area in Laholm Municipality

Knäred

1,191 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityLaholm

population1,191

area code1381R004

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 8% of areas1,191

Share 65+-0.6 pp vs Laholm · higher than 72% of areas26.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.6 pp vs Laholm · higher than 16% of areas64.1 %

Share foreign background+10.9 pp vs Laholm · higher than 73% of areas29.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-12 % vs Laholm · higher than 13% of areas292 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Laholm · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.8 pp vs Laholm · higher than 12% of areas15.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.3 pp vs Laholm · higher than 67% of areas70.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Laholm · higher than 83% of areas33.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.4 pp vs Laholm · higher than 14% of areas78.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-4.0 pp vs Laholm · higher than 56% of areas72.6 %

Share rental housing+7.3 pp vs Laholm · higher than 58% of areas26.0 %

Share single-family houses-5.6 pp vs Laholm · higher than 59% of areas79.9 %

Share built before 1940+5.1 pp vs Laholm · higher than 72% of areas17.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 16% of areas686 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

618men

571women

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

Unmarried571

48 %

Married408

34 %

Divorced145

12 %

Widowed67

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Knäred. 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 Sweden16 in 2011 → 13 in 2024percentile 13

Population 20251,192 in 20101,191

Economic standard, medianin 2024274 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

80.9 %turnout

SD38.2 %

S23.7 %

M12.5 %

KD8.7 %

C6.4 %

V4.6 %

MP2.5 %

L2.2 %

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

Knäredurban area90 m Skogabysmall locality9.1 km Hishulturban area10 km Råstorpsmall locality13 km Ysbyurban area13 km Sandvadsmall locality15 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hishult-Knäreds omland5.2 km Laholms omland-Ysby10 km Veinge omland13 km Markaryds kommuns landsbygdMarkaryd16 km Laholm östra17 km Genevad-Veinge17 km Markaryd-TimsforsMarkaryd17 km Lilla Tjärby17 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLaholm 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 Laholm?

26,595population

380 tkrmedian income

45.1 yearsaverage age