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area in Älmhult Municipality

Älmhult östra

2,491 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityÄlmhult

population2,491

area code0765R005

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 50% of areas2,491

Share 65+-6.2 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 14% of areas15.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.3 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 44% of areas71.1 %

Share foreign background+39.4 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 96% of areas71.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-26 % vs Älmhult · higher than 6% of areas267 tkr

Share low economic standard+22.0 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 96% of areas36.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.2 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 69% of areas32.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.8 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 20% of areas59.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-78 % vs Älmhult · higher than 62% of areas27.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.8 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 9% of areas75.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-54.9 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 12% of areas10.8 %

Share rental housing+54.9 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 95% of areas79.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.4 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 41% of areas9.2 %

Share single-family houses-54.3 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 19% of areas18.3 %

Share built before 1940-15.9 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 16% of areas1.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 21% of areas742 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

1,278men

1,220women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

102

10–14

15–19

20–24

118

25–29

117

30–34

119

35–39

110

103

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,318

53 %

Married883

35 %

Divorced205

8 %

Widowed93

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Älmhult östra. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden6 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20251,555 in 20102,491

Economic standard, medianin 2024231 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

73.2 %turnout

S42.0 %

SD20.1 %

M13.2 %

V6.8 %

C5.1 %

KD4.7 %

MP2.8 %

L2.7 %

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 88% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Älmhulturban area1.5 km Boastadsmall locality5.6 km Loshultsmall locality6.3 km Killebergurban area9.4 km Hökönsmall locality9.6 km Diö och Liatorpurban area12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Älmhult sydöstra1.9 km Älmhult norra2.4 km Älmhult västra2.5 km Älmhults omland5.6 km Killeberg-Loshult-HökönOsby8.1 km Diö-Liatorp12 km Osby omlandOsby18 km Lönsboda omlandOsby19 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÄlmhult 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 Älmhult?

17,653population

411 tkrmedian income

41.9 yearsaverage age