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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 29% of areas1,802
Share 65++9.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 99% of areas39.7 %
Share foreign-born-2.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 24% of areas9.4 %
Share foreign background-5.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 17% of areas10.3 %
EconomyMedian 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 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+7.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 61% of areas29.3 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+12.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 98% of areas83.6 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-30 % vs Västervik · higher than 34% of areas20.5 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+0.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 35% of areas85.1 %
HousingShare 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 %
TransportPassenger 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
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
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 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, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
83.0 %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.
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
area in Västervik Municipality