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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 31% of areas1,875
Share 65+-3.6 pp vs Högsby · higher than 80% of areas28.3 %
Share foreign-born-1.8 pp vs Högsby · higher than 73% of areas22.9 %
Share foreign background+0.1 pp vs Högsby · higher than 71% of areas29.1 %
EconomyMedian 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 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-0.9 pp vs Högsby · higher than 8% of areas14.7 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+0.2 pp vs Högsby · higher than 53% of areas67.4 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-6 % vs Högsby · higher than 64% of areas27.6 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-0.9 pp vs Högsby · higher than 29% of areas83.9 %
HousingShare 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 1940-9.5 pp vs Högsby · higher than 64% of areas14.9 %
TransportPassenger 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
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
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
73.3 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is 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
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityHögsby MunicipalityThe municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
5,321population
336 tkrmedian income
47.8 yearsaverage age
area in Högsby Municipality