area in Falkenberg Municipality

Falkenberg södra

7,668 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityFalkenberg

population7,668

area code1382R002

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 96% of areas7,668

Share 65++4.9 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 87% of areas30.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.2 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 25% of areas67.0 %

Share foreign background-0.2 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 52% of areas20.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+1 % vs Falkenberg · higher than 42% of areas342 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.4 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 44% of areas22.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.7 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 79% of areas74.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Falkenberg · higher than 61% of areas26.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.6 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 53% of areas87.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-6.9 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 40% of areas56.8 %

Share rental housing+6.6 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 61% of areas28.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.0 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 51% of areas13.4 %

Share single-family houses-9.5 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 40% of areas58.9 %

Share built before 1940-7.9 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 20% of areas3.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,679 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

3,847men

3,832women

menagewomen

159

0–4

154

204

5–9

178

226

10–14

227

232

15–19

211

176

20–24

140

168

25–29

139

206

30–34

179

209

35–39

202

199

40–44

196

216

45–49

215

232

50–54

225

249

55–59

247

257

60–64

258

268

65–69

282

265

70–74

283

262

75–79

274

319

80+

422

marital status

Unmarried3,610

47 %

Married2,921

38 %

Divorced688

9 %

Widowed453

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Falkenberg 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 Sweden59 in 2011 → 45 in 2024percentile 45

Population 20256,577 in 20107,668

Economic standard, medianin 2024328 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

87.4 %turnout

S34.4 %

M23.3 %

SD16.9 %

C6.1 %

KD5.8 %

L5.2 %

V3.9 %

MP3.5 %

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 86% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Falkenbergurban area1.5 km Stavsjösmall locality4.7 km Bobergsuddesmall locality4.8 km Grimsholmensmall locality5.8 km Vinbergurban area7.1 km Hebergurban area7.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra gärdet2.1 km Falkenberg centrum2.5 km Stafsinge-Gruebäcken3.2 km Skrea3.4 km Tröingeberg-Fajans3.5 km Skogstorp5.0 km Falkenbergs södra kustområde8.0 km Glommen11 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFalkenberg 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 Falkenberg?

47,337population

384 tkrmedian income

44.3 yearsaverage age