area in Oskarshamn Municipality

Oskarshamns centrum

3,482 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityOskarshamn

population3,482

area code0882R008

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 67% of areas3,482

Share 65++5.8 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 89% of areas31.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 58% of areas73.2 %

Share foreign background+9.0 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 72% of areas29.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Oskarshamn · higher than 20% of areas306 tkr

Share low economic standard+6.0 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.4 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 14% of areas16.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.5 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 96% of areas82.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Oskarshamn · higher than 77% of areas30.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.3 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 14% of areas79.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-48.9 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 12% of areas11.0 %

Share rental housing+38.5 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 90% of areas66.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+9.6 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 65% of areas21.5 %

Share single-family houses-49.6 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 15% of areas12.1 %

Share built before 1940-0.3 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 67% of areas15.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 63% of areas1,346 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

1,701men

1,792women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

151

20–24

133

144

25–29

136

155

30–34

116

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

118

55–59

60–64

117

65–69

70–74

75–79

126

177

80+

369

marital status

Unmarried1,798

52 %

Married850

24 %

Divorced471

14 %

Widowed358

10 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Oskarshamns centrum. 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 Sweden32 in 2011 → 18 in 2024percentile 18

Population 20253,107 in 20103,482

Economic standard, medianin 2024271 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

77.0 %turnout

S34.1 %

SD27.0 %

M17.0 %

V6.5 %

KD6.1 %

L3.5 %

C3.1 %

MP1.4 %

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

Oskarshamnurban area290 m Kilensmall locality2.4 km Sjockebäcksmall locality3.2 km Stångehamnurban area4.4 km Skorpetorpsmall locality7.8 km Norra Våneviksmall locality8.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norrtorn-Orrängen1.4 km Kristineberg-Mysingsö2.3 km Gröndal-Åsa2.4 km Döderhult-Svalliden3.4 km Hummlekärrshult-Mockebo-Saltvik3.8 km Bockara-Påskallavik9.6 km Kristdala-Fårbo-Figeholm15 km Fliseryd omlandMönsterås17 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityOskarshamn 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 Oskarshamn?

26,923population

410 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age