the register
Facts
municipalityÖstra Göinge
population1,548
area code1256R006
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 19% of areas1,548
Share 65+-1.2 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 54% of areas23.1 %
Share foreign-born+2.5 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 66% of areas19.6 %
Share foreign background+4.1 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 65% of areas25.1 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-3 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 19% of areas305 tkr
Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 83% of areas21.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-0.6 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 10% of areas15.4 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+10.1 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 61% of areas69.1 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+14 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 87% of areas35.2 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-4.6 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 18% of areas81.0 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-17.8 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 41% of areas57.0 %
Share rental housing+19.3 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 74% of areas40.3 %
Share single-family houses-16.8 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 42% of areas61.4 %
Share built before 1940+0.9 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 83% of areas21.8 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 18% of areas707 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Knislinge öst. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden16 in 2011 → 14 in 2024percentile 14
Population 20251,320 in 20101,548
Economic standard, medianin 2024271 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
86.0 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is 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
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityÖstra Göinge MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
13,978population
357 tkrmedian income
43.8 yearsaverage age