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area in Sölvesborg Municipality

Mjällby

1,978 inhabitants · Average

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Facts

municipalitySölvesborg

population1,978

area code1083R005

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 areas1,978

Share 65+-1.1 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 74% of areas26.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+8.9 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 81% of areas77.2 %

Share foreign background+1.2 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 40% of areas16.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Sölvesborg · higher than 22% of areas310 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-8.4 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 3% of areas12.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.4 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 36% of areas63.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-82 % vs Sölvesborg · higher than 94% of areas39.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.7 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 29% of areas83.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+0.5 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 54% of areas70.7 %

Share rental housing+4.0 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 57% of areas25.1 %

Share single-family houses+2.4 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 56% of areas77.6 %

Share built before 1940+3.4 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 72% of areas17.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 51% of areas1,127 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

1,011men

968women

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+

102

marital status

Unmarried1,031

52 %

Married618

31 %

Divorced197

10 %

Widowed132

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Mjällby. 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 Sweden15 in 2011 → 27 in 2024percentile 27

Population 20251,913 in 20101,978

Economic standard, medianin 2024280 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

84.1 %turnout

SD43.2 %

S23.6 %

M16.1 %

KD6.7 %

C3.6 %

V2.7 %

L1.7 %

MP1.4 %

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

Lörbyurban area1.3 km Djupekåssmall locality1.5 km Tockensmall locality1.6 km Mjällbyurban area1.8 km Hörvikurban area3.8 km Ysaneurban area4.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hällevik4.9 km Sölvesborg5.4 km Stadskärnan7.4 km Norje-Pukavik8.6 km Falkvik8.8 km Kylinge-Gammalstorp-Ysane9.6 km Mörrum-Svängsta omlandKarlshamn10 km Bromölla öster-DalafuretBromölla13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySölvesborg 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 Sölvesborg?

17,430population

393 tkrmedian income

46.4 yearsaverage age