area in Vaggeryd Municipality

Skillingaryd östra

2,390 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVaggeryd

population2,390

area code0665R004

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 48% of areas2,390

Share 65++1.7 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 52% of areas22.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.7 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 73% of areas75.8 %

Share foreign background+20.4 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 87% of areas44.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Vaggeryd · higher than 28% of areas321 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.3 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 6% of areas13.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.1 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 74% of areas72.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-80 % vs Vaggeryd · higher than 93% of areas38.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.4 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 14% of areas79.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-23.9 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 35% of areas49.3 %

Share rental housing+22.3 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 77% of areas43.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.8 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 29% of areas5.4 %

Share single-family houses-23.0 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 37% of areas53.6 %

Share built before 1940-5.1 pp vs Vaggeryd · higher than 41% of areas8.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 50% of areas1,105 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

1,237men

1,157women

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

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

134

marital status

Unmarried1,192

50 %

Married794

33 %

Divorced235

10 %

Widowed165

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Skillingaryd östra. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden16 in 2011 → 13 in 2024percentile 13

Population 20252,119 in 20102,390

Economic standard, medianin 2024277 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

77.6 %turnout

S38.6 %

SD24.8 %

M13.7 %

KD6.9 %

C5.3 %

V4.1 %

L2.6 %

MP2.2 %

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

Skillingarydurban area840 m Vaggerydurban area7.5 km Klevshulturban area9.0 km Skyttabyggetsmall locality12 km Hokurban area14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skillingaryd västra1.4 km Åker-Tofteryd omland4.2 km Vaggeryd västra6.8 km Vaggeryd östra8.0 km Vaggeryd norra8.4 km Hok-Svenarum omland13 km Bondstorp-Byarum omland14 km Gnosjö landsbygdGnosjö16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVaggeryd 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 Vaggeryd?

14,825population

395 tkrmedian income

41.4 yearsaverage age