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area in Luleå Municipality

Luleå centrum

9,906 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityLuleå

population9,906

area code2580R014

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 98% of areas9,906

Share 65++11.9 pp vs Luleå · higher than 93% of areas33.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.6 pp vs Luleå · higher than 76% of areas76.3 %

Share foreign background-4.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 25% of areas12.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+1 % vs Luleå · higher than 67% of areas381 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 75% of areas35.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+12.9 pp vs Luleå · higher than 87% of areas76.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Luleå · higher than 41% of areas22.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 59% of areas88.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-41.2 pp vs Luleå · higher than 8% of areas6.1 %

Share rental housing+7.9 pp vs Luleå · higher than 74% of areas40.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+35.7 pp vs Luleå · higher than 91% of areas52.1 %

Share single-family houses-41.8 pp vs Luleå · higher than 13% of areas7.1 %

Share built before 1940+13.7 pp vs Luleå · higher than 81% of areas20.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas4,244 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

4,826men

5,110women

menagewomen

100

0–4

5–9

104

10–14

181

15–19

168

322

20–24

339

484

25–29

368

414

30–34

295

294

35–39

204

195

40–44

165

223

45–49

198

311

50–54

344

356

55–59

406

387

60–64

435

322

65–69

414

311

70–74

397

301

75–79

428

438

80+

708

marital status

Unmarried4,980

50 %

Married2,955

30 %

Divorced1,248

13 %

Widowed704

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (6 statistical areas) that make up Luleå 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 Sweden79 in 2011 → 77 in 2024percentile 77

Population 20258,975 in 20109,906

Economic standard, medianin 2024360 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

87.1 %turnout

S41.3 %

M17.4 %

SD15.1 %

V6.5 %

C6.0 %

MP4.4 %

KD4.3 %

L4.3 %

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

Luleåurban area2.2 km Bergnäseturban area2.3 km Karlsviksmall locality3.4 km Gäddviksmall locality5.0 km Norra Gäddviksmall locality5.3 km Oppibynsmall locality5.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mjölkudden-Munkeberg1.3 km Bergnäset-Trollstaden1.6 km Bergviken2.1 km Kallkällan2.2 km Skurholmen-Malmudden2.5 km Lulsundet2.7 km Kronan2.8 km Tuna3.2 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLuleå 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 Luleå?

79,645population

421 tkrmedian income

42.8 yearsaverage age