area in Malå Municipality

Malå västra

996 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMalå

population996

area code2418R002

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 3% of areas996

Share 65++2.2 pp vs Malå · higher than 91% of areas32.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.9 pp vs Malå · higher than 13% of areas63.3 %

Share foreign background+3.3 pp vs Malå · higher than 48% of areas18.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Malå · higher than 20% of areas307 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Malå · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.1 pp vs Malå · higher than 17% of areas16.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.5 pp vs Malå · higher than 99% of areas87.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-51 % vs Malå · higher than 55% of areas25.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.7 pp vs Malå · higher than 14% of areas79.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-21.0 pp vs Malå · higher than 37% of areas52.1 %

Share rental housing+16.4 pp vs Malå · higher than 71% of areas37.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.3 pp vs Malå · higher than 42% of areas9.5 %

Share single-family houses-17.3 pp vs Malå · higher than 42% of areas60.8 %

Share built before 1940-5.3 pp vs Malå · higher than 17% of areas2.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 3% of areas477 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

500men

495women

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

Unmarried525

52 %

Married298

30 %

Divorced86

9 %

Widowed92

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Malå västra. 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 Sweden32 in 2011 → 23 in 2024percentile 23

Population 20251,037 in 2010996

Economic standard, medianin 2024278 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

78.9 %turnout

S42.6 %

SD23.7 %

V8.8 %

M8.2 %

KD6.1 %

L4.8 %

C4.0 %

MP1.0 %

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

Malåurban area1,000 m

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Malå östra1.6 km Malå6.3 km Norsjö omlandNorsjö44 km Norsjö tätortNorsjö47 km Arvidsjaur västraArvidsjaur48 km Arvidsjaur östraArvidsjaur50 km Arvidsjaur centralaArvidsjaur50 km Arvidsjaur omlandArvidsjaur58 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMalå 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 Malå?

2,962population

392 tkrmedian income

46.2 yearsaverage age