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area in Västervik Municipality

Östermalm-Johannesdal

2,976 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästervik

population2,976

area code0883R015

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 59% of areas2,976

Share 65+-4.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 70% of areas26.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 47% of areas71.5 %

Share foreign background+5.5 pp vs Västervik · higher than 55% of areas20.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-2 % vs Västervik · higher than 25% of areas316 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 35% of areas20.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.5 pp vs Västervik · higher than 81% of areas74.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Västervik · higher than 66% of areas28.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 18% of areas80.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-27.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 25% of areas33.4 %

Share rental housing+9.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 69% of areas35.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+18.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 77% of areas29.8 %

Share single-family houses-27.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 27% of areas34.6 %

Share built before 1940+1.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 74% of areas18.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 61% of areas1,311 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

1,516men

1,472women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

109

20–24

129

25–29

116

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

100

115

55–59

106

111

60–64

108

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

161

marital status

Unmarried1,643

55 %

Married782

26 %

Divorced381

13 %

Widowed170

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Östermalm-Johannesdal. 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 Sweden40 in 2011 → 30 in 2024percentile 30

Population 20253,135 in 20102,976

Economic standard, medianin 2024289 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

80.4 %turnout

S38.0 %

SD20.3 %

M16.4 %

V7.2 %

C4.9 %

KD4.4 %

MP4.3 %

L3.1 %

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 55% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Solhällsmall locality2.2 km Västervikurban area2.3 km Lilla Örserumsmall locality3.0 km Piperskärrurban area4.0 km Hornsuddesmall locality5.8 km Gunnebourban area8.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Örbäcken-Lysingsbadet1.6 km Västervik centrum1.7 km Piperskärr-Grantorpet2.4 km Södermalm-Karstorp2.4 km Reginelund-Stenhagen2.4 km Peru-Arabien2.9 km Västralund-Jenny3.6 km Brevik-Gertrudsvik4.2 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