area in Karlshamn Municipality

Asarum centrala

2,142 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlshamn

population2,142

area code1082R001

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 41% of areas2,142

Share 65++4.7 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 88% of areas30.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.3 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 32% of areas68.7 %

Share foreign background+5.7 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 64% of areas24.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 12% of areas290 tkr

Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 36% of areas20.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.8 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 46% of areas66.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-90 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 90% of areas36.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 14% of areas79.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-14.6 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 34% of areas48.2 %

Share rental housing+20.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 79% of areas46.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.6 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 17% of areas2.8 %

Share single-family houses-5.3 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 42% of areas61.7 %

Share built before 1940-8.3 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 41% of areas8.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 37% of areas928 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

1,049men

1,088women

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

122

80+

189

marital status

Unmarried1,048

49 %

Married657

31 %

Divorced251

12 %

Widowed184

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Asarum centrala. 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 Sweden21 in 2011 → 18 in 2024percentile 18

Population 20251,964 in 20102,142

Economic standard, medianin 2024266 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

78.6 %turnout

S39.1 %

SD28.7 %

M16.1 %

V4.1 %

C3.5 %

KD3.5 %

MP2.6 %

L1.8 %

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

Karlshamnurban area1.1 km Graneforssmall locality1.7 km Tararpsmall locality2.5 km Gungvalasmall locality3.2 km Nötabrånesmall locality3.5 km Horsaryd och Stillerydurban area4.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Korpadalen-Strömma870 m Högadal2.2 km Duveryd2.3 km Prästslätten2.8 km Froarp3.4 km Karlshamn centrala4.2 km Karlshamn västra4.9 km Mörrum östra5.1 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKarlshamn 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 Karlshamn?

31,751population

389 tkrmedian income

45.3 yearsaverage age