the register
Facts
municipalityLerum
population2,641
area code1441R008
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 53% of areas2,641
Share 65++2.5 pp vs Lerum · higher than 42% of areas20.9 %
Share foreign-born-1.2 pp vs Lerum · higher than 27% of areas10.0 %
Share foreign background-1.9 pp vs Lerum · higher than 29% of areas13.2 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-5 % vs Lerum · higher than 77% of areas400 tkr
Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Lerum · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-5.3 pp vs Lerum · higher than 66% of areas31.3 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+5.6 pp vs Lerum · higher than 77% of areas73.2 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+7 % vs Lerum · higher than 45% of areas23.0 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament0.0 pp vs Lerum · higher than 80% of areas91.1 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+16.2 pp vs Lerum · higher than 85% of areas91.6 %
Share rental housing-8.3 pp vs Lerum · higher than 11% of areas2.4 %
Share of housing co-ops-9.9 pp vs Lerum · higher than 2% of areas0.5 %
Share single-family houses+11.4 pp vs Lerum · higher than 82% of areas93.1 %
Share built before 1940+6.4 pp vs Lerum · higher than 62% of areas14.2 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 70% of areas1,533 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 Lerums Kommuns omland. 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 20244 · Good conditions
Relative position in Sweden68 in 2011 → 81 in 2024percentile 81
Population 20252,315 in 20102,641
Economic standard, medianin 2024371 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
89.8 %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. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.
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 municipalityLerum MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
43,570population
468 tkrmedian income
40.8 yearsaverage age