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area in Vetlanda Municipality

Vetlanda-Bäckseda

2,664 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVetlanda

population2,664

area code0685R006

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 53% of areas2,664

Share 65+-3.1 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 50% of areas22.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.8 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 69% of areas75.1 %

Share foreign background-8.1 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 32% of areas13.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+21 % vs Vetlanda · higher than 79% of areas406 tkr

Share low economic standard-12.0 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.9 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 45% of areas23.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.6 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 42% of areas64.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Vetlanda · higher than 15% of areas15.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+9.7 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 96% of areas93.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+25.4 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 95% of areas95.8 %

Share rental housing-22.8 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 2% of areas0.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-1.9 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 16% of areas2.5 %

Share single-family houses+25.9 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 99% of areas99.0 %

Share built before 1940-14.3 pp vs Vetlanda · higher than 25% of areas4.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 71% of areas1,543 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

1,354men

1,320women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

101

104

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

101

50–54

115

116

55–59

104

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,284

48 %

Married1,142

43 %

Divorced152

6 %

Widowed82

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Vetlanda-Bäckseda. 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 Sweden87 in 2011 → 88 in 2024percentile 88

Population 20252,545 in 20102,664

Economic standard, medianin 2024350 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

90.8 %turnout

S28.6 %

SD24.8 %

M23.6 %

KD8.1 %

C6.9 %

L2.8 %

V2.4 %

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

Sjölundsmall locality1.6 km Vetlandaurban area2.3 km Flugebysmall locality5.3 km Myresjöurban area6.6 km Sjunnenurban area7.4 km Stendalasmall locality7.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vetlanda-Tomaslunden1.7 km Vetlanda-Centrum2.2 km Vetlanda-Upplanda2.7 km Vetlanda-Karslund3.6 km Vetlanda-Brunnsgård3.7 km Vetlanda-Mellangården4.0 km Ekenässjön10 km Landsbro-Myresö16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVetlanda 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 Vetlanda?

27,528population

383 tkrmedian income

44.1 yearsaverage age