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area in Östra Göinge Municipality

Sibbhult

1,299 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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Facts

municipalityÖstra Göinge

population1,299

area code1256R007

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 11% of areas1,299

Share 65+-0.7 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 57% of areas23.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.3 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 30% of areas68.3 %

Share foreign background+7.0 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 70% of areas28.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 12% of areas290 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.6 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 2% of areas11.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.2 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 21% of areas59.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-81 % vs Östra Göinge · higher than 99% of areas48.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.5 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 25% of areas82.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-7.7 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 50% of areas67.1 %

Share rental housing+8.4 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 62% of areas29.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.0 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 15% of areas2.3 %

Share single-family houses-1.5 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 55% of areas76.7 %

Share built before 1940-10.3 pp vs Östra Göinge · higher than 50% of areas10.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 13% of areas648 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

657men

625women

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+

marital status

Unmarried631

49 %

Married431

33 %

Divorced162

12 %

Widowed73

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Sibbhult. 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 Sweden10 in 2011 → 12 in 2024percentile 12

Population 20251,395 in 20101,299

Economic standard, medianin 2024261 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

81.7 %turnout

SD41.1 %

S28.6 %

M15.3 %

KD3.9 %

V3.6 %

C3.0 %

MP1.8 %

L1.5 %

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

Sibbhulturban area120 m Hyltasmall locality3.7 km Glimåkraurban area5.6 km Immelnurban area7.4 km Hjärsåssmall locality7.5 km Brobyurban area7.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Göinge landsbygd2.4 km Glimåkra5.5 km Broby öst6.5 km Broby väst9.2 km Knislinge öst10 km Knislinge väst12 km Hanaskog14 km Lönsboda omlandOsby14 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