area in Gotland Municipality

Gotland södra

6,774 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGotland

population6,774

area code0980R004

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 94% of areas6,774

Share 65++8.0 pp vs Gotland · higher than 97% of areas35.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.9 pp vs Gotland · higher than 15% of areas64.0 %

Share foreign background-5.2 pp vs Gotland · higher than 2% of areas5.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Gotland · higher than 12% of areas290 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.5 pp vs Gotland · higher than 34% of areas20.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+13.3 pp vs Gotland · higher than 86% of areas76.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Gotland · higher than 63% of areas27.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.9 pp vs Gotland · higher than 64% of areas89.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+28.0 pp vs Gotland · higher than 78% of areas88.5 %

Share rental housing-14.7 pp vs Gotland · higher than 27% of areas6.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-11.9 pp vs Gotland · higher than 8% of areas1.2 %

Share single-family houses+25.5 pp vs Gotland · higher than 83% of areas93.4 %

Share built before 1940+4.3 pp vs Gotland · higher than 86% of areas23.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 100% of areas4,642 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

3,472men

3,279women

menagewomen

132

0–4

137

157

5–9

149

150

10–14

163

151

15–19

147

130

20–24

100

112

25–29

167

30–34

147

182

35–39

170

147

40–44

123

137

45–49

137

189

50–54

187

241

55–59

251

306

60–64

313

337

65–69

317

310

70–74

263

304

75–79

246

320

80+

335

marital status

Unmarried3,253

48 %

Married2,489

37 %

Divorced673

10 %

Widowed370

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (6 statistical areas) that make up Gotland södra. 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 Sweden17 in 2011 → 35 in 2024percentile 35

Population 20257,342 in 20106,774

Economic standard, medianin 2024291 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

88.3 %turnout

S28.8 %

C19.2 %

M16.4 %

SD15.8 %

MP5.7 %

V5.3 %

KD5.0 %

L2.3 %

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. Here 87% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Burgsvikurban area4.4 km Havdhemurban area13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hemse20 km Klintehamn38 km Gotland mellersta45 km Roma52 km Visby södra62 km Gråbo63 km Innerstaden-Visby norra66 km Bingeby66 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGotland 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 Gotland?

60,971population

374 tkrmedian income

45.9 yearsaverage age