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area in Västervik Municipality

Ankarsrum

1,245 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästervik

population1,245

area code0883R001

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 9% of areas1,245

Share 65++4.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 96% of areas34.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-12.8 pp vs Västervik · higher than 3% of areas56.3 %

Share foreign background+0.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 38% of areas15.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Västervik · higher than 16% of areas299 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.5 pp vs Västervik · higher than 13% of areas15.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 76% of areas73.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Västervik · higher than 93% of areas38.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 38% of areas85.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+9.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 54% of areas70.1 %

Share rental housing-4.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 53% of areas21.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-7.3 pp vs Västervik · higher than 25% of areas4.3 %

Share single-family houses+10.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 52% of areas73.0 %

Share built before 1940+1.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 74% of areas18.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 11% of areas633 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

651men

598women

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

Unmarried614

49 %

Married375

30 %

Divorced177

14 %

Widowed79

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Ankarsrum. 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 Sweden22 in 2011 → 28 in 2024percentile 28

Population 20251,257 in 20101,245

Economic standard, medianin 2024273 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

83.8 %turnout

S42.4 %

SD29.6 %

M11.8 %

V4.5 %

C4.0 %

KD4.0 %

MP1.4 %

L1.0 %

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

Ankarsrumurban area40 m Hjortedurban area8.9 km Totebourban area12 km Gunnebourban area12 km Blackstadsmall locality13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Tjust6.0 km Gunnebo12 km Vimmerby östra landsbygdVimmerby16 km Västralund-Jenny17 km Skogshaga18 km Södermalm-Karstorp18 km Peru-Arabien18 km Brevik-Gertrudsvik19 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVästervik 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 Västervik?

36,447population

381 tkrmedian income

47.3 yearsaverage age