area in Katrineholm Municipality

Forssjö-Björkvik

3,167 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKatrineholm

population3,167

area code0483R001

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 62% of areas3,167

Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 63% of areas24.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.7 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 57% of areas73.1 %

Share foreign background-17.7 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 12% of areas9.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+13 % vs Katrineholm · higher than 57% of areas364 tkr

Share low economic standard-10.0 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.9 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 37% of areas21.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.9 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Katrineholm · higher than 64% of areas27.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.9 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 72% of areas90.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+32.9 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 68% of areas82.5 %

Share rental housing-27.8 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 37% of areas11.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-5.9 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 23% of areas4.0 %

Share single-family houses+38.2 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 77% of areas91.4 %

Share built before 1940+7.2 pp vs Katrineholm · higher than 89% of areas25.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 85% of areas2,011 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

1,631men

1,532women

menagewomen

0–4

101

5–9

112

104

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

109

121

35–39

121

40–44

45–49

108

50–54

100

124

55–59

103

110

60–64

114

112

65–69

108

102

70–74

109

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,615

51 %

Married1,183

37 %

Divorced264

8 %

Widowed100

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Forssjö-Björkvik. 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 Sweden48 in 2011 → 66 in 2024percentile 66

Population 20252,889 in 20103,167

Economic standard, medianin 2024327 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

89.4 %turnout

S28.9 %

SD28.6 %

M18.3 %

C8.5 %

KD5.6 %

V3.0 %

MP3.0 %

L2.8 %

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

Strångsjöurban area6.5 km Forssjöurban area6.8 km Djulöholmsmall locality9.4 km Djulö kvarnsmall locality10 km Djulö kvarnsmall locality10 km Katrineholmurban area13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Oppunda-Laggarhult11 km Strandsvägsområdet-Skogsborg12 km Katrineholm östra12 km Katrineholm norra13 km Gersnäs-Lövåsen14 km Katrineholm centrum-Kerstinboda14 km Värmbol-Duveholm14 km Nyhem-Nävertorp14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKatrineholm 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 Katrineholm?

34,154population

370 tkrmedian income

43.7 yearsaverage age