area in Alvesta Municipality

Västra Torsås

1,046 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityAlvesta

population1,046

area code0764R012

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 4% of areas1,046

Share 65++7.9 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 91% of areas32.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-10.8 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 12% of areas63.0 %

Share foreign background-14.5 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 25% of areas12.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-2 % vs Alvesta · higher than 30% of areas324 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.1 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 21% of areas17.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.2 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 54% of areas67.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-91 % vs Alvesta · higher than 42% of areas22.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+8.0 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 71% of areas90.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+18.6 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 82% of areas90.4 %

Share rental housing-14.9 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 27% of areas7.1 %

Share single-family houses+15.8 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 81% of areas92.7 %

Share built before 1940+7.1 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 19% of areas713 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

549men

484women

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

Unmarried478

46 %

Married425

41 %

Divorced78

8 %

Widowed58

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra Torsås. 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 Sweden27 in 2011 → 49 in 2024percentile 49

Population 20251,104 in 20101,046

Economic standard, medianin 2024305 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

88.3 %turnout

SD33.0 %

S21.4 %

M13.8 %

C11.5 %

KD10.1 %

MP3.5 %

V3.4 %

L2.1 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lönashultsmall locality3.0 km Torsås Bysmall locality7.3 km Tornesmall locality7.9 km Grimslövurban area12 km Häradsbäcksmall locality12 km Virestadsmall locality12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Grimslöv10 km Ryds glesbygdTingsryd17 km Vislanda18 km Diö-LiatorpÄlmhult19 km Ryds tätortTingsryd21 km Blädinge21 km UrshultTingsryd21 km Älmhult norraÄlmhult25 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAlvesta 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 Alvesta?

19,830population

377 tkrmedian income

43.1 yearsaverage age