area in Värnamo Municipality

Värnamo östra

3,500 inhabitants · Good conditions

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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

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 67% of areas3,500

Share 65++2.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 69% of areas25.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-9.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 20% of areas65.7 %

Share foreign background-18.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 13% of areas9.3 %

Economy

Median 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 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.9 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 52% of areas25.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 96% of areas82.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Värnamo · higher than 17% of areas16.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+8.7 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 92% of areas92.9 %

Housing

Share 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+8.2 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 85% of areas23.1 %

Transport

Passenger 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

1,841men

1,643women

menagewomen

0–4

110

5–9

106

10–14

116

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

124

35–39

108

107

40–44

101

45–49

112

50–54

112

153

55–59

126

120

60–64

109

123

65–69

114

112

70–74

115

128

75–79

117

105

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,699

49 %

Married1,445

41 %

Divorced232

7 %

Widowed123

4 %

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

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 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 — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

91.4 %turnout

SD24.8 %

S22.6 %

M21.2 %

C10.6 %

KD10.2 %

MP3.4 %

L3.4 %

V2.9 %

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 58% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Gällarydsmall locality8.0 km Bergsgårdensmall locality8.4 km Borurban area11 km Nöbbelesmall locality12 km Värnamourban area13 km Ekeborgsmall locality13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bor11 km Vråen-Rörstorp11 km Centrum-Apladalen12 km Nylund-Duvelund12 km Trälleborg13 km Mossle14 km Gröndal-Norregård14 km LammhultVäxjö20 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