area in Torsby Municipality

Östmark-Lekvattnet

1,062 inhabitants · Average
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the register

Facts

municipalityTorsby
population1,062
area code1737R008

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 5% of areas1,062
Share 65++3.7 pp vs Torsby · higher than 96% of areas34.8 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-15.1 pp vs Torsby · higher than 1% of areas53.1 %
Share foreign background-0.1 pp vs Torsby · higher than 43% of areas16.9 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-5 % vs Torsby · higher than 22% of areas311 tkr
Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Torsby · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.8 pp vs Torsby · higher than 18% of areas16.9 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+2.7 pp vs Torsby · higher than 92% of areas79.2 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-77 % vs Torsby · higher than 64% of areas27.5 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-1.1 pp vs Torsby · higher than 27% of areas83.5 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+11.7 pp vs Torsby · higher than 78% of areas88.3 %
Share rental housing-10.8 pp vs Torsby · higher than 32% of areas8.9 %
Share single-family houses+11.3 pp vs Torsby · higher than 72% of areas89.1 %
Share built before 1940+2.1 pp vs Torsby · higher than 80% of areas20.8 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 24% of areas772 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

578men
499women
menagewomen
17
0–4
19
25
5–9
20
28
10–14
25
28
15–19
24
15
20–24
16
20
25–29
13
27
30–34
21
30
35–39
29
33
40–44
28
29
45–49
15
40
50–54
34
32
55–59
43
53
60–64
36
59
65–69
41
51
70–74
41
36
75–79
28
55
80+
66
marital status
Unmarried561
53 %
Married306
29 %
Divorced132
12 %
Widowed65
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Östmark-Lekvattnet. 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 Sweden13 in 2011 → 26 in 2024percentile 26
Population 20251,261 in 20101,062
Economic standard, medianin 2024309 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

85.1 %turnout
SD37.1 %
S28.3 %
M13.0 %
KD6.7 %
V6.6 %
C3.7 %
MP2.0 %
L1.6 %

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

Östmarksmall locality4.0 kmLekvattnetsmall locality13 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vitsand18 kmTorsby omland19 kmTorsby centrala24 kmTorsby norra25 kmTorsby södra27 kmStöllet-Ambjörby-Likenäs35 kmHagfors nordvästHagfors39 kmUddhedenSunne40 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityTorsby 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 Torsby?
11,321population
384 tkrmedian income
48.0 yearsaverage age
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