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area in Umeå Municipality

Universitetet-sjukhusområdet-Nydalahöjden

6,701 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityUmeå

population6,701

area code2480R037

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 94% of areas6,701

Share 65+-13.2 pp vs Umeå · higher than 1% of areas4.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+11.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 99% of areas88.5 %

Share foreign background+13.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 74% of areas30.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-60 % vs Umeå · higher than 0% of areas144 tkr

Share low economic standard+24.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 97% of areas37.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.8 pp vs Umeå · higher than 92% of areas51.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-25.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 1% of areas32.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Umeå · higher than 16% of areas15.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 56% of areas88.1 %

Housing

Share rental housing+55.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 98% of areas91.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-12.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 37% of areas7.7 %

Share built before 1940-6.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 11% of areas0.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 45% of areas1,047 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

3,286men

3,412women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

108

15–19

109

1,045

20–24

1,454

695

25–29

614

401

30–34

309

253

35–39

187

164

40–44

107

124

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried5,796

87 %

Married607

9 %

Divorced250

4 %

Widowed44

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Universitetet-sjukhusområdet-Nydalahöjden. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

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 Sweden20 in 2011 → 13 in 2024percentile 13

Population 20254,546 in 20106,701

Economic standard, medianin 2024224 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

83.8 %turnout

S33.4 %

V18.6 %

M13.2 %

MP10.4 %

C9.1 %

SD7.1 %

L4.3 %

KD2.5 %

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

Umeåurban area2.2 km Innertavleurban area4.9 km Röbäckurban area5.8 km Yttertavlesmall locality5.8 km Dingnäsetsmall locality5.9 km Degernäsurban area6.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Berghem södra700 m Ålidhem norra1.0 km Berghem norra-Fridhem1.3 km Öst på stan1.4 km Tomtebo norra1.4 km Ålidhem södra1.7 km Carlshem norra1.9 km Mariehem östra-Olofsdal2.2 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