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area in Båstad Municipality

Västra Förslöv

1,131 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityBåstad

population1,131

area code1278R006

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 6% of areas1,131

Share 65+-10.3 pp vs Båstad · higher than 46% of areas21.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.8 pp vs Båstad · higher than 50% of areas72.1 %

Share foreign background+7.6 pp vs Båstad · higher than 64% of areas24.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-5 % vs Båstad · higher than 35% of areas332 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Båstad · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.4 pp vs Båstad · higher than 50% of areas24.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.2 pp vs Båstad · higher than 65% of areas70.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Båstad · higher than 64% of areas27.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.8 pp vs Båstad · higher than 27% of areas83.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+0.7 pp vs Båstad · higher than 56% of areas72.9 %

Share rental housing+7.0 pp vs Båstad · higher than 58% of areas25.9 %

Share single-family houses-6.4 pp vs Båstad · higher than 52% of areas73.5 %

Share built before 1940+11.0 pp vs Båstad · higher than 84% of areas22.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 6% of areas544 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

555men

566women

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

Unmarried569

50 %

Married385

34 %

Divorced127

11 %

Widowed51

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra Förslöv. 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 Sweden27 in 2011 → 33 in 2024percentile 33

Population 20251,054 in 20101,131

Economic standard, medianin 2024298 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

84.2 %turnout

S24.6 %

SD24.2 %

M20.1 %

C8.7 %

KD6.4 %

MP5.1 %

L5.1 %

V4.1 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Förslövurban area720 m Grevie kyrkbysmall locality1.8 km Venedikesmall locality3.1 km Ängelsbäcksmall locality3.4 km Ranarpsstrandsmall locality3.8 km Vejbyslättsmall locality4.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Förslöv1.7 km Grevie3.4 km Båstad landsbygd5.0 km Vejbystrand-Magnarp-SkepparkrokenÄngelholm5.6 km Hjärnarp-Margretetorp-SvenstorpÄngelholm7.4 km Båstad västra8.0 km Skälderviken-Pomona-Ärrarps ängarÄngelholm8.4 km Malen-Båstad8.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBåstad 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 Båstad?

16,026population

398 tkrmedian income

48.4 yearsaverage age