area in Karlshamn Municipality

Mörrum västra

2,321 inhabitants · Average

show on the map about Karlshamn Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityKarlshamn

population2,321

area code1082R010

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 46% of areas2,321

Share 65++0.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 73% of areas26.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 34% of areas69.0 %

Share foreign background+0.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 50% of areas19.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 20% of areas307 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 7% of areas14.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.8 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 34% of areas63.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-90 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 89% of areas36.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.8 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 24% of areas82.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-1.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 45% of areas61.7 %

Share rental housing+6.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 66% of areas32.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-4.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 27% of areas4.8 %

Share single-family houses-1.1 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 45% of areas65.9 %

Share built before 1940+0.9 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 72% of areas17.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 57% of areas1,223 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

1,138men

1,200women

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

80+

152

marital status

Unmarried1,225

53 %

Married656

28 %

Divorced271

12 %

Widowed169

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Mörrum västra. 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 Sweden20 in 2011 → 22 in 2024percentile 22

Population 20252,254 in 20102,321

Economic standard, medianin 2024280 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

83.0 %turnout

SD35.9 %

S29.5 %

M14.3 %

KD6.0 %

V4.7 %

C3.8 %

MP2.2 %

L2.1 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Mörrumurban area780 m Forsbackasmall locality3.6 km Gustavstorpsmall locality4.0 km Gungvalasmall locality4.8 km Gungvalasmall locality4.9 km Fähallensmall locality5.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mörrum östra1.6 km Duveryd5.4 km Asarum centrala6.6 km Mörrum-Svängsta omland7.1 km Svängsta7.1 km Korpadalen-Strömma7.2 km Högadal7.4 km Froarp8.3 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