area in Karlskrona Municipality

Skärgården

4,038 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlskrona

population4,038

area code1080R021

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 76% of areas4,038

Share 65++9.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 91% of areas32.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-28.1 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 0% of areas48.8 %

Share foreign background-11.9 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 1% of areas4.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+1 % vs Karlskrona · higher than 54% of areas358 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 11% of areas5.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.4 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 67% of areas31.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 24% of areas60.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Karlskrona · higher than 24% of areas17.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.8 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 95% of areas93.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+33.1 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 89% of areas93.3 %

Share rental housing-25.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 17% of areas4.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-8.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 7% of areas1.0 %

Share single-family houses+34.5 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 92% of areas96.2 %

Share built before 1940-0.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 68% of areas16.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 92% of areas2,451 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

2,013men

1,994women

menagewomen

0–4

114

5–9

115

10–14

104

118

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

109

104

35–39

105

40–44

109

45–49

127

128

50–54

119

150

55–59

163

161

60–64

144

129

65–69

142

165

70–74

147

155

75–79

166

177

80+

207

marital status

Unmarried1,667

41 %

Married1,720

43 %

Divorced379

9 %

Widowed271

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Skärgården. 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 Sweden67 in 2011 → 91 in 2024percentile 91

Population 20253,818 in 20104,038

Economic standard, medianin 2024338 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

93.3 %turnout

S35.4 %

SD26.5 %

M15.4 %

KD6.3 %

V4.4 %

C4.0 %

L3.6 %

MP3.3 %

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.

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Saxemara-Listerby-JohannishusRonneby21 km Sydvästra Trossö23 km Sydöstra Trossö24 km Saltö-Björkholmen25 km Nordvästra Trossö25 km Nordöstra Trossö25 km Pantarholmen26 km Långö-Gräsvik26 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKarlskrona 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 Karlskrona?

66,301population

406 tkrmedian income

43.2 yearsaverage age