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area in Karlshamn Municipality

Svängsta

1,972 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlshamn

population1,972

area code1082R014

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 36% of areas1,972

Share 65+-1.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 62% of areas24.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-8.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 12% of areas63.0 %

Share foreign background+13.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 76% of areas31.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 11% of areas287 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 89% of areas25.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.1 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 20% of areas17.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.2 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 22% of areas60.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Karlshamn · higher than 95% of areas40.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.6 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 18% of areas80.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+5.5 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 52% of areas68.4 %

Share rental housing-1.7 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 57% of areas24.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-4.1 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 29% of areas5.2 %

Share single-family houses+1.3 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 47% of areas68.3 %

Share built before 1940-4.0 pp vs Karlshamn · higher than 56% of areas12.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 41% of areas979 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

994men

971women

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

Unmarried989

50 %

Married643

33 %

Divorced242

12 %

Widowed97

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Svängsta. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden12 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11

Population 20251,776 in 20101,972

Economic standard, medianin 2024262 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

84.2 %turnout

SD36.8 %

S29.2 %

M13.3 %

C5.6 %

KD5.1 %

V4.7 %

L2.1 %

MP2.0 %

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

Svängstaurban area540 m Fähallensmall locality2.4 km Gungvalasmall locality4.1 km Bengtsbodasmall locality5.3 km Gungvalasmall locality5.5 km Nötabrånesmall locality7.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mörrum västra7.1 km Froarp7.2 km Mörrum östra7.6 km Olofström sydöstra-GränumOlofström7.9 km Asarum centrala8.6 km Duveryd9.4 km Korpadalen-Strömma9.5 km Högadal11 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