the register
Facts
municipalityÅmål
population1,921
area code1492R004
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 34% of areas1,921
Share 65++3.4 pp vs Åmål · higher than 92% of areas32.8 %
Share foreign-born-4.3 pp vs Åmål · higher than 32% of areas11.0 %
Share foreign background-5.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 28% of areas12.9 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)0 % vs Åmål · higher than 24% of areas314 tkr
Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Åmål · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+2.3 pp vs Åmål · higher than 39% of areas22.0 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+0.2 pp vs Åmål · higher than 59% of areas68.8 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-16 % vs Åmål · higher than 71% of areas29.2 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+2.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 52% of areas87.5 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+22.0 pp vs Åmål · higher than 74% of areas86.4 %
Share rental housing-13.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 39% of areas12.0 %
Share single-family houses+23.7 pp vs Åmål · higher than 78% of areas91.9 %
Share built before 1940+4.5 pp vs Åmål · higher than 87% of areas24.1 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 58% of areas1,258 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 (one statistical area) that make up Åmål landsbygd södra. 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 Sweden26 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34
Population 20252,153 in 20101,921
Economic standard, medianin 2024287 tkr
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
89.2 %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.
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 municipalityÅmål MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
11,906population
369 tkrmedian income
46.7 yearsaverage age