the register
Facts
municipalityÖstra Göinge
population1,832
area code1256R005
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 30% of areas1,832
Share 65++0.8 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 65% of areas25.1 %
Share foreign-born-6.4 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 31% of areas10.8 %
Share foreign background-7.2 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 32% of areas13.9 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+6 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 35% of areas332 tkr
Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+0.6 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 15% of areas16.6 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+7.2 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 47% of areas66.2 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-13 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 62% of areas27.0 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+3.7 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 65% of areas89.3 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+4.1 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 63% of areas78.9 %
Share rental housing-11.2 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 34% of areas9.8 %
Share of housing co-ops+4.2 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 30% of areas5.5 %
Share single-family houses+3.9 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 62% of areas82.1 %
Share built before 1940-16.7 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 25% of areas4.1 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 41% of areas974 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 väst. 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 20244 · Good conditions
Relative position in Sweden40 in 2011 → 41 in 2024percentile 41
Population 20251,754 in 20101,832
Economic standard, medianin 2024298 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
89.0 %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