area in Örkelljunga Municipality

Örkelljunga omland

4,644 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖrkelljunga

population4,644

area code1257R002

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 83% of areas4,644

Share 65+0.0 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 62% of areas24.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.5 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 26% of areas67.2 %

Share foreign background-2.0 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 54% of areas20.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Örkelljunga · higher than 29% of areas322 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.2 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 9% of areas14.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.3 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 66% of areas70.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-76 % vs Örkelljunga · higher than 74% of areas30.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.2 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 49% of areas87.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+15.0 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 77% of areas88.1 %

Share rental housing-12.1 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 31% of areas8.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-3.1 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 7% of areas1.0 %

Share single-family houses+14.0 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 76% of areas91.0 %

Share built before 1940+1.7 pp vs Örkelljunga · higher than 75% of areas18.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 96% of areas2,955 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

2,434men

2,201women

menagewomen

105

0–4

104

129

5–9

119

124

10–14

111

122

15–19

135

20–24

25–29

133

30–34

141

168

35–39

156

145

40–44

122

159

45–49

124

167

50–54

150

180

55–59

168

226

60–64

191

183

65–69

159

133

70–74

130

136

75–79

111

141

80+

128

marital status

Unmarried2,289

49 %

Married1,667

36 %

Divorced533

11 %

Widowed154

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Örkelljunga omland. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden16 in 2011 → 25 in 2024percentile 25

Population 20254,421 in 20104,644

Economic standard, medianin 2024305 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

84.7 %turnout

SD41.6 %

S20.7 %

M13.6 %

KD10.8 %

C4.5 %

V2.4 %

MP2.2 %

L2.1 %

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 52% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Åsljungaurban area2.2 km Skånes Värsjösmall locality3.5 km Östra Tockarpsmall locality6.6 km Örkelljungaurban area7.5 km Skånes-Fagerhulturban area8.0 km Boaltsmall locality8.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Örkelljunga östra6.2 km Örkelljunga norra7.1 km Örkelljunga västra8.8 km Slättsjö-Röke-ÖraholmaHässleholm14 km Perstorp omlandPerstorp15 km VittsjöHässleholm16 km Perstorp nordvästra tätortenPerstorp18 km Perstorp nordöstra tätortenPerstorp18 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖrkelljunga 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 Örkelljunga?

10,277population

365 tkrmedian income

44.5 yearsaverage age