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area in Hultsfred Municipality

Virserums tätort

1,613 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityHultsfred

population1,613

area code0860R009

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 22% of areas1,613

Share 65++5.9 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 96% of areas35.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-10.4 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 4% of areas57.4 %

Share foreign background+5.3 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 74% of areas30.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-9 % vs Hultsfred · higher than 7% of areas277 tkr

Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 93% of areas29.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.9 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 7% of areas13.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-12.5 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 14% of areas56.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Hultsfred · higher than 97% of areas44.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.7 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 18% of areas80.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-2.0 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 54% of areas70.4 %

Share rental housing+3.2 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 60% of areas27.4 %

Share of housing co-ops0.0 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 4% of areas0.7 %

Share single-family houses-4.9 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 51% of areas72.3 %

Share built before 1940-4.0 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 55% of areas12.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 33% of areas877 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

827men

804women

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+

109

marital status

Unmarried714

44 %

Married583

36 %

Divorced199

12 %

Widowed119

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Virserums tätort. 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 Sweden18 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20251,786 in 20101,613

Economic standard, medianin 2024262 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

81.4 %turnout

SD30.0 %

S29.3 %

M13.4 %

KD12.2 %

C7.9 %

V3.3 %

L2.1 %

MP0.9 %

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

Virserumurban area390 m Mosmall locality9.3 km Järnforsenurban area11 km Kvillsforsurban area11 km Näshultsmall locality13 km Skönbergasmall locality14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Järnforsen-Målilla-Virserum landsbygd5.6 km Målilla-Gårdveda-Rosenfors-Ämmenäs tätort12 km Mörlunda tätort-landsbygd17 km Korsberga-NyeVetlanda18 km FagerhultHögsby19 km ÅsedaUppvidinge22 km Holsby-KvillsforsVetlanda22 km Hultsfreds tätort södra24 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHultsfred 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 Hultsfred?

13,673population

363 tkrmedian income

46.3 yearsaverage age