the register
Facts
municipalityVärnamo
population1,460
area code0683R002
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 16% of areas1,460
Share 65++2.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 67% of areas25.4 %
Share foreign-born-4.5 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 56% of areas16.3 %
Share foreign background-7.9 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 53% of areas20.2 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)0 % vs Värnamo · higher than 56% of areas363 tkr
Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-8.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 4% of areas12.9 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+0.6 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 85% of areas76.1 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+15 % vs Värnamo · higher than 68% of areas28.3 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+1.2 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 52% of areas87.5 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+8.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 52% of areas68.9 %
Share rental housing-5.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 53% of areas21.9 %
Share of housing co-ops-3.2 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 33% of areas6.6 %
Share single-family houses+13.9 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 57% of areas78.4 %
Share built before 1940-6.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 43% of areas8.9 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 24% of areas776 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Bredaryd. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden30 in 2011 → 31 in 2024percentile 31
Population 20251,500 in 20101,460
Economic standard, medianin 2024312 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
87.8 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityVärnamo MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
34,542population
398 tkrmedian income
43.4 yearsaverage age
area in Värnamo Municipality