the register
Facts
municipalityVärnamo
population3,500
area code0683R013
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 67% of areas3,500
Share 65++2.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 69% of areas25.7 %
Share foreign-born-13.6 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 12% of areas7.3 %
Share foreign background-18.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 13% of areas9.3 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+5 % vs Värnamo · higher than 68% of areas383 tkr
Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 16% of areas6.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+4.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 50% of areas25.3 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+6.6 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 96% of areas82.1 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-34 % vs Värnamo · higher than 17% of areas16.2 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+6.6 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 92% of areas92.9 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+33.7 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 92% of areas94.5 %
Share rental housing-24.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 11% of areas2.6 %
Share of housing co-ops-9.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 2% of areas0.4 %
Share single-family houses+31.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 90% of areas95.6 %
Share built before 1940+8.3 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 85% of areas23.1 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 89% of areas2,264 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 (2 statistical areas) that make up Värnamo östra. 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 20244 · Good conditions
Relative position in Sweden65 in 2011 → 72 in 2024percentile 72
Population 20253,319 in 20103,500
Economic standard, medianin 2024359 tkr
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
92.3 %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 63% 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