area in Västervik Municipality

Gamleby

2,780 inhabitants · Average

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Facts

municipalityVästervik

population2,780

area code0883R003

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 55% of areas2,780

Share 65++0.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 89% of areas31.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.5 pp vs Västervik · higher than 10% of areas61.6 %

Share foreign background+2.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 44% of areas17.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-12 % vs Västervik · higher than 9% of areas283 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-8.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 7% of areas14.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 45% of areas65.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Västervik · higher than 77% of areas31.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 22% of areas82.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-2.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 41% of areas57.7 %

Share rental housing+7.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 67% of areas33.2 %

Share of housing co-ops-4.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 36% of areas7.3 %

Share single-family houses-2.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 41% of areas60.3 %

Share built before 1940-2.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 62% of areas14.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 59% of areas1,278 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

1,389men

1,393women

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

103

60–64

65–69

102

70–74

75–79

152

80+

196

marital status

Unmarried1,411

51 %

Married863

31 %

Divorced302

11 %

Widowed202

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Gamleby. 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 Sweden20 in 2011 → 20 in 2024percentile 20

Population 20252,863 in 20102,780

Economic standard, medianin 2024262 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

82.2 %turnout

S30.3 %

SD24.6 %

M15.5 %

KD9.7 %

C7.5 %

V4.7 %

L2.9 %

MP2.7 %

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

Gamlebyurban area590 m Stångelandsmall locality2.9 km Björnsholmsmall locality6.4 km Almviksmall locality8.9 km Överumurban area11 km Björkhagasmall locality12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Överum11 km Södra Tjust17 km Skogshaga18 km Brevik-Gertrudsvik19 km Västralund-Jenny20 km Peru-Arabien20 km Reginelund-Stenhagen21 km Gunnebo21 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