area in Kiruna Municipality

Lombolo västra

1,656 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKiruna

population1,656

area code2584R008

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 24% of areas1,656

Share 65++0.7 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 50% of areas22.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.9 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 33% of areas68.9 %

Share foreign background+7.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 66% of areas25.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-16 % vs Kiruna · higher than 48% of areas350 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-8.5 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 2% of areas11.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.4 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 86% of areas76.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Kiruna · higher than 73% of areas29.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.5 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 7% of areas73.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-36.9 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 14% of areas14.6 %

Share rental housing+45.5 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 95% of areas78.4 %

Share single-family houses-39.3 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 17% of areas15.0 %

Share built before 1940-4.7 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 21% of areas741 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

812men

849women

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

Unmarried978

59 %

Married393

24 %

Divorced186

11 %

Widowed95

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Lombolo 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 Sweden20 in 2011 → 23 in 2024percentile 23

Population 20251,315 in 20101,656

Economic standard, medianin 2024298 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

73.0 %turnout

S41.0 %

SD30.6 %

V8.4 %

M8.2 %

KD4.6 %

C1.9 %

MP1.7 %

L1.1 %

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

Kirunaurban area1.5 km Laxforsensmall locality11 km Laxforsensmall locality12 km Laxforsensmall locality12 km Kurravaarasmall locality12 km Rotivaarasmall locality13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Lombolo mellersta650 m Triangeln750 m Lombolo östra1.6 km Östermalm1.9 km Högalid2.3 km Sandstensberget2.7 km Nya Kiruna centrum-Tuolluvaara3.0 km Norrmalm3.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKiruna 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 Kiruna?

22,426population

479 tkrmedian income

43.1 yearsaverage age