area in Torsby Municipality

Torsby norra

2,052 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityTorsby

population2,052

area code1737R004

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 38% of areas2,052

Share 65+-6.0 pp vs Torsby · higher than 66% of areas25.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.4 pp vs Torsby · higher than 28% of areas67.8 %

Share foreign background+2.8 pp vs Torsby · higher than 52% of areas19.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Torsby · higher than 50% of areas353 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Torsby · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.6 pp vs Torsby · higher than 38% of areas21.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.1 pp vs Torsby · higher than 53% of areas67.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-78 % vs Torsby · higher than 55% of areas25.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.9 pp vs Torsby · higher than 38% of areas85.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-12.4 pp vs Torsby · higher than 47% of areas64.2 %

Share rental housing+13.2 pp vs Torsby · higher than 67% of areas33.0 %

Share single-family houses-11.7 pp vs Torsby · higher than 46% of areas66.0 %

Share built before 1940+0.4 pp vs Torsby · higher than 76% of areas19.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 54% of areas1,170 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

1,006men

1,034women

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+

102

marital status

Unmarried1,303

64 %

Married480

23 %

Divorced172

8 %

Widowed93

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Torsby norra. 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 Sweden29 in 2011 → 32 in 2024percentile 32

Population 20252,035 in 20102,052

Economic standard, medianin 2024296 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

84.8 %turnout

S33.1 %

SD26.9 %

M18.1 %

C6.1 %

KD5.5 %

V4.1 %

L2.8 %

MP2.4 %

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 area1.1 km Olebyurban area1.9 km Herrgårdensmall locality4.0 km Ednässmall locality8.3 km Ganterudsmall locality9.3 km Gullsbysmall locality14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Torsby centrala2.4 km Torsby södra3.4 km Torsby omland12 km Lysviks kyrkbySunne19 km Hagfors nordvästHagfors22 km UddhedenSunne23 km Östmark-Lekvattnet25 km Ekshärad tätortHagfors26 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