area in Gislaved Municipality

Gislaved nordväst

1,716 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges
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the register

Facts

municipalityGislaved
population1,716
area code0662R005

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 26% of areas1,716
Share 65+-5.3 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 23% of areas17.3 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.9 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 51% of areas72.3 %
Share foreign background+37.6 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 96% of areas72.0 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-20 % vs Gislaved · higher than 9% of areas282 tkr
Share low economic standard+27.0 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 98% of areas41.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.5 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 0% of areas9.7 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-7.4 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 30% of areas62.0 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Gislaved · higher than 60% of areas26.6 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-7.9 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 5% of areas70.9 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-41.9 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 20% of areas24.5 %
Share rental housing+32.2 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 86% of areas57.5 %
Share of housing co-ops+9.5 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 56% of areas16.4 %
Share single-family houses-45.7 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 23% of areas26.4 %
Share built before 1940-2.3 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 53% of areas11.7 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 7% of areas557 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

846men
865women
menagewomen
50
0–4
55
57
5–9
68
63
10–14
72
73
15–19
48
55
20–24
52
68
25–29
57
54
30–34
58
59
35–39
47
52
40–44
43
45
45–49
46
39
50–54
54
52
55–59
51
59
60–64
45
37
65–69
42
27
70–74
30
21
75–79
25
35
80+
72
marital status
Unmarried893
52 %
Married546
32 %
Divorced172
10 %
Widowed104
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Gislaved nordväst. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden2 in 2011 → 1 in 2024percentile 1
Population 20251,850 in 20101,716
Economic standard, medianin 2024224 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

65.0 %turnout
S53.6 %
SD14.4 %
M13.6 %
C5.3 %
V5.2 %
KD3.0 %
L2.0 %
MP1.9 %

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

Gislavedurban area1.4 kmAnderstorpurban area6.8 kmNissaforsurban area13 kmGnosjöurban area13 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gislaved norra1.1 kmGislaved södra1.8 kmGislaved östra2.5 kmBroaryd-Gislaved omland5.8 kmAnderstorp nordsydväst6.2 kmAnderstorp östra7.9 kmGnosjö tätortGnosjö13 kmTranemo södra omlandTranemo14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGislaved 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 Gislaved?
28,936population
387 tkrmedian income
43.2 yearsaverage age
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