area in Olofström Municipality

Olofströms omland-Vilshult

1,444 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityOlofström

population1,444

area code1060R004

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 15% of areas1,444

Share 65+-0.4 pp vs Olofström · higher than 75% of areas27.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.4 pp vs Olofström · higher than 12% of areas63.0 %

Share foreign background-13.7 pp vs Olofström · higher than 47% of areas18.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Olofström · higher than 31% of areas326 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Olofström · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.6 pp vs Olofström · higher than 15% of areas16.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-8.6 pp vs Olofström · higher than 12% of areas55.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Olofström · higher than 73% of areas29.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+9.4 pp vs Olofström · higher than 66% of areas89.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+29.1 pp vs Olofström · higher than 98% of areas97.0 %

Share rental housing-23.2 pp vs Olofström · higher than 11% of areas2.6 %

Share single-family houses+26.6 pp vs Olofström · higher than 95% of areas97.2 %

Share built before 1940+12.7 pp vs Olofström · higher than 95% of areas30.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 39% of areas956 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

788men

679women

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

Unmarried697

48 %

Married539

37 %

Divorced142

10 %

Widowed62

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Olofströms omland-Vilshult. 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 Sweden31 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34

Population 20251,600 in 20101,444

Economic standard, medianin 2024304 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

81.8 %turnout

SD36.4 %

S30.9 %

M13.6 %

C5.2 %

KD5.2 %

V3.8 %

MP2.2 %

L2.1 %

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. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vilshulturban area1.7 km Kyrkhulturban area5.9 km Biskopsmålasmall locality5.9 km Olofströmurban area7.4 km Jämshögurban area11 km Fridaforssmall locality12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kyrkhult-Kyrkhult närområde5.8 km Olofströms tätort norra-centrala6.4 km Olofströms tätort nordvästra-Vilboken7.0 km Olofströms tätort nordöstra-Brännaregården7.7 km Olofströms tätort södra-Nordenbergsskolan8.4 km Jämshög-Jämshög närområde12 km Olofström sydöstra-Gränum13 km LönsbodaOsby13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityOlofström 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 Olofström?

13,000population

384 tkrmedian income

46.5 yearsaverage age