area in Högsby Municipality

Högsby

1,875 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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the register

Facts

municipalityHögsby
population1,875
area code0821R002

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 32% of areas1,875
Share 65+-3.6 pp vs Högsby · higher than 80% of areas28.3 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.2 pp vs Högsby · higher than 33% of areas68.8 %
Share foreign background+0.1 pp vs Högsby · higher than 71% of areas29.1 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+3 % vs Högsby · higher than 12% of areas288 tkr
Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Högsby · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.9 pp vs Högsby · higher than 9% of areas14.7 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-240.0 pp vs Högsby · higher than 53% of areas67.4 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-77 % vs Högsby · higher than 64% of areas27.6 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-0.8 pp vs Högsby · higher than 29% of areas83.9 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-15.7 pp vs Högsby · higher than 50% of areas66.7 %
Share rental housing+14.3 pp vs Högsby · higher than 62% of areas28.8 %
Share of housing co-ops+0.6 pp vs Högsby · higher than 5% of areas0.9 %
Share single-family houses-11.5 pp vs Högsby · higher than 54% of areas76.2 %
Share built before 1940-9.3 pp vs Högsby · higher than 64% of areas15.1 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 34% of areas887 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

929men
934women
menagewomen
48
0–4
39
56
5–9
52
54
10–14
63
61
15–19
45
42
20–24
36
39
25–29
29
43
30–34
51
73
35–39
53
62
40–44
51
59
45–49
43
52
50–54
47
47
55–59
48
62
60–64
77
64
65–69
77
67
70–74
57
48
75–79
61
52
80+
105
marital status
Unmarried931
50 %
Married587
31 %
Divorced215
11 %
Widowed143
8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Högsby. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden27 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11
Population 20251,953 in 20101,875
Economic standard, medianin 2024256 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

82.7 %turnout
S36.5 %
SD24.4 %
M12.3 %
KD9.8 %
C8.7 %
V3.8 %
MP1.9 %
L1.2 %

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

Högsbyurban area200 mBergaurban area5.3 kmRudaurban area8.9 kmBockaraurban area11 kmFågelforsurban area11 kmFinsjösmall locality14 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högsby omland4.3 kmLångemåla11 kmFliseryd omlandMönsterås17 kmMörlunda tätort-landsbygdHultsfred17 kmFagerhult18 kmBockara-PåskallavikOskarshamn19 kmKråksmålaNybro23 kmDöderhult-SvallidenOskarshamn25 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHögsby Municipality

The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Högsby?
5,321population
336 tkrmedian income
47.8 yearsaverage age
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