area in Torsås Municipality

Gullabo

1,717 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityTorsås

population1,717

area code0834R002

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 26% of areas1,717

Share 65+-3.0 pp vs Torsås · higher than 79% of areas28.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.5 pp vs Torsås · higher than 21% of areas66.0 %

Share foreign background+1.1 pp vs Torsås · higher than 30% of areas13.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Torsås · higher than 27% of areas320 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Torsås · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.1 pp vs Torsås · higher than 18% of areas16.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.5 pp vs Torsås · higher than 67% of areas70.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-76 % vs Torsås · higher than 86% of areas34.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.9 pp vs Torsås · higher than 63% of areas88.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+15.5 pp vs Torsås · higher than 98% of areas97.6 %

Share rental housing-12.3 pp vs Torsås · higher than 8% of areas1.9 %

Share single-family houses+13.3 pp vs Torsås · higher than 99% of areas98.9 %

Share built before 1940+10.9 pp vs Torsås · higher than 98% of areas35.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 59% of areas1,275 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

906men

813women

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

Unmarried873

51 %

Married619

36 %

Divorced157

9 %

Widowed65

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Gullabo. 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 Sweden20 in 2011 → 33 in 2024percentile 33

Population 20251,825 in 20101,717

Economic standard, medianin 2024294 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

87.2 %turnout

SD34.6 %

S24.4 %

M13.3 %

C9.1 %

KD8.9 %

V3.6 %

L2.5 %

MP2.3 %

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 32% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Bidalitesmall locality1.9 km Trankvillsmall locality3.3 km Gullabosmall locality6.4 km Enhagensmall locality7.8 km Torsåsurban area9.2 km Sloalyckesmall locality9.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Torsås9.2 km Holmsjö-Strömsberg-KättilsmålaKarlskrona11 km Söderåkra13 km Bergkvara14 km PårydKalmar16 km Möre19 km Vissefjärda-Vissefjärda omlandEmmaboda20 km Kalmar södra kommundelenKalmar22 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityTorsås 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 Torsås?

6,984population

364 tkrmedian income

47.7 yearsaverage age