area in Västervik Municipality

Västervik centrum

1,802 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästervik

population1,802

area code0883R012

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 29% of areas1,802

Share 65++9.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 99% of areas39.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 44% of areas71.1 %

Share foreign background-5.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 17% of areas10.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Västervik · higher than 34% of areas331 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.5 pp vs Västervik · higher than 56% of areas26.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+12.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 98% of areas83.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Västervik · higher than 34% of areas20.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament0.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 35% of areas85.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-51.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 10% of areas9.0 %

Share rental housing+43.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 91% of areas68.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 58% of areas17.6 %

Share single-family houses-48.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 16% of areas13.7 %

Share built before 1940+15.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 96% of areas31.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 22% of areas748 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

867men

941women

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

129

80+

145

marital status

Unmarried862

48 %

Married538

30 %

Divorced252

14 %

Widowed148

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västervik centrum. 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 Sweden62 in 2011 → 53 in 2024percentile 53

Population 20251,614 in 20101,802

Economic standard, medianin 2024314 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

81.6 %turnout

S30.8 %

M22.7 %

SD19.9 %

L5.7 %

KD5.5 %

C5.2 %

V5.0 %

MP4.3 %

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

Västervikurban area840 m Piperskärrurban area2.5 km Solhällsmall locality3.6 km Lilla Örserumsmall locality4.4 km Hornsuddesmall locality7.4 km Gunnebourban area7.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Reginelund-Stenhagen850 m Peru-Arabien1.3 km Piperskärr-Grantorpet1.6 km Östermalm-Johannesdal1.7 km Södermalm-Karstorp2.0 km Västralund-Jenny2.2 km Brevik-Gertrudsvik2.6 km Örbäcken-Lysingsbadet2.9 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