area in Östra Göinge Municipality

Glimåkra

1,490 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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Facts

municipalityÖstra Göinge
population1,490
area code1256R003

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 17% of areas1,490
Share 65+-0.4 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 58% of areas23.9 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.4 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 23% of areas66.4 %
Share foreign background0.0 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 56% of areas21.1 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-4 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 17% of areas301 tkr
Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.3 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 6% of areas13.7 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-10.9 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 4% of areas48.8 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-85 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 90% of areas37.0 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-0.3 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 30% of areas84.0 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-3.1 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 55% of areas71.7 %
Share rental housing+5.4 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 59% of areas26.4 %
Share single-family houses-2.4 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 54% of areas75.8 %
Share built before 1940-2.6 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 74% of areas18.3 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 20% of areas728 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

746men
738women
menagewomen
36
0–4
32
39
5–9
46
49
10–14
48
41
15–19
50
45
20–24
31
32
25–29
36
54
30–34
51
46
35–39
40
39
40–44
33
51
45–49
52
54
50–54
46
38
55–59
38
47
60–64
49
50
65–69
50
37
70–74
28
37
75–79
40
51
80+
68
marital status
Unmarried791
53 %
Married462
31 %
Divorced167
11 %
Widowed68
5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Glimåkra. 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 → 10 in 2024percentile 10
Population 20251,514 in 20101,490
Economic standard, medianin 2024279 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

83.4 %turnout
SD39.8 %
S23.7 %
M17.6 %
C6.1 %
KD5.0 %
MP2.8 %
L2.2 %
V2.1 %

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

Glimåkraurban area180 mSibbhulturban area5.5 kmHemmestorpsmall locality6.6 kmBrobyurban area6.7 kmÖstanåsmall locality7.4 kmBoaltsmall locality8.5 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Göinge landsbygd4.8 kmSibbhult5.5 kmBroby öst5.8 kmBroby väst7.7 kmOsby omlandOsby10 kmOsby södraOsby11 kmLönsboda omlandOsby12 kmKnislinge öst12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖstra Göinge 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 Östra Göinge?
13,978population
357 tkrmedian income
43.8 yearsaverage age
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