area in Östhammar Municipality

Östhammar

5,085 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖsthammar

population5,085

area code0382R009

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 86% of areas5,085

Share 65++1.1 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 87% of areas30.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.8 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 20% of areas65.7 %

Share foreign background+1.6 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 34% of areas14.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Östhammar · higher than 43% of areas344 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.9 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 26% of areas18.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.7 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 89% of areas77.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-84 % vs Östhammar · higher than 77% of areas31.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.8 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 41% of areas86.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-8.9 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 43% of areas59.2 %

Share rental housing+2.7 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 50% of areas19.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.5 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 59% of areas17.7 %

Share single-family houses-10.7 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 42% of areas61.6 %

Share built before 1940-3.4 pp vs Östhammar · higher than 43% of areas8.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,404 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

2,613men

2,469women

menagewomen

108

0–4

117

152

5–9

114

161

10–14

124

140

15–19

131

120

20–24

151

25–29

186

30–34

152

161

35–39

153

135

40–44

119

109

45–49

118

142

50–54

144

158

55–59

144

159

60–64

159

155

65–69

167

160

70–74

182

177

75–79

185

239

80+

275

marital status

Unmarried2,565

50 %

Married1,697

33 %

Divorced530

10 %

Widowed293

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Östhammar. 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 Sweden61 in 2011 → 39 in 2024percentile 39

Population 20254,718 in 20105,085

Economic standard, medianin 2024326 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

83.1 %turnout

S34.6 %

SD23.0 %

M21.3 %

KD5.2 %

C4.4 %

L4.4 %

V3.9 %

MP2.4 %

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 62% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Östhammarurban area190 m Norrskedikasmall locality4.8 km Långalmasmall locality6.0 km Öregrundurban area9.2 km Hökhuvudsmall locality10.0 km Högklintsmall locality12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Öregrund9.2 km Gimo omland12 km Gimo14 km Östhammar omland15 km Alunda omland23 km Österbybruk omland24 km Alunda27 km Hallstavik tätortNorrtälje27 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖsthammar Municipality

The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Östhammar?

22,138population

406 tkrmedian income

46.3 yearsaverage age