the register
Facts
municipalityVärnamo
population3,537
area code0683R012
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 68% of areas3,537
Share 65++2.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 68% of areas25.7 %
Share foreign-born-11.1 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 26% of areas9.7 %
Share foreign background-15.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 25% of areas12.3 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+4 % vs Värnamo · higher than 66% of areas379 tkr
Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+3.3 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 48% of areas24.6 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+5.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 95% of areas81.3 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-29 % vs Värnamo · higher than 23% of areas17.5 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+6.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 93% of areas93.1 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+30.9 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 85% of areas91.6 %
Share rental housing-24.2 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 12% of areas2.8 %
Share of housing co-ops-8.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 6% of areas1.0 %
Share single-family houses+29.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 84% of areas93.8 %
Share built before 1940+7.3 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 83% of areas22.1 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 89% of areas2,208 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 (3 statistical areas) that make up Värnamo västra. 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 Sweden52 in 2011 → 65 in 2024percentile 65
Population 20253,528 in 20103,537
Economic standard, medianin 2024348 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
89.5 %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 34% 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