area in Vimmerby Municipality

Vimmerby sydost

1,602 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVimmerby

population1,602

area code0884R005

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 22% of areas1,602

Share 65+-7.0 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 36% of areas19.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.5 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 88% of areas78.8 %

Share foreign background+15.1 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 75% of areas31.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Vimmerby · higher than 31% of areas327 tkr

Share low economic standard+9.0 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.9 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 4% of areas13.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.2 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 88% of areas77.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Vimmerby · higher than 74% of areas30.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.0 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 16% of areas80.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-37.2 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 22% of areas28.6 %

Share rental housing+43.8 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 91% of areas69.5 %

Share single-family houses-40.6 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 25% of areas29.3 %

Share built before 1940+0.9 pp vs Vimmerby · higher than 74% of areas18.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 28% of areas816 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

836men

764women

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

80+

marital status

Unmarried949

59 %

Married415

26 %

Divorced162

10 %

Widowed74

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Vimmerby sydost. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden18 in 2011 → 14 in 2024percentile 14

Population 20251,646 in 20101,602

Economic standard, medianin 2024276 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

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

79.3 %turnout

S32.9 %

SD25.7 %

M13.7 %

V7.5 %

KD7.3 %

C5.4 %

MP2.9 %

L1.9 %

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

Nosshultsmall locality1.2 km Vimmerbyurban area1.7 km Frödingeurban area8.7 km Storebrourban area8.7 km Södra Viurban area10 km Backasmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vimmerby östra1.5 km Vimmerby-Bullerbyn2.2 km Vimmerby norra2.8 km Vimmerby sydväst2.9 km Storebro8.6 km Södra Vi9.9 km Vimmerby västra landsbygd13 km Vimmerby norra landsbygd14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVimmerby 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 Vimmerby?

15,384population

390 tkrmedian income

45.3 yearsaverage age