the register
Facts
municipalityHöganäs
population2,058
area code1284R006
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 38% of areas2,058
Share 65+-6.2 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 46% of areas21.6 %
Share foreign-born+7.8 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 72% of areas22.0 %
Share foreign background+11.0 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 71% of areas28.8 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-13 % vs Höganäs · higher than 26% of areas318 tkr
Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-8.7 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 42% of areas22.8 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-3.1 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 24% of areas60.5 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+43 % vs Höganäs · higher than 71% of areas29.2 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-5.8 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 26% of areas83.3 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-18.8 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 33% of areas47.0 %
Share rental housing+25.3 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 78% of areas45.5 %
Share of housing co-ops-3.4 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 18% of areas2.8 %
Share single-family houses-20.6 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 33% of areas48.7 %
Share built before 1940+0.7 pp vs Höganäs · higher than 65% of areas15.4 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 26% of areas799 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Höganäs övre. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden40 in 2011 → 22 in 2024percentile 22
Population 20251,662 in 20102,058
Economic standard, medianin 2024275 tkr
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
81.3 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityHöganäs MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
28,430population
422 tkrmedian income
45.9 yearsaverage age