area in Mark Municipality

Västra mark

3,811 inhabitants · Good conditions

show on the map about Mark Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityMark

population3,811

area code1463R015

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 73% of areas3,811

Share 65++1.3 pp vs Mark · higher than 67% of areas25.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.4 pp vs Mark · higher than 34% of areas69.0 %

Share foreign background-6.8 pp vs Mark · higher than 21% of areas11.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Mark · higher than 44% of areas344 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.4 pp vs Mark · higher than 28% of areas19.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.4 pp vs Mark · higher than 48% of areas66.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Mark · higher than 68% of areas28.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.3 pp vs Mark · higher than 67% of areas89.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+17.7 pp vs Mark · higher than 80% of areas89.1 %

Share rental housing-12.6 pp vs Mark · higher than 32% of areas8.7 %

Share single-family houses+17.1 pp vs Mark · higher than 81% of areas92.9 %

Share built before 1940+2.4 pp vs Mark · higher than 77% of areas19.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,399 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

1,982men

1,817women

menagewomen

0–4

110

5–9

10–14

114

104

15–19

20–24

25–29

116

30–34

114

151

35–39

115

40–44

100

45–49

132

50–54

122

155

55–59

156

161

60–64

135

145

65–69

127

116

70–74

116

120

75–79

104

114

80+

113

marital status

Unmarried1,861

49 %

Married1,457

38 %

Divorced350

9 %

Widowed143

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västra mark. 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 Sweden28 in 2011 → 43 in 2024percentile 43

Population 20253,833 in 20103,811

Economic standard, medianin 2024317 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

87.2 %turnout

SD31.4 %

S23.9 %

M14.3 %

C10.2 %

KD8.5 %

V4.3 %

L3.0 %

MP2.7 %

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 90% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Fotskälurban area140 m Björketorpurban area5.0 km Hajomsmall locality5.6 km Berghemurban area6.2 km Tostaredsmall locality6.9 km Ramhultasmall locality7.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sätila8.0 km Haby-Skene centrum9.5 km Sandvallsäng-Backa-Kinnasten9.9 km Sätila omland11 km Horred13 km Kinna centrum-Näs13 km Örby13 km Hyssna13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMark 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 Mark?

35,155population

388 tkrmedian income

43.8 yearsaverage age