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area in Hjo Municipality

Hjo norr

3,128 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityHjo

population3,128

area code1497R002

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 61% of areas3,128

Share 65++4.9 pp vs Hjo · higher than 92% of areas32.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.3 pp vs Hjo · higher than 17% of areas64.5 %

Share foreign background+3.3 pp vs Hjo · higher than 33% of areas14.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Hjo · higher than 17% of areas302 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Hjo · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.4 pp vs Hjo · higher than 44% of areas22.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.6 pp vs Hjo · higher than 42% of areas64.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-57 % vs Hjo · higher than 88% of areas35.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.2 pp vs Hjo · higher than 35% of areas85.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-24.6 pp vs Hjo · higher than 32% of areas45.5 %

Share rental housing+18.3 pp vs Hjo · higher than 74% of areas40.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+7.9 pp vs Hjo · higher than 49% of areas12.2 %

Share single-family houses-22.7 pp vs Hjo · higher than 35% of areas51.2 %

Share built before 1940-6.8 pp vs Hjo · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 71% of areas1,535 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

1,526men

1,620women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

100

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

102

111

75–79

134

162

80+

230

marital status

Unmarried1,611

51 %

Married928

30 %

Divorced363

12 %

Widowed231

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hjo norr. 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 Sweden30 in 2011 → 31 in 2024percentile 31

Population 20253,095 in 20103,128

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

84.9 %turnout

S33.6 %

SD21.2 %

M17.3 %

KD7.9 %

C5.9 %

V5.3 %

MP4.0 %

L3.7 %

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. Here 55% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hjourban area1.0 km Långerudersmall locality4.6 km Svebråtasmall locality5.9 km Korsgårdensmall locality6.5 km Hulansmall locality6.7 km Korsbergaurban area11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hjo söder2.0 km Hjo landsbygd5.4 km Tibro sydöstraTibro13 km Tibro sydvästraTibro14 km Tibro centralaTibro14 km Tibro nordöstraTibro15 km Tibro nordvästraTibro16 km Igelstorp-VärsåsSkövde16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHjo 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 Hjo?

9,350population

396 tkrmedian income

45.4 yearsaverage age