area in Västervik Municipality

Norra Tjust

3,356 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästervik

population3,356

area code0883R005

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 65% of areas3,356

Share 65++6.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 98% of areas37.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-13.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 3% of areas55.7 %

Share foreign background-6.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 11% of areas8.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Västervik · higher than 21% of areas309 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 38% of areas21.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 93% of areas79.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Västervik · higher than 73% of areas29.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 58% of areas88.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+29.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 82% of areas90.0 %

Share rental housing-17.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 30% of areas7.9 %

Share single-family houses+28.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 76% of areas91.1 %

Share built before 1940+2.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 76% of areas19.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 86% of areas2,070 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

1,732men

1,622women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

128

55–59

123

172

60–64

147

149

65–69

155

163

70–74

146

154

75–79

136

187

80+

168

marital status

Unmarried1,472

44 %

Married1,328

40 %

Divorced359

11 %

Widowed191

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Norra Tjust. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden33 in 2011 → 41 in 2024percentile 41

Population 20253,516 in 20103,356

Economic standard, medianin 2024308 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

85.1 %turnout

S28.6 %

SD25.6 %

M16.7 %

C8.9 %

KD8.5 %

V3.9 %

L3.3 %

MP2.8 %

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 43% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Loftahammarurban area6.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Piperskärr-Grantorpet19 km Brevik-Gertrudsvik20 km Skogshaga21 km Västervik centrum21 km Peru-Arabien21 km Reginelund-Stenhagen21 km Östermalm-Johannesdal22 km Västralund-Jenny22 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