area in Sölvesborg Municipality

Sölvesborg

4,277 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalitySölvesborg

population4,277

area code1083R008

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 79% of areas4,277

Share 65+-4.3 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 57% of areas23.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.7 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 20% of areas65.6 %

Share foreign background-0.1 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 34% of areas14.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+7 % vs Sölvesborg · higher than 54% of areas359 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.4 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 48% of areas24.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.8 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 59% of areas68.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Sölvesborg · higher than 67% of areas28.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.5 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 56% of areas88.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+3.3 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 57% of areas73.5 %

Share rental housing-2.4 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 49% of areas18.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.5 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 29% of areas5.4 %

Share single-family houses+4.1 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 58% of areas79.3 %

Share built before 1940+3.8 pp vs Sölvesborg · higher than 73% of areas17.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 89% of areas2,215 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

2,171men

2,114women

menagewomen

104

0–4

129

5–9

145

10–14

140

161

15–19

127

119

20–24

25–29

117

30–34

140

127

35–39

130

128

40–44

130

151

45–49

122

154

50–54

171

154

55–59

145

132

60–64

145

107

65–69

126

109

70–74

139

118

75–79

121

138

80+

161

marital status

Unmarried2,226

52 %

Married1,400

33 %

Divorced459

11 %

Widowed187

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Sölvesborg. 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 Sweden45 in 2011 → 59 in 2024percentile 59

Population 20254,293 in 20104,277

Economic standard, medianin 2024321 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

86.0 %turnout

SD30.9 %

S30.1 %

M19.4 %

KD5.8 %

C4.1 %

V3.8 %

L3.3 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ljungavikenurban area1.1 km Mörbysmall locality1.4 km Sölvesborgurban area2.3 km Västra Näs, Sandviken och Siretorpurban area2.6 km Istabysmall locality3.5 km Mjällbyurban area3.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Stadskärnan2.4 km Falkvik3.4 km Mjällby5.4 km Hällevik6.1 km Nymölla-Edenryd-ValjeBromölla8.3 km Bromölla öster-DalafuretBromölla8.6 km Bromölla östra centrum-ÅbylyckornaBromölla9.2 km Kylinge-Gammalstorp-Ysane9.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySölvesborg Municipality

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