the register
Facts
municipalityStrömstad
population6,356
area code1486R002
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 93% of areas6,356
Share 65+0.0 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 59% of areas24.0 %
Share foreign-born+3.2 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 85% of areas31.8 %
Share foreign background+4.6 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 83% of areas39.8 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-6 % vs Strömstad · higher than 39% of areas339 tkr
Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 67% of areas15.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-1.4 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 29% of areas19.7 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+4.0 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 92% of areas78.8 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+8 % vs Strömstad · higher than 52% of areas24.8 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-2.0 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 21% of areas81.8 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-25.2 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 24% of areas31.6 %
Share rental housing+22.2 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 82% of areas51.4 %
Share of housing co-ops+3.3 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 52% of areas13.6 %
Share single-family houses-25.8 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 28% of areas36.0 %
Share built before 1940-3.0 pp vs Strömstad · higher than 53% of areas11.6 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,629 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 (3 statistical areas) that make up Strömstad centrum-Erlandseröd. 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 20243 · Average
Relative position in Sweden25 in 2011 → 23 in 2024percentile 23
Population 20255,323 in 20106,356
Economic standard, medianin 2024304 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
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
77.6 %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 72% 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 municipalityStrömstad MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
13,482population
398 tkrmedian income
43.6 yearsaverage age