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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 65% of areas3,356
Share 65++6.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 98% of areas37.3 %
Share foreign-born-4.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 13% of areas7.5 %
Share foreign background-6.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 10% of areas8.7 %
EconomyMedian 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 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+0.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 41% of areas22.4 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+8.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 93% of areas79.5 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+1 % vs Västervik · higher than 73% of areas29.6 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+3.3 pp vs Västervik · higher than 58% of areas88.3 %
HousingShare 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+1.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 75% of areas18.9 %
TransportPassenger 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
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
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 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, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
85.4 %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 43% 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 municipalityVästervik MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
36,447population
381 tkrmedian income
47.3 yearsaverage age