas455 tkr

Share low economic standard-10.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 74% of areas35.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 17% of areas58.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 24% of areas17.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+9.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 85% of areas91.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+55.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 96% of areas96.3 %

Share rental housing-31.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 8% of areas1.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-24.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 1% of areas0.3 %

Share single-family houses+54.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 96% of areas97.8 %

Share built before 1940+9.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 73% of areas17.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,605 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

2,269men

2,133women

menagewomen

133

0–4

126

164

5–9

150

156

10–14

166

142

15–19

139

20–24

25–29

117

30–34

129

166

35–39

184

138

40–44

153

164

45–49

149

155

50–54

172

223

55–59

184

168

60–64

153

142

65–69

101

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,242

51 %

Married1,757

40 %

Divorced323

7 %

Widowed85

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västerås västra landsbygd. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden88 in 2011 → 92 in 2024percentile 92

Population 20253,543 in 20104,408

Economic standard, medianin 2024400 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

91.3 %turnout

M29.3 %

SD22.5 %

S21.6 %

C9.0 %

KD5.7 %

L5.0 %

MP3.3 %

V2.9 %

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 27% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Örtagårdenurban area1.5 km Hustahöjdenurban area1.6 km Barkaröurban area3.7 km Lospånga bysmall locality3.9 km Dingtunaurban area4.0 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area4.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra Skälby2.2 km Hacksta-Stohagen2.5 km Västra Bäckby-Nordöstra Skälby2.7 km Östra Bäckby3.1 km Västra Hammarby3.5 km Enhagen-Barkarö3.6 km Västra Råby3.7 km Dingtuna4.0 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