area in Uppvidinge Municipality

Lenhovda

1,671 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityUppvidinge

population1,671

area code0760R002

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 24% of areas1,671

Share 65+-0.4 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 68% of areas25.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.6 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 49% of areas72.0 %

Share foreign background+0.6 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 69% of areas27.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Uppvidinge · higher than 37% of areas336 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.2 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 1% of areas10.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.5 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 93% of areas79.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-71 % vs Uppvidinge · higher than 84% of areas33.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.7 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 26% of areas83.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-3.7 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 56% of areas72.7 %

Share rental housing+5.7 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 57% of areas25.5 %

Share single-family houses-4.9 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 54% of areas76.1 %

Share built before 1940-8.6 pp vs Uppvidinge · higher than 50% of areas10.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 30% of areas839 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

881men

787women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried850

51 %

Married586

35 %

Divorced139

8 %

Widowed92

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Lenhovda. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden31 in 2011 → 29 in 2024percentile 29

Population 20251,794 in 20101,671

Economic standard, medianin 2024293 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

86.6 %turnout

SD31.5 %

S29.6 %

M17.1 %

KD7.4 %

C6.2 %

V3.1 %

L2.5 %

MP1.4 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lenhovdaurban area330 m Slättebolsmall locality4.9 km Sävsjöströmsmall locality7.5 km Dädesjösmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Uppvidinge omland13 km Växjö landsbygdVäxjö15 km BraåsVäxjö16 km Klavreström-Norrhult17 km KostaLessebo18 km Åseda20 km RottneVäxjö24 km HovmantorpLessebo25 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityUppvidinge 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 Uppvidinge?

9,061population

374 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age