area in Värnamo Municipality

Centrum-Apladalen

5,684 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVärnamo

population5,684

area code0683R003

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 90% of areas5,684

Share 65++3.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 75% of areas27.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.7 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 77% of areas76.4 %

Share foreign background+3.3 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 75% of areas31.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-2 % vs Värnamo · higher than 51% of areas355 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 38% of areas21.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.3 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 91% of areas78.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Värnamo · higher than 57% of areas25.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.2 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 30% of areas84.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-30.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 24% of areas30.7 %

Share rental housing+15.9 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 76% of areas42.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+13.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 67% of areas22.8 %

Share single-family houses-31.9 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 26% of areas32.5 %

Share built before 1940-2.5 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 55% of areas12.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,709 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

2,811men

2,887women

menagewomen

129

0–4

108

125

5–9

108

135

10–14

110

124

15–19

137

197

20–24

169

210

25–29

165

254

30–34

184

178

35–39

152

154

40–44

141

160

45–49

145

155

50–54

196

205

55–59

174

159

60–64

182

141

65–69

176

148

70–74

165

126

75–79

184

211

80+

391

marital status

Unmarried2,898

51 %

Married1,747

31 %

Divorced645

11 %

Widowed388

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Centrum-Apladalen. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden47 in 2011 → 38 in 2024percentile 38

Population 20254,727 in 20105,684

Economic standard, medianin 2024317 tkr

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

80.5 %turnout

S30.4 %

M21.4 %

SD20.3 %

KD8.7 %

C8.2 %

L4.1 %

V3.7 %

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. Here 63% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Värnamourban area1.3 km Nöbbelesmall locality1.5 km Helmershussmall locality2.8 km Ekeborgsmall locality3.9 km Norra Hultsmall locality4.3 km Annelundsmall locality5.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vråen-Rörstorp1.4 km Mossle1.6 km Trälleborg1.8 km Gröndal-Norregård2.8 km Nylund-Duvelund2.9 km Bor9.9 km Värnamo västra11 km Värnamo östra12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVärnamo 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 Värnamo?

34,542population

398 tkrmedian income

43.4 yearsaverage age