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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 22% of areas1,613
Share 65++5.9 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 96% of areas35.2 %
Share foreign-born+5.4 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 80% of areas26.8 %
Share foreign background+5.3 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 74% of areas30.8 %
EconomyMedian 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 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+0.7 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 11% of areas15.5 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-12.3 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 14% of areas56.9 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+22 % vs Hultsfred · higher than 97% of areas44.1 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-3.1 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 17% of areas80.7 %
HousingShare 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 1940-3.9 pp vs Hultsfred · higher than 56% of areas12.4 %
TransportPassenger 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
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
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 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, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
80.5 %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 municipalityHultsfred MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
13,673population
363 tkrmedian income
46.3 yearsaverage age
area in Hultsfred Municipality