area in Högsby Municipality

Långemåla

1,155 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityHögsby

population1,155

area code0821R004

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 7% of areas1,155

Share 65++2.5 pp vs Högsby · higher than 95% of areas34.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.4 pp vs Högsby · higher than 4% of areas57.2 %

Share foreign background+3.3 pp vs Högsby · higher than 76% of areas32.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Högsby · higher than 6% of areas271 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Högsby · higher than 93% of areas29.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.4 pp vs Högsby · higher than 8% of areas14.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.3 pp vs Högsby · higher than 75% of areas72.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-69 % vs Högsby · higher than 89% of areas36.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.6 pp vs Högsby · higher than 26% of areas83.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+9.7 pp vs Högsby · higher than 86% of areas92.0 %

Share rental housing-9.0 pp vs Högsby · higher than 23% of areas5.5 %

Share single-family houses+7.9 pp vs Högsby · higher than 90% of areas95.6 %

Share built before 1940+2.4 pp vs Högsby · higher than 91% of areas26.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 21% of areas739 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

581men

561women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried517

45 %

Married441

38 %

Divorced122

11 %

Widowed78

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Långemåla. 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 Sweden13 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20251,353 in 20101,155

Economic standard, medianin 2024253 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

80.7 %turnout

SD38.3 %

S24.5 %

KD11.2 %

M10.9 %

C6.4 %

V4.5 %

MP1.5 %

L1.4 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Rudaurban area4.7 km Sörbysmall locality6.3 km Högsbyurban area11 km Fliserydurban area13 km Finsjösmall locality13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högsby11 km Högsby omland12 km KråksmålaNybro13 km Fliseryd omlandMönsterås15 km BlomstermålaMönsterås19 km Norra-västra Mönsterås samhälleMönsterås23 km Fagerhult23 km Ålem stationssamhälleMönsterås23 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHögsby 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 Högsby?

5,321population

336 tkrmedian income

47.8 yearsaverage age