area in Gislaved Municipality

Smålandsstenar västra

3,551 inhabitants · Average

show on the map about Gislaved Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityGislaved

population3,551

area code0662R011

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 68% of areas3,551

Share 65+-1.2 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 45% of areas21.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+7.8 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 89% of areas79.2 %

Share foreign background+2.0 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 80% of areas36.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Gislaved · higher than 57% of areas364 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.3 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 12% of areas15.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.1 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 74% of areas72.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-93 % vs Gislaved · higher than 46% of areas23.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.7 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 15% of areas79.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-2.7 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 47% of areas63.7 %

Share rental housing+3.4 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 62% of areas28.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.2 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 34% of areas6.8 %

Share single-family houses-1.0 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 50% of areas71.1 %

Share built before 1940-10.7 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 21% of areas3.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 77% of areas1,727 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

1,812men

1,720women

menagewomen

0–4

122

5–9

105

122

10–14

113

115

15–19

129

102

20–24

115

25–29

103

30–34

106

126

35–39

105

115

40–44

108

45–49

112

50–54

122

135

55–59

123

120

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

126

80+

161

marital status

Unmarried1,720

49 %

Married1,373

39 %

Divorced262

7 %

Widowed190

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Smålandsstenar västra. 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 Sweden23 in 2011 → 27 in 2024percentile 27

Population 20253,569 in 20103,551

Economic standard, medianin 2024305 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

79.6 %turnout

S28.4 %

SD26.9 %

M21.6 %

KD7.9 %

C7.2 %

L3.0 %

V2.6 %

MP1.6 %

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 65% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Smålandsstenarurban area640 m Skeppshulturban area4.6 km Burserydurban area7.9 km Broarydurban area9.8 km Refteleurban area12 km Landerydurban area12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Smålandsstenar östra1.8 km Burseryd8.0 km Smålandsstenar-Reftele omland9.5 km Reftele12 km Långaryd-LanderydHylte16 km Gislaved södra16 km Broaryd-Gislaved omland17 km Gislaved östra18 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