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area in Åmål Municipality

Åmål centrum östra

2,125 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityÅmål

population2,125

area code1492R002

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 40% of areas2,125

Share 65++2.1 pp vs Åmål · higher than 90% of areas31.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.1 pp vs Åmål · higher than 7% of areas60.1 %

Share foreign background+17.3 pp vs Åmål · higher than 80% of areas35.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-20 % vs Åmål · higher than 4% of areas252 tkr

Share low economic standard+15.0 pp vs Åmål · higher than 95% of areas33.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.4 pp vs Åmål · higher than 15% of areas16.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.2 pp vs Åmål · higher than 47% of areas66.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-75 % vs Åmål · higher than 100% of areas53.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.5 pp vs Åmål · higher than 14% of areas78.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-44.9 pp vs Åmål · higher than 17% of areas19.5 %

Share rental housing+48.1 pp vs Åmål · higher than 93% of areas73.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-3.2 pp vs Åmål · higher than 28% of areas5.1 %

Share single-family houses-47.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 20% of areas20.6 %

Share built before 1940+4.8 pp vs Åmål · higher than 87% of areas24.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 23% of areas765 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

1,047men

1,079women

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+

188

marital status

Unmarried1,057

50 %

Married576

27 %

Divorced311

15 %

Widowed175

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Åmål centrum östra. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden8 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20252,070 in 20102,125

Economic standard, medianin 2024228 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

75.9 %turnout

S39.1 %

SD24.0 %

M11.7 %

V6.6 %

KD5.4 %

C4.7 %

MP3.5 %

L3.0 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Åmålurban area1.0 km Höganässmall locality2.4 km Kasenbergsmall locality3.2 km Tösseurban area10 km Edsleskogsmall locality15 km Säffleurban area15 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Åmål centrum västra1.5 km Åmål norra1.8 km Åmål södra1.9 km Åmål sydvästra2.2 km Åmål landsbygd norra5.0 km Västra Kila-TvetaSäffle11 km Höglunda-Hermes-NorelundSäffle13 km Åmål landsbygd södra14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÅmål 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 Åmål?

11,906population

369 tkrmedian income

46.7 yearsaverage age