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area in Vaxholm Municipality

Vaxön västra-Bogesund

2,188 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVaxholm

population2,188

area code0187R006

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 42% of areas2,188

Share 65+-2.3 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 54% of areas23.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.1 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 33% of areas68.9 %

Share foreign background+10.1 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 62% of areas23.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Vaxholm · higher than 70% of areas386 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.2 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 69% of areas32.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.8 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 64% of areas69.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-82 % vs Vaxholm · higher than 27% of areas18.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.8 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 46% of areas86.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-13.1 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 32% of areas46.0 %

Share rental housing+17.4 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 59% of areas26.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-2.3 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 72% of areas26.1 %

Share single-family houses-12.4 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 36% of areas52.7 %

Share built before 1940-5.4 pp vs Vaxholm · higher than 41% of areas8.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 28% of areas817 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

1,084men

1,113women

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

Unmarried1,116

51 %

Married745

34 %

Divorced252

12 %

Widowed74

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Vaxön västra-Bogesund. 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 Sweden73 in 2011 → 58 in 2024percentile 58

Population 20252,153 in 20102,188

Economic standard, medianin 2024375 tkr

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

84.9 %turnout

S28.5 %

M23.4 %

SD19.7 %

C8.1 %

L6.3 %

MP6.1 %

V3.6 %

KD3.5 %

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

Furutorpsmall locality4.0 km Elfviksmall locality4.5 km Storholmenurban area4.9 km Sättingesmall locality5.0 km Svinningeurban area5.2 km Karlsuddsmall locality5.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Elfvik-Duvholmen-Stora HöggarnLidingö3.9 km Bo-Ruboda-BosönLidingö4.2 km SvinningeÖsteråker5.4 km NäsetLidingö5.5 km Edholma-Kullö5.8 km Resarö västra-Engarn-Storäng6.0 km Sticklinge-Storholmen-Islinge norraLidingö6.0 km RydboÖsteråker6.1 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVaxholm 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 Vaxholm?

11,822population

504 tkrmedian income

45.2 yearsaverage age