the register
Facts
municipalityKarlskrona
population2,112
area code1080R012
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 40% of areas2,112
Share 65+-10.9 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 7% of areas12.3 %
Share foreign-born+34.6 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 94% of areas47.8 %
Share foreign background+41.9 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 93% of areas58.6 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-31 % vs Karlskrona · higher than 3% of areas246 tkr
Share low economic standard+27.0 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 97% of areas39.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-7.0 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 52% of areas25.9 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-19.7 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 2% of areas43.4 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+77 % vs Karlskrona · higher than 90% of areas36.9 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-18.5 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 5% of areas70.0 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-48.5 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 12% of areas11.7 %
Share rental housing+53.9 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 96% of areas83.1 %
Share of housing co-ops-4.5 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 27% of areas4.7 %
Share single-family houses-45.1 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 18% of areas16.6 %
Share built before 1940-10.6 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 32% of areas6.0 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 8% of areas583 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 Marieberg-Gullberna. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden2 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4
Population 20251,861 in 20102,112
Economic standard, medianin 2024225 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
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
72.5 %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 municipalityKarlskrona MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
66,301population
406 tkrmedian income
43.2 yearsaverage age