area in Älmhult Municipality

Älmhult västra

4,389 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityÄlmhult

population4,389

area code0765R004

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 80% of areas4,389

Share 65+-6.7 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 12% of areas14.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.4 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 38% of areas70.0 %

Share foreign background+0.6 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 77% of areas32.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+22 % vs Älmhult · higher than 89% of areas439 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 16% of areas6.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+10.9 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 83% of areas41.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.0 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 52% of areas67.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-91 % vs Älmhult · higher than 5% of areas11.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.6 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 80% of areas91.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+2.2 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 51% of areas68.0 %

Share rental housing-9.2 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 44% of areas15.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.8 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 47% of areas11.7 %

Share single-family houses+9.5 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 62% of areas82.1 %

Share built before 1940-14.1 pp vs Älmhult · higher than 22% of areas3.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 82% of areas1,900 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

2,202men

2,186women

menagewomen

139

0–4

133

193

5–9

181

182

10–14

187

166

15–19

147

102

20–24

25–29

117

30–34

118

174

35–39

199

194

40–44

172

169

45–49

207

155

50–54

124

119

55–59

131

104

60–64

112

65–69

70–74

75–79

114

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,330

53 %

Married1,697

39 %

Divorced263

6 %

Widowed99

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Älmhult 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 Sweden85 in 2011 → 82 in 2024percentile 82

Population 20253,657 in 20104,389

Economic standard, medianin 2024378 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

89.7 %turnout

S34.1 %

M24.2 %

SD18.3 %

KD6.6 %

C6.1 %

MP3.6 %

L3.6 %

V2.7 %

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 48% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Älmhulturban area970 m Boastadsmall locality5.2 km Loshultsmall locality5.4 km Killebergurban area8.5 km Delarysmall locality10 km Hökönsmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Älmhult sydöstra2.1 km Älmhult östra2.5 km Älmhult norra3.2 km Älmhults omland5.0 km Killeberg-Loshult-HökönOsby8.3 km Diö-Liatorp13 km Osby omlandOsby18 km Osby norraOsby19 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