area in Varberg Municipality

Varberg söder

4,547 inhabitants · Good conditions

show on the map about Varberg Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityVarberg

population4,547

area code1383R015

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 81% of areas4,547

Share 65++13.9 pp vs Varberg · higher than 98% of areas39.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.1 pp vs Varberg · higher than 29% of areas68.1 %

Share foreign background-3.7 pp vs Varberg · higher than 22% of areas11.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-1 % vs Varberg · higher than 55% of areas361 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+6.3 pp vs Varberg · higher than 71% of areas33.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.2 pp vs Varberg · higher than 89% of areas77.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Varberg · higher than 36% of areas21.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.8 pp vs Varberg · higher than 82% of areas91.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 17% of areas20.1 %

Share rental housing+11.2 pp vs Varberg · higher than 72% of areas38.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+29.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 86% of areas40.4 %

Share single-family houses-41.3 pp vs Varberg · higher than 21% of areas21.6 %

Share built before 1940+8.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 74% of areas18.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 85% of areas2,047 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

2,129men

2,395women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

129

20–24

145

152

25–29

147

163

30–34

129

105

35–39

107

40–44

45–49

123

50–54

124

145

55–59

160

117

60–64

177

179

65–69

216

163

70–74

212

182

75–79

237

238

80+

359

marital status

Unmarried2,096

46 %

Married1,478

33 %

Divorced617

14 %

Widowed350

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Varberg söder. 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 Sweden73 in 2011 → 73 in 2024percentile 73

Population 20253,645 in 20104,547

Economic standard, medianin 2024370 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

89.0 %turnout

S32.2 %

M23.9 %

SD15.9 %

C7.2 %

L6.4 %

V4.9 %

MP4.9 %

KD3.8 %

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 85% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Varbergurban area1.9 km Getterönurban area2.4 km Bläshammar och Trönningenäsurban area4.8 km Svenstorpsmall locality6.7 km Klastorpsmall locality7.0 km Hunnestadurban area7.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sörse1.7 km Öster-Karlberg1.9 km Brunnsberg-Lugnet2.1 km Träslöv3.3 km Håsten-Holmagärde3.3 km Varberg centrum3.7 km Breared-Mariedal-Apelviken5.1 km Södra Näs-Träslövsläge-Gamla Köpstad6.1 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