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area in Karlshamn Municipality

Karlshamn centrala

4,703 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlshamn

population4,703

area code1082R006

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 83% of areas4,703

Share 65++3.1 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 83% of areas29.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 53% of areas72.6 %

Share foreign background+6.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 65% of areas25.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 17% of areas301 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 45% of areas22.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+12.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 77% of areas73.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-91 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 81% of areas32.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.8 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 33% of areas84.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-52.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 11% of areas10.5 %

Share rental housing+45.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 92% of areas71.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.6 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 56% of areas16.0 %

Share single-family houses-53.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 16% of areas13.5 %

Share built before 1940+4.9 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 82% of areas21.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 83% of areas1,940 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

2,251men

2,440women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

121

159

20–24

190

222

25–29

167

184

30–34

146

165

35–39

126

124

40–44

107

125

45–49

113

131

50–54

134

143

55–59

134

146

60–64

170

117

65–69

168

132

70–74

162

129

75–79

183

172

80+

308

marital status

Unmarried2,496

53 %

Married1,136

24 %

Divorced741

16 %

Widowed328

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Karlshamn 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 Sweden27 in 2011 → 17 in 2024percentile 17

Population 20254,635 in 20104,703

Economic standard, medianin 2024273 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

79.8 %turnout

S31.5 %

SD26.1 %

M19.5 %

V6.7 %

L3.9 %

C3.8 %

KD3.8 %

MP3.2 %

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

Lindeborgsmall locality2.2 km Hunnemarasmall locality2.6 km Horsaryd och Stillerydurban area2.6 km Karlshamnurban area3.1 km Ällestadsmall locality3.1 km Graneforssmall locality4.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Karlshamn västra1.5 km Prästslätten1.8 km Karlshamn östra1.8 km Högadal2.0 km Korpadalen-Strömma3.5 km Duveryd3.6 km Asarum centrala4.2 km Mörrum-Svängsta omland6.8 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