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area in Värnamo Municipality

Forsheda

1,430 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVärnamo

population1,430

area code0683R004

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 15% of areas1,430

Share 65+-0.6 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 52% of areas22.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-6.2 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 31% of areas68.5 %

Share foreign background-2.7 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 66% of areas25.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Värnamo · higher than 57% of areas364 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 3% of areas12.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 97% of areas83.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Värnamo · higher than 32% of areas20.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.7 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 47% of areas86.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+12.7 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 57% of areas73.5 %

Share rental housing-6.5 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 51% of areas20.5 %

Share of housing co-ops-4.7 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 28% of areas5.1 %

Share single-family houses+15.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 58% of areas79.5 %

Share built before 1940-9.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 32% of areas5.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 27% of areas808 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

735men

705women

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+

marital status

Unmarried725

51 %

Married513

36 %

Divorced126

9 %

Widowed69

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Forsheda. 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 Sweden32 in 2011 → 30 in 2024percentile 30

Population 20251,523 in 20101,430

Economic standard, medianin 2024314 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

88.3 %turnout

SD29.3 %

S27.4 %

M19.1 %

C8.3 %

KD8.1 %

V3.0 %

L2.3 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Forshedaurban area100 m Fänestadsmall locality2.3 km Kärdaurban area5.6 km Bredarydurban area5.9 km Lannaurban area7.6 km Åssmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Värnamo västra3.3 km Bredaryd5.8 km Gröndal-Norregård12 km Mossle12 km Trälleborg12 km Centrum-Apladalen13 km Nylund-Duvelund13 km RefteleGislaved14 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