area in Karlshamn Municipality

Prästslätten

1,718 inhabitants · Good conditions

show on the map about Karlshamn Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityKarlshamn

population1,718

area code1082R013

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 26% of areas1,718

Share 65++2.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 81% of areas28.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 46% of areas71.4 %

Share foreign background+2.3 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 56% of areas21.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 40% of areas339 tkr

Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.3 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 68% of areas31.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 56% of areas68.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 76% of areas30.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.1 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 43% of areas86.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-14.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 34% of areas48.7 %

Share rental housing-16.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 35% of areas10.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+31.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 86% of areas40.8 %

Share single-family houses-12.4 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 37% of areas54.6 %

Share built before 1940-13.7 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 20% of areas3.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 30% of areas835 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

892men

820women

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+

marital status

Unmarried886

52 %

Married537

31 %

Divorced193

11 %

Widowed103

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Prästslätten. 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 Sweden51 in 2011 → 61 in 2024percentile 61

Population 20251,679 in 20101,718

Economic standard, medianin 2024319 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

85.0 %turnout

S34.4 %

SD22.3 %

M17.4 %

KD5.6 %

L4.8 %

C4.7 %

V4.4 %

MP4.4 %

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 area1.9 km Lindeborgsmall locality2.0 km Graneforssmall locality2.8 km Hunnemarasmall locality2.9 km Horsaryd och Stillerydurban area3.3 km Ällestadsmall locality3.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högadal1.1 km Karlshamn centrala1.8 km Korpadalen-Strömma2.0 km Asarum centrala2.8 km Karlshamn östra3.0 km Karlshamn västra3.0 km Duveryd3.1 km Froarp5.6 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