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area in Umeå Municipality

Umeå centrum

2,088 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUmeå

population2,088

area code2480R033

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 39% of areas2,088

Share 65++7.8 pp vs Umeå · higher than 68% of areas25.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 85% of areas78.2 %

Share foreign background+1.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 48% of areas18.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-1 % vs Umeå · higher than 53% of areas357 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 82% of areas40.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 13% of areas56.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Umeå · higher than 73% of areas29.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.9 pp vs Umeå · higher than 40% of areas85.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-41.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 4% of areas1.7 %

Share rental housing+30.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 90% of areas66.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+11.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 78% of areas30.7 %

Share single-family houses-44.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 7% of areas1.1 %

Share built before 1940+9.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 68% of areas16.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 10% of areas615 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

1,011men

1,067women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

114

20–24

143

103

25–29

106

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

109

marital status

Unmarried1,201

57 %

Married520

25 %

Divorced263

13 %

Widowed109

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Umeå centrum. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden56 in 2011 → 56 in 2024percentile 56

Population 20251,803 in 20102,088

Economic standard, medianin 2024329 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

83.3 %turnout

S37.6 %

M16.6 %

V12.2 %

SD9.5 %

MP7.8 %

C7.7 %

L4.2 %

KD3.6 %

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 66% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Umeåurban area390 m Röbäckurban area4.0 km Dingnäsetsmall locality5.8 km Baggbölesmall locality6.7 km Degernäsurban area6.7 km Skravelsjöurban area6.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Haga790 m Väst på stan1.1 km Öst på stan1.2 km Berghem södra1.8 km Teg centrala1.9 km Sandbacka2.0 km Berghem norra-Fridhem2.2 km Universitetet-sjukhusområdet-Nydalahöjden2.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityUmeå 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 Umeå?

134,249population

390 tkrmedian income

39.9 yearsaverage age