area in Gävle Municipality

Gävle söder-Sörby

6,375 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population6,375

area code2180R008

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 93% of areas6,375

Share 65++1.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 53% of areas22.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 80% of areas77.1 %

Share foreign background-0.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 59% of areas22.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-5 % vs Gävle · higher than 34% of areas331 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.9 pp vs Gävle · higher than 63% of areas29.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Gävle · higher than 62% of areas27.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 28% of areas83.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-26.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 15% of areas15.5 %

Share rental housing+19.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 86% of areas57.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 71% of areas26.0 %

Share single-family houses-30.9 pp vs Gävle · higher than 21% of areas22.8 %

Share built before 1940-3.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 47% of areas9.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 90% of areas2,291 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

3,129men

3,224women

menagewomen

116

0–4

117

137

5–9

118

123

10–14

133

151

15–19

157

233

20–24

262

294

25–29

239

257

30–34

227

259

35–39

220

201

40–44

162

161

45–49

175

176

50–54

181

197

55–59

211

190

60–64

214

160

65–69

181

150

70–74

178

139

75–79

174

185

80+

275

marital status

Unmarried3,860

61 %

Married1,382

22 %

Divorced855

13 %

Widowed282

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Gävle söder-Sörby. 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 Sweden47 in 2011 → 25 in 2024percentile 25

Population 20255,764 in 20106,375

Economic standard, medianin 2024295 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

81.1 %turnout

S33.9 %

SD19.5 %

M19.1 %

V8.0 %

MP5.1 %

C5.0 %

L4.4 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Gävleurban area1.6 km Alborgasmall locality4.6 km Sälgsjönurban area5.4 km Allmänningesmall locality5.6 km Forsbyurban area5.6 km Gråtnäsuddensmall locality6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gävle centrum1.4 km Villastaden-Fridhem1.4 km Södra Brynäs1.6 km Andersberg2.1 km Norra Brynäs2.1 km Norrtull-Nynäs2.3 km Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster2.5 km Hemlingby-Hemsta-Järvsta2.5 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGävle 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 Gävle?

103,838population

394 tkrmedian income

42.6 yearsaverage age