area in Värnamo Municipality

Värnamo västra

3,537 inhabitants · Good conditions

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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

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 68% of areas3,537

Share 65++2.4 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 68% of areas25.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.3 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 35% of areas69.4 %

Share foreign background-15.8 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 25% of areas12.3 %

Economy

Median 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 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.3 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 47% of areas23.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.0 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 95% of areas81.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Värnamo · higher than 23% of areas17.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+8.9 pp vs Värnamo · higher than 93% of areas93.1 %

Housing

Share 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 %

Transport

Passenger 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

1,798men

1,702women

menagewomen

108

0–4

5–9

108

10–14

102

15–19

119

20–24

25–29

110

30–34

106

128

35–39

126

40–44

114

45–49

102

50–54

146

55–59

123

120

60–64

124

146

65–69

125

126

70–74

115

102

75–79

80+

105

marital status

Unmarried1,745

49 %

Married1,413

40 %

Divorced239

7 %

Widowed142

4 %

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

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

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

91.6 %turnout

SD26.6 %

S22.9 %

M19.7 %

C10.8 %

KD10.3 %

L3.4 %

V2.7 %

MP2.4 %

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 81% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Forshedaurban area3.4 km Kärdaurban area4.2 km Fänestadsmall locality4.6 km Åminneurban area8.4 km Dannässmall locality8.6 km Norra Hultsmall locality8.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Forsheda3.3 km Bredaryd8.9 km Mossle9.7 km Gröndal-Norregård10 km Trälleborg11 km Centrum-Apladalen11 km Nylund-Duvelund12 km Vråen-Rörstorp12 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