area in Vara Municipality

Vedum

978 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVara

population978

area code1470R008

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 3% of areas978

Share 65++1.0 pp vs Vara · higher than 71% of areas26.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.6 pp vs Vara · higher than 59% of areas73.4 %

Share foreign background+4.5 pp vs Vara · higher than 51% of areas19.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-1 % vs Vara · higher than 31% of areas326 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Vara · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.7 pp vs Vara · higher than 9% of areas14.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+12.2 pp vs Vara · higher than 96% of areas82.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Vara · higher than 93% of areas38.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.1 pp vs Vara · higher than 27% of areas83.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-9.0 pp vs Vara · higher than 51% of areas67.8 %

Share rental housing+13.3 pp vs Vara · higher than 65% of areas30.9 %

Share single-family houses-7.0 pp vs Vara · higher than 51% of areas72.9 %

Share built before 1940-8.9 pp vs Vara · higher than 65% of areas15.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 6% of areas542 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

525men

458women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried527

54 %

Married296

30 %

Divorced99

10 %

Widowed53

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Vedum. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden23 in 2011 → 23 in 2024percentile 23

Population 20251,000 in 2010978

Economic standard, medianin 2024283 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

86.2 %turnout

SD30.2 %

S25.0 %

M20.9 %

C9.3 %

KD6.1 %

V3.6 %

MP2.1 %

L2.1 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vedumurban area110 m Larvurban area8.0 km Lekåsasmall locality8.1 km Emtungaurban area9.4 km Fåglaviksmall locality9.5 km Jonslundurban area9.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vedumsbygden4.2 km Vara östra-Emtunga9.7 km Herrljunga tätort norraHerrljunga9.9 km Larv-Längjum-Edsvära11 km Vara västra11 km Herrljunga tätort södraHerrljunga11 km Helås-Arentorp-Tumleberg12 km Jonslund omlandEssunga12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVara 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 Vara?

16,088population

376 tkrmedian income

44.6 yearsaverage age