area in Åmål Municipality

Åmål landsbygd södra

1,921 inhabitants · Average

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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

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 34% of areas1,921

Share 65++3.4 pp vs Åmål · higher than 92% of areas32.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.5 pp vs Åmål · higher than 24% of areas66.7 %

Share foreign background-5.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 28% of areas12.9 %

Economy

Median 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 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.4 pp vs Åmål · higher than 37% of areas21.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.6 pp vs Åmål · higher than 59% of areas68.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Åmål · higher than 71% of areas29.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.2 pp vs Åmål · higher than 52% of areas87.5 %

Housing

Share 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+4.7 pp vs Åmål · higher than 87% of areas24.2 %

Transport

Passenger 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

976men

962women

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

Unmarried967

50 %

Married646

34 %

Divorced200

10 %

Widowed108

6 %

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

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 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 — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

86.3 %turnout

SD33.6 %

S27.2 %

M14.0 %

C6.2 %

KD5.6 %

V5.2 %

MP4.9 %

L1.9 %

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

Tösseurban area3.7 km Fröskogsmall locality11 km Fengersforsurban area12 km Höganässmall locality12 km Åmålurban area13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Åmål södra12 km Åmål sydvästra12 km Åmål centrum västra14 km Åmål centrum östra14 km Åmål norra15 km Åmål landsbygd norra18 km Dals LångedBengtsfors19 km Mellerud nordöstra omlandMellerud20 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