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area in Gnosjö Municipality

Gnosjö tätort

4,235 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGnosjö

population4,235

area code0617R002

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 78% of areas4,235

Share 65+-1.3 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 46% of areas21.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.4 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 64% of areas74.3 %

Share foreign background+7.9 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 84% of areas41.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Gnosjö · higher than 44% of areas344 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.5 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 3% of areas12.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.9 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 71% of areas71.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-61 % vs Gnosjö · higher than 46% of areas23.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.7 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 13% of areas78.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-10.4 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 44% of areas61.4 %

Share rental housing+9.4 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 65% of areas31.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+0.9 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 23% of areas3.8 %

Share single-family houses-9.9 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 46% of areas67.1 %

Share built before 1940-6.7 pp vs Gnosjö · higher than 34% of areas6.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 83% of areas1,944 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

2,148men

2,092women

menagewomen

0–4

124

5–9

135

137

10–14

138

142

15–19

142

123

20–24

130

25–29

115

30–34

113

154

35–39

107

117

40–44

136

112

45–49

155

152

50–54

151

160

55–59

145

152

60–64

123

102

65–69

108

100

70–74

100

113

75–79

107

122

80+

174

marital status

Unmarried2,073

49 %

Married1,511

36 %

Divorced432

10 %

Widowed215

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Gnosjö 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 Sweden17 in 2011 → 16 in 2024percentile 16

Population 20254,465 in 20104,235

Economic standard, medianin 2024294 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

78.4 %turnout

S28.8 %

SD23.8 %

M22.1 %

KD11.8 %

C4.9 %

L3.2 %

V2.9 %

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. Here 72% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Gnosjöurban area140 m Lidåssmall locality4.1 km Götarpsmall locality4.7 km Åsenhögasmall locality7.2 km Brännehyltesmall locality7.9 km Marieholmsmall locality7.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gnosjö landsbygd8.3 km Hillerstorp tätort9.5 km Anderstorp östraGislaved10.0 km Anderstorp nordsydvästGislaved11 km Gislaved östraGislaved12 km Gislaved norraGislaved12 km Gislaved nordvästGislaved13 km HestraGislaved13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGnosjö 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 Gnosjö?

9,131population

387 tkrmedian income

43.7 yearsaverage age