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area in Markaryd Municipality

Markaryd-Timsfors

4,989 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMarkaryd

population4,989

area code0767R002

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 86% of areas4,989

Share 65+-1.0 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 63% of areas24.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+7.7 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 68% of areas75.0 %

Share foreign background-1.6 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 71% of areas28.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Markaryd · higher than 39% of areas338 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.2 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 11% of areas15.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.8 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 75% of areas72.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-69 % vs Markaryd · higher than 67% of areas28.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.8 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 25% of areas82.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-9.9 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 44% of areas60.9 %

Share rental housing+8.3 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 67% of areas33.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.8 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 27% of areas4.9 %

Share single-family houses-6.2 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 48% of areas69.7 %

Share built before 1940-9.3 pp vs Markaryd · higher than 42% of areas8.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 93% of areas2,558 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

2,563men

2,397women

menagewomen

129

0–4

140

5–9

134

152

10–14

131

151

15–19

148

143

20–24

102

156

25–29

111

177

30–34

146

169

35–39

158

153

40–44

134

144

45–49

129

153

50–54

136

175

55–59

157

161

60–64

145

134

65–69

123

117

70–74

134

137

75–79

143

172

80+

270

marital status

Unmarried2,554

51 %

Married1,685

34 %

Divorced476

10 %

Widowed273

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Markaryd-Timsfors. 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 Sweden25 in 2011 → 29 in 2024percentile 29

Population 20254,715 in 20104,989

Economic standard, medianin 2024290 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

80.8 %turnout

SD33.5 %

S29.2 %

M16.9 %

KD9.8 %

C3.0 %

V2.8 %

L2.1 %

MP1.3 %

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 82% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Markarydurban area1.2 km Råstorpsmall locality4.2 km Hannabadsmall locality4.8 km Emmaljungaurban area8.8 km Strömsnäsbrukurban area12 km Skånes-Fagerhulturban area13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Markaryds kommuns landsbygd7.9 km Hishult-Knäreds omlandLaholm12 km Traryd-Strömsnäsbruk13 km VittsjöHässleholm14 km KnäredLaholm17 km Brunnshult-Emmaljunga-TulatorpHässleholm18 km Bjärnum västraHässleholm21 km Bjärnum östraHässleholm21 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMarkaryd 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 Markaryd?

9,938population

372 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age