area in Kiruna Municipality

Östermalm

1,174 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKiruna

population1,174

area code2584R014

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 7% of areas1,174

Share 65++7.7 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 83% of areas29.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+8.9 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 98% of areas83.7 %

Share foreign background+1.7 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 54% of areas20.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Kiruna · higher than 69% of areas384 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.2 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 43% of areas22.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.8 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 65% of areas70.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Kiruna · higher than 57% of areas25.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.7 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 21% of areas81.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-6.5 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 32% of areas45.0 %

Share rental housing+19.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 82% of areas52.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-10.4 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 1% of areas0.3 %

Share single-family houses-5.7 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 33% of areas48.6 %

Share built before 1940+20.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 88% of areas24.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 15% of areas674 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

613men

553women

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

Unmarried672

57 %

Married295

25 %

Divorced123

11 %

Widowed79

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Östermalm. 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 Sweden71 in 2011 → 70 in 2024percentile 70

Population 20251,276 in 20101,174

Economic standard, medianin 2024363 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

82.0 %turnout

S41.4 %

SD24.0 %

M11.3 %

V8.0 %

KD5.9 %

C3.7 %

MP3.0 %

L1.2 %

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 area890 m Kurravaarasmall locality11 km Laxforsensmall locality11 km Rotivaarasmall locality12 km Laxforsensmall locality12 km Laxforsensmall locality12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högalid710 m Sandstensberget890 m Triangeln1.5 km Norrmalm1.6 km Lombolo västra1.9 km Lombolo mellersta2.4 km Luossavaara2.6 km Nya Kiruna centrum-Tuolluvaara2.8 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