area in Åmål Municipality

Åmål centrum västra

1,939 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityÅmål

population1,939

area code1492R001

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 34% of areas1,939

Share 65+-8.7 pp vs Åmål · higher than 42% of areas20.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 21% of areas65.8 %

Share foreign background+1.2 pp vs Åmål · higher than 51% of areas19.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+9 % vs Åmål · higher than 40% of areas340 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Åmål · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.8 pp vs Åmål · higher than 34% of areas20.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.0 pp vs Åmål · higher than 43% of areas65.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Åmål · higher than 74% of areas30.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.7 pp vs Åmål · higher than 35% of areas85.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+5.9 pp vs Åmål · higher than 54% of areas70.3 %

Share rental housing-1.5 pp vs Åmål · higher than 56% of areas24.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-4.8 pp vs Åmål · higher than 22% of areas3.6 %

Share single-family houses+6.2 pp vs Åmål · higher than 53% of areas74.5 %

Share built before 1940-6.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 58% of areas12.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 40% of areas966 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

956men

982women

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

Unmarried1,078

55 %

Married575

30 %

Divorced212

11 %

Widowed78

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Åmål centrum västra. 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 Sweden31 in 2011 → 28 in 2024percentile 28

Population 20251,981 in 20101,939

Economic standard, medianin 2024282 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

83.3 %turnout

S36.9 %

SD26.6 %

M16.0 %

V6.1 %

KD4.7 %

C3.7 %

L2.8 %

MP2.0 %

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 area1.1 km Kasenbergsmall locality2.9 km Höganässmall locality3.5 km Tösseurban area9.9 km Edsleskogsmall locality13 km Fengersforsurban area14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Åmål norra1.3 km Åmål centrum östra1.5 km Åmål sydvästra1.6 km Åmål södra2.7 km Åmål landsbygd norra4.3 km Västra Kila-TvetaSäffle12 km Åmål landsbygd södra14 km Höglunda-Hermes-NorelundSäffle14 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