area in Varberg Municipality

Varberg centrum

4,911 inhabitants · Good conditions

show on the map about Varberg Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityVarberg

population4,911

area code1383R014

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 85% of areas4,911

Share 65++3.8 pp vs Varberg · higher than 83% of areas29.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.1 pp vs Varberg · higher than 51% of areas72.3 %

Share foreign background+2.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 46% of areas17.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Varberg · higher than 49% of areas352 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 64% of areas29.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 92% of areas78.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Varberg · higher than 45% of areas23.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 63% of areas89.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 17% of areas19.9 %

Share rental housing+33.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 87% of areas60.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.7 pp vs Varberg · higher than 57% of areas16.8 %

Share single-family houses-41.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 21% of areas21.5 %

Share built before 1940+9.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 76% of areas19.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 87% of areas2,117 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

2,358men

2,565women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

103

15–19

105

151

20–24

189

213

25–29

173

193

30–34

179

142

35–39

126

133

40–44

115

111

45–49

113

151

50–54

143

149

55–59

166

156

60–64

189

149

65–69

170

162

70–74

214

139

75–79

195

165

80+

240

marital status

Unmarried2,512

51 %

Married1,466

30 %

Divorced688

14 %

Widowed245

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Varberg centrum. 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 Sweden66 in 2011 → 62 in 2024percentile 62

Population 20254,260 in 20104,911

Economic standard, medianin 2024340 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

83.1 %turnout

S33.5 %

M21.1 %

SD18.7 %

V5.9 %

C5.7 %

L5.1 %

KD4.4 %

MP4.1 %

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 68% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Getterönurban area2.6 km Varbergurban area5.5 km Bläshammar och Trönningenäsurban area5.9 km Tångabergurban area9.0 km Åssmall locality9.7 km Stämmetsmall locality9.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Varberg söder3.7 km Breared-Mariedal-Apelviken3.7 km Sörse5.0 km Brunnsberg-Lugnet5.4 km Öster-Karlberg5.6 km Håsten-Holmagärde6.7 km Södra Näs-Träslövsläge-Gamla Köpstad6.8 km Träslöv6.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVarberg 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 Varberg?

69,070population

414 tkrmedian income

44.2 yearsaverage age