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area in Södertälje Municipality

Hovsjö

5,282 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalitySödertälje

population5,282

area code0181R012

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 88% of areas5,282

Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 22% of areas16.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.2 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 47% of areas71.5 %

Share foreign background+32.3 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 100% of areas92.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-31 % vs Södertälje · higher than 2% of areas232 tkr

Share low economic standard+18.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 96% of areas36.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.3 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 12% of areas15.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.4 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 28% of areas61.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Södertälje · higher than 44% of areas22.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-20.1 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 0% of areas48.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-31.6 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 1% of areas0.3 %

Share rental housing+21.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 90% of areas66.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+12.3 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 79% of areas32.0 %

Share single-family houses-22.3 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 18% of areas17.1 %

Share built before 1940-10.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 52% of areas1,136 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

2,773men

2,534women

menagewomen

152

0–4

144

187

5–9

181

194

10–14

149

168

15–19

145

172

20–24

143

179

25–29

150

174

30–34

183

202

35–39

168

233

40–44

175

222

45–49

167

199

50–54

145

162

55–59

142

139

60–64

139

115

65–69

149

70–74

75–79

114

103

80+

152

marital status

Unmarried2,523

48 %

Married1,886

36 %

Divorced577

11 %

Widowed292

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Hovsjö. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden1 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20255,125 in 20105,282

Economic standard, medianin 2024222 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

49.0 %turnout

S34.8 %

M17.1 %

SD14.4 %

V10.1 %

KD9.5 %

L5.8 %

C3.3 %

MP2.1 %

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. Here 69% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Södertäljeurban area3.0 km Lerhagasmall locality3.4 km Pershagenurban area4.2 km Skillnadensmall locality4.8 km Kallforsurban area7.3 km Tysslingesmall locality7.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västergård1.5 km Saltskog1.8 km Mariekälla2.2 km Blombacka2.3 km Värdsholmen-Södra2.4 km Geneta södra-Vasa2.4 km Geneta norra-Bårsta västra2.8 km Bårsta östra3.1 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySödertälje 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 Södertälje?

102,911population

371 tkrmedian income

40.2 yearsaverage age