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area in Karlshamn Municipality

Karlshamn östra

2,850 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlshamn

population2,850

area code1082R008

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 56% of areas2,850

Share 65++3.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 83% of areas29.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 38% of areas69.8 %

Share foreign background-9.9 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 11% of areas8.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+13 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 65% of areas377 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+13.3 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 78% of areas37.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 23% of areas60.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 38% of areas21.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.7 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 87% of areas92.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-1.9 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 44% of areas60.9 %

Share rental housing-16.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 35% of areas9.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+19.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 75% of areas28.8 %

Share single-family houses+0.6 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 47% of areas67.5 %

Share built before 1940-2.9 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 60% of areas13.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 68% of areas1,479 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

1,452men

1,406women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

118

55–59

122

101

60–64

121

65–69

108

70–74

75–79

134

80+

159

marital status

Unmarried1,398

49 %

Married1,027

36 %

Divorced269

9 %

Widowed163

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Karlshamn östra. 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 Sweden76 in 2011 → 80 in 2024percentile 80

Population 20252,853 in 20102,850

Economic standard, medianin 2024350 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

92.2 %turnout

S30.7 %

M22.4 %

SD21.5 %

MP5.6 %

C5.3 %

V4.7 %

KD4.7 %

L4.2 %

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. Here 49% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hunnemarasmall locality1.4 km Lindeborgsmall locality1.8 km Ällestadsmall locality1.9 km Vettekulla och Matvikurban area3.7 km Horsaryd och Stillerydurban area4.3 km Karlshamnurban area4.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Karlshamn centrala1.8 km Karlshamn västra2.7 km Prästslätten3.0 km Högadal3.6 km Korpadalen-Strömma4.9 km Duveryd5.4 km Asarum centrala5.7 km Hällaryd-Åryd7.8 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