Photo taken 140 m from the locality centre: Leonhard Lenz · CC0

area in Kiruna Municipality

Triangeln

1,393 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKiruna

population1,393

area code2584R013

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 14% of areas1,393

Share 65++7.6 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 83% of areas29.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.9 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 87% of areas78.7 %

Share foreign background-0.3 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 48% of areas18.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Kiruna · higher than 75% of areas397 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 38% of areas21.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 95% of areas80.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Kiruna · higher than 21% of areas17.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 20% of areas81.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-25.8 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 21% of areas25.6 %

Share rental housing+13.4 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 79% of areas46.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+15.5 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 72% of areas26.1 %

Share single-family houses-26.0 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 24% of areas28.4 %

Share built before 1940+5.6 pp vs Kiruna · higher than 48% of areas10.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 29% of areas825 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

719men

672women

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

Unmarried764

55 %

Married412

30 %

Divorced130

9 %

Widowed83

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Triangeln. 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 Sweden70 in 2011 → 68 in 2024percentile 68

Population 20251,163 in 20101,393

Economic standard, medianin 2024357 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

82.1 %turnout

S45.4 %

SD21.6 %

M10.1 %

V8.9 %

KD6.1 %

MP3.1 %

C2.4 %

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 Kurravaarasmall locality12 km Laxforsensmall locality12 km Laxforsensmall locality13 km Rotivaarasmall locality13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Lombolo västra750 m Lombolo mellersta1.4 km Östermalm1.5 km Högalid1.7 km Lombolo östra2.4 km Sandstensberget2.4 km Norrmalm2.7 km Nya Kiruna centrum-Tuolluvaara3.3 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