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area in Valdemarsvik Municipality

Valdemarsviks tätort

2,905 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityValdemarsvik

population2,905

area code0563R003

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 58% of areas2,905

Share 65++0.2 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 94% of areas33.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.2 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 11% of areas62.4 %

Share foreign background+6.7 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 51% of areas19.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 10% of areas284 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.5 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 6% of areas13.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.4 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 48% of areas66.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-60 % vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 91% of areas37.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.5 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 38% of areas85.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-18.0 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 40% of areas56.4 %

Share rental housing+16.4 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 71% of areas37.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.0 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 22% of areas3.7 %

Share single-family houses-18.5 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 39% of areas57.5 %

Share built before 1940-3.9 pp vs Valdemarsvik · higher than 60% of areas13.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 61% of areas1,311 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

1,498men

1,426women

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

101

65–69

70–74

102

115

75–79

140

161

80+

194

marital status

Unmarried1,384

48 %

Married972

33 %

Divorced363

12 %

Widowed188

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Valdemarsviks tätort. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden24 in 2011 → 18 in 2024percentile 18

Population 20252,840 in 20102,905

Economic standard, medianin 2024266 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

86.3 %turnout

S38.7 %

SD25.1 %

M16.6 %

KD5.5 %

C4.9 %

V4.3 %

L2.1 %

MP1.7 %

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

Valdemarsvikurban area190 m Grännässmall locality1.6 km Gusumurban area9.0 km Kvarnviksmall locality13 km Gryturban area13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ringarum-Gusum11 km Gryt-Skärgården21 km Åtvidaberg sydÅtvidaberg22 km ÖverumVästervik29 km Mogata-Sankt AnnaSöderköping30 km Söderköpings omland-Östra RydSöderköping32 km SkönbergaSöderköping32 km Norra TjustVästervik33 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityValdemarsvik 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 Valdemarsvik?

7,525population

360 tkrmedian income

49.0 yearsaverage age