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area in Gotland Municipality

Visby södra

8,251 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGotland

population8,251

area code0980R012

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 97% of areas8,251

Share 65+-5.3 pp vs Gotland · higher than 51% of areas22.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.4 pp vs Gotland · higher than 64% of areas74.3 %

Share foreign background-0.8 pp vs Gotland · higher than 16% of areas9.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+13 % vs Gotland · higher than 57% of areas364 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Gotland · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.6 pp vs Gotland · higher than 71% of areas33.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.3 pp vs Gotland · higher than 57% of areas68.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Gotland · higher than 20% of areas16.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.6 pp vs Gotland · higher than 69% of areas89.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-6.3 pp vs Gotland · higher than 38% of areas54.1 %

Share rental housing-6.1 pp vs Gotland · higher than 45% of areas15.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+11.6 pp vs Gotland · higher than 70% of areas24.7 %

Share single-family houses-10.4 pp vs Gotland · higher than 39% of areas57.6 %

Share built before 1940-6.6 pp vs Gotland · higher than 56% of areas12.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas4,355 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

4,076men

4,192women

menagewomen

171

0–4

173

264

5–9

218

273

10–14

256

257

15–19

248

277

20–24

218

235

25–29

200

264

30–34

223

253

35–39

263

235

40–44

254

229

45–49

266

287

50–54

294

252

55–59

265

246

60–64

291

220

65–69

232

180

70–74

197

173

75–79

206

260

80+

388

marital status

Unmarried4,663

56 %

Married2,395

29 %

Divorced845

10 %

Widowed358

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Visby 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden66 in 2011 → 71 in 2024percentile 71

Population 20257,458 in 20108,251

Economic standard, medianin 2024336 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

87.9 %turnout

S36.9 %

M18.8 %

SD12.5 %

C9.3 %

MP8.0 %

V6.9 %

KD3.3 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vibbleurban area2.0 km Sigrajvssmall locality2.1 km Västerhejdeurban area2.5 km Visbyurban area4.5 km Skoghemsmall locality4.6 km Träkumlasmall locality5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gråbo3.3 km Bingeby5.3 km Innerstaden-Visby norra6.4 km Visby omland10 km Roma15 km Klintehamn24 km Gotland mellersta25 km Slite34 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