area in Osby Municipality

Osby norra

4,686 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityOsby

population4,686

area code1273R004

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 areas4,686

Share 65+-2.7 pp vs Osby · higher than 59% of areas23.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.6 pp vs Osby · higher than 56% of areas72.9 %

Share foreign background+7.2 pp vs Osby · higher than 72% of areas29.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Osby · higher than 14% of areas294 tkr

Share low economic standard+6.0 pp vs Osby · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.2 pp vs Osby · higher than 23% of areas17.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.7 pp vs Osby · higher than 43% of areas65.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-69 % vs Osby · higher than 93% of areas38.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.7 pp vs Osby · higher than 17% of areas80.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-23.3 pp vs Osby · higher than 33% of areas46.7 %

Share rental housing+16.2 pp vs Osby · higher than 71% of areas37.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.4 pp vs Osby · higher than 53% of areas14.0 %

Share single-family houses-22.9 pp vs Osby · higher than 37% of areas53.6 %

Share built before 1940-5.3 pp vs Osby · higher than 64% of areas14.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 87% of areas2,112 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

2,310men

2,380women

menagewomen

0–4

111

116

5–9

120

160

10–14

137

139

15–19

143

162

20–24

152

161

25–29

129

30–34

118

137

35–39

133

163

40–44

150

125

45–49

125

153

50–54

163

150

55–59

149

125

60–64

138

110

65–69

106

70–74

118

120

75–79

129

164

80+

259

marital status

Unmarried2,471

53 %

Married1,360

29 %

Divorced589

13 %

Widowed270

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Osby norra. 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 → 12 in 2024percentile 12

Population 20254,512 in 20104,686

Economic standard, medianin 2024260 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

81.2 %turnout

SD35.6 %

S26.1 %

M15.7 %

KD7.7 %

C5.0 %

V4.0 %

MP2.7 %

L2.0 %

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

Osbyurban area1.3 km Östra Genastorpsmall locality5.3 km Visseltoftasmall locality9.5 km Östanåsmall locality9.6 km Boaltsmall locality10 km Hemmestorpsmall locality10 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Osby södra3.1 km Osby omland6.4 km Brunnshult-Emmaljunga-TulatorpHässleholm12 km HästvedaHässleholm12 km GlimåkraÖstra Göinge13 km Killeberg-Loshult-Hökön14 km Broby västÖstra Göinge16 km Lönsboda omland16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityOsby 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 Osby?

12,947population

371 tkrmedian income

45.2 yearsaverage age