area in Torsby Municipality

Torsby omland

975 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityTorsby

population975

area code1737R005

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 3% of areas975

Share 65+-6.0 pp vs Torsby · higher than 66% of areas25.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.6 pp vs Torsby · higher than 17% of areas64.6 %

Share foreign background-2.9 pp vs Torsby · higher than 32% of areas14.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+12 % vs Torsby · higher than 60% of areas369 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Torsby · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.5 pp vs Torsby · higher than 29% of areas19.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.8 pp vs Torsby · higher than 92% of areas79.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-85 % vs Torsby · higher than 23% of areas17.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.6 pp vs Torsby · higher than 65% of areas89.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+17.8 pp vs Torsby · higher than 92% of areas94.4 %

Share rental housing-18.2 pp vs Torsby · higher than 6% of areas1.5 %

Share single-family houses+16.7 pp vs Torsby · higher than 86% of areas94.5 %

Share built before 1940+7.4 pp vs Torsby · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 16% of areas686 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

514men

472women

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+

marital status

Unmarried571

58 %

Married288

29 %

Divorced67

7 %

Widowed51

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Torsby omland. 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 Sweden42 in 2011 → 64 in 2024percentile 64

Population 2025973 in 2010975

Economic standard, medianin 2024327 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

87.7 %turnout

S32.4 %

SD25.3 %

M20.3 %

C6.7 %

KD6.2 %

V3.1 %

L3.1 %

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

Ganterudsmall locality7.7 km Lekvattnetsmall locality9.1 km Torsbyurban area11 km Herrgårdensmall locality13 km Olebyurban area13 km Ednässmall locality15 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Torsby centrala9.8 km Torsby södra11 km Torsby norra12 km Östmark-Lekvattnet19 km UddhedenSunne21 km Lysviks kyrkbySunne26 km GunnarskogArvika27 km Vitsand31 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