area in Bengtsfors Municipality

Bengtsfors centrum

1,401 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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the register

Facts

municipalityBengtsfors
population1,401
area code1460R001

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 14% of areas1,401
Share 65+-3.8 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 77% of areas27.7 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.1 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 23% of areas66.3 %
Share foreign background+16.6 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 82% of areas38.8 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-8 % vs Bengtsfors · higher than 9% of areas282 tkr
Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.6 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 11% of areas15.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-1.2 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 34% of areas63.0 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-82 % vs Bengtsfors · higher than 81% of areas32.4 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-2.8 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 21% of areas81.7 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-38.2 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 26% of areas35.8 %
Share rental housing+30.9 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 83% of areas52.5 %
Share of housing co-ops+6.5 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 37% of areas7.8 %
Share single-family houses-39.5 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 28% of areas36.1 %
Share built before 1940-2.5 pp vs Bengtsfors · higher than 66% of areas15.6 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 10% of areas616 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

700men
690women
menagewomen
38
0–4
18
31
5–9
33
46
10–14
41
42
15–19
45
48
20–24
36
55
25–29
30
41
30–34
38
44
35–39
41
42
40–44
37
27
45–49
26
44
50–54
44
42
55–59
39
40
60–64
45
41
65–69
36
30
70–74
41
30
75–79
48
59
80+
92
marital status
Unmarried772
55 %
Married371
26 %
Divorced155
11 %
Widowed105
7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Bengtsfors 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden9 in 2011 → 6 in 2024percentile 6
Population 20251,356 in 20101,401
Economic standard, medianin 2024251 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

81.6 %turnout
S31.7 %
SD29.5 %
M16.2 %
C6.8 %
KD6.1 %
V4.4 %
L2.5 %
MP2.3 %

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

Bengtsforsurban area1.0 kmSkåpaforsurban area4.8 kmBillingsforsurban area5.7 kmNärsbynsmall locality7.0 kmEkebolsmall locality9.8 kmHåbolsmall locality12 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bengtsfors-Sidan södra1.8 kmBillingsfors5.8 kmBengtsfors norra kommundel8.8 kmDals Långed13 kmBengtsfors södra kommundel17 kmDals-Eds omlandDals-Ed18 kmDals-Ed-EdDals-Ed21 kmDals-Ed-ÄngDals-Ed22 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBengtsfors 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 Bengtsfors?
9,076population
374 tkrmedian income
48.2 yearsaverage age
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