area in Hjo Municipality

Hjo söder

3,391 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityHjo

population3,391

area code1497R003

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 65% of areas3,391

Share 65+-0.2 pp vs Hjo · higher than 77% of areas27.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.4 pp vs Hjo · higher than 15% of areas63.8 %

Share foreign background-2.0 pp vs Hjo · higher than 11% of areas8.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Hjo · higher than 58% of areas367 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Hjo · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.2 pp vs Hjo · higher than 58% of areas27.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.1 pp vs Hjo · higher than 34% of areas63.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-70 % vs Hjo · higher than 52% of areas24.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.1 pp vs Hjo · higher than 82% of areas91.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+3.9 pp vs Hjo · higher than 57% of areas74.0 %

Share rental housing-1.9 pp vs Hjo · higher than 51% of areas20.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-3.7 pp vs Hjo · higher than 3% of areas0.6 %

Share single-family houses+2.4 pp vs Hjo · higher than 54% of areas76.3 %

Share built before 1940-7.0 pp vs Hjo · higher than 57% of areas12.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,850 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

1,694men

1,689women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

127

10–14

112

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

108

40–44

116

45–49

50–54

108

114

55–59

131

112

60–64

65–69

108

107

70–74

122

123

75–79

104

122

80+

158

marital status

Unmarried1,656

49 %

Married1,253

37 %

Divorced307

9 %

Widowed170

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hjo söder. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden74 in 2011 → 70 in 2024percentile 70

Population 20253,132 in 20103,391

Economic standard, medianin 2024332 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

89.6 %turnout

S28.5 %

M21.0 %

SD20.8 %

KD8.7 %

C6.6 %

MP5.7 %

L4.0 %

V3.9 %

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. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hjourban area1.0 km Långerudersmall locality2.7 km Korsgårdensmall locality4.8 km Svebråtasmall locality5.0 km Hulansmall locality5.2 km Korsbergaurban area9.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hjo norr2.0 km Hjo landsbygd3.6 km Tibro sydöstraTibro13 km Tibro sydvästraTibro14 km Tibro centralaTibro15 km Igelstorp-VärsåsSkövde15 km Tibro nordöstraTibro15 km Tibro nordvästraTibro16 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