area in Arboga Municipality

Vasastaden-Marieborg-Näsby

856 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityArboga

population856

area code1984R008

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 1% of areas856

Share 65+-10.9 pp vs Arboga · higher than 19% of areas16.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+12.3 pp vs Arboga · higher than 79% of areas76.9 %

Share foreign background+22.5 pp vs Arboga · higher than 85% of areas42.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-16 % vs Arboga · higher than 7% of areas272 tkr

Share low economic standard+14.0 pp vs Arboga · higher than 93% of areas29.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.3 pp vs Arboga · higher than 8% of areas14.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.8 pp vs Arboga · higher than 79% of areas73.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-83 % vs Arboga · higher than 85% of areas34.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.9 pp vs Arboga · higher than 10% of areas76.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-9.1 pp vs Arboga · higher than 33% of areas46.5 %

Share rental housing+4.4 pp vs Arboga · higher than 71% of areas37.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.8 pp vs Arboga · higher than 54% of areas15.2 %

Share single-family houses-8.7 pp vs Arboga · higher than 36% of areas52.0 %

Share built before 1940-5.3 pp vs Arboga · higher than 48% of areas10.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 1% of areas372 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

451men

403women

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

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried492

57 %

Married244

29 %

Divorced92

11 %

Widowed28

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Vasastaden-Marieborg-Näsby. 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 Sweden4 in 2011 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 2025850 in 2010856

Economic standard, medianin 2024262 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

80.2 %turnout

SD31.1 %

S28.5 %

M17.5 %

C8.4 %

V5.4 %

KD4.4 %

MP2.5 %

L1.8 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ekbackensmall locality1.2 km Arbogaurban area2.4 km Valskogurban area5.3 km Medåkerurban area9.0 km Oppebysmall locality9.4 km Rabostansmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sjukhusgärdet-Ekbacken1.6 km Ladubackgärdena-Prästgärdet2.3 km Nästkvarn-Sturestaden2.9 km Vinbäcken-Åbrinken-Söder3.1 km Strömsnäs-Brattberget3.1 km Grindberga-Anneberg4.0 km Arboga landsbyggd norr4.7 km Valskog-Kungs BarkaröKungsör9.0 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityArboga 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 Arboga?

13,980population

380 tkrmedian income

45.8 yearsaverage age