area in Torsby Municipality

Torsby centrala

1,477 inhabitants · Average
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the register

Facts

municipalityTorsby
population1,477
area code1737R003

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 16% of areas1,477
Share 65++3.3 pp vs Torsby · higher than 95% of areas34.5 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.7 pp vs Torsby · higher than 43% of areas70.9 %
Share foreign background-1.5 pp vs Torsby · higher than 38% of areas15.4 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-1 % vs Torsby · higher than 30% of areas325 tkr
Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Torsby · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.5 pp vs Torsby · higher than 33% of areas20.2 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+3.2 pp vs Torsby · higher than 93% of areas79.7 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-77 % vs Torsby · higher than 60% of areas26.6 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+1.0 pp vs Torsby · higher than 39% of areas85.6 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-29.2 pp vs Torsby · higher than 33% of areas47.4 %
Share rental housing+24.4 pp vs Torsby · higher than 77% of areas44.1 %
Share of housing co-ops+4.2 pp vs Torsby · higher than 27% of areas4.8 %
Share single-family houses-29.4 pp vs Torsby · higher than 33% of areas48.3 %
Share built before 1940-6.9 pp vs Torsby · higher than 53% of areas11.8 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 23% of areas767 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

706men
777women
menagewomen
29
0–4
23
27
5–9
22
39
10–14
31
35
15–19
42
26
20–24
36
45
25–29
33
39
30–34
22
45
35–39
40
31
40–44
44
41
45–49
34
50
50–54
49
49
55–59
40
48
60–64
50
37
65–69
38
48
70–74
58
45
75–79
72
72
80+
143
marital status
Unmarried811
55 %
Married369
25 %
Divorced180
12 %
Widowed119
8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Torsby centrala. 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 Sweden41 in 2011 → 32 in 2024percentile 32
Population 20251,404 in 20101,477
Economic standard, medianin 2024307 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

79.6 %turnout
S35.8 %
SD21.2 %
M20.0 %
KD6.7 %
C6.0 %
V3.7 %
L3.2 %
MP2.1 %

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

Torsbyurban area1.5 kmOlebyurban area3.5 kmHerrgårdensmall locality3.9 kmGanterudsmall locality8.5 kmEdnässmall locality9.5 kmGullsbysmall locality14 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Torsby norra2.4 kmTorsby södra2.7 kmTorsby omland9.8 kmLysviks kyrkbySunne19 kmUddhedenSunne22 kmHagfors nordvästHagfors24 kmÖstmark-Lekvattnet24 kmEkshärad tätortHagfors29 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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