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area in Torsås Municipality

Torsås

2,051 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityTorsås

population2,051

area code0834R005

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 38% of areas2,051

Share 65++2.0 pp vs Torsås · higher than 93% of areas33.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.0 pp vs Torsås · higher than 24% of areas66.5 %

Share foreign background-1.1 pp vs Torsås · higher than 21% of areas11.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Torsås · higher than 17% of areas301 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Torsås · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.5 pp vs Torsås · higher than 16% of areas16.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.0 pp vs Torsås · higher than 51% of areas67.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-74 % vs Torsås · higher than 90% of areas36.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.3 pp vs Torsås · higher than 39% of areas85.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-18.2 pp vs Torsås · higher than 47% of areas63.9 %

Share rental housing+13.6 pp vs Torsås · higher than 61% of areas27.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.8 pp vs Torsås · higher than 26% of areas4.6 %

Share single-family houses-14.2 pp vs Torsås · higher than 50% of areas71.4 %

Share built before 1940-8.2 pp vs Torsås · higher than 69% of areas16.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 49% of areas1,085 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

1,023men

1,028women

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+

158

marital status

Unmarried990

48 %

Married622

30 %

Divorced262

13 %

Widowed176

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Torsås. 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 Sweden27 in 2011 → 25 in 2024percentile 25

Population 20252,043 in 20102,051

Economic standard, medianin 2024287 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

83.8 %turnout

SD35.1 %

S28.0 %

M13.1 %

KD7.6 %

C6.3 %

V4.3 %

MP2.1 %

L2.1 %

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

Torsåsurban area470 m Sloalyckesmall locality1.5 km Enhagensmall locality2.6 km Bergkvaraurban area4.9 km Söderåkraurban area5.6 km Trankvillsmall locality6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bergkvara4.7 km Söderåkra5.4 km Gullabo9.2 km Möre10 km Kalmar södra kommundelenKalmar18 km PårydKalmar19 km Holmsjö-Strömsberg-KättilsmålaKarlskrona19 km Boholmarna-Dunö-RinkabyholmKalmar25 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityTorsås Municipality

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