area in Osby Municipality

Osby södra

3,002 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityOsby

population3,002

area code1273R006

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 59% of areas3,002

Share 65++1.9 pp vs Osby · higher than 80% of areas28.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.5 pp vs Osby · higher than 17% of areas64.8 %

Share foreign background-2.9 pp vs Osby · higher than 51% of areas19.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+9 % vs Osby · higher than 48% of areas350 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Osby · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.4 pp vs Osby · higher than 39% of areas21.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.3 pp vs Osby · higher than 62% of areas69.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Osby · higher than 18% of areas16.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.6 pp vs Osby · higher than 69% of areas89.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+10.5 pp vs Osby · higher than 65% of areas80.5 %

Share rental housing-12.5 pp vs Osby · higher than 31% of areas8.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.4 pp vs Osby · higher than 43% of areas9.9 %

Share single-family houses+19.1 pp vs Osby · higher than 90% of areas95.6 %

Share built before 1940-12.0 pp vs Osby · higher than 40% of areas8.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,653 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

1,512men

1,475women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

107

10–14

105

117

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

101

55–59

122

60–64

100

65–69

104

70–74

75–79

103

135

80+

147

marital status

Unmarried1,463

49 %

Married1,129

38 %

Divorced252

8 %

Widowed153

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Osby södra. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden60 in 2011 → 51 in 2024percentile 51

Population 20252,939 in 20103,002

Economic standard, medianin 2024314 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

88.7 %turnout

SD32.3 %

S28.0 %

M19.4 %

KD6.8 %

C3.9 %

V3.2 %

L2.9 %

MP2.7 %

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 area1.8 km Östra Genastorpsmall locality2.3 km Östanåsmall locality6.5 km Hemmestorpsmall locality7.2 km Hästvedaurban area9.5 km Boaltsmall locality10 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Osby norra3.1 km Osby omland7.0 km HästvedaHässleholm9.4 km GlimåkraÖstra Göinge11 km Brunnshult-Emmaljunga-TulatorpHässleholm12 km Broby västÖstra Göinge12 km Broby östÖstra Göinge13 km Ballingslöv-Norra Sandby-MannarpHässleholm13 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