area in Torsby Municipality

Torsby södra

1,587 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityTorsby

population1,587

area code1737R006

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 21% of areas1,587

Share 65+-5.3 pp vs Torsby · higher than 69% of areas25.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.7 pp vs Torsby · higher than 27% of areas67.5 %

Share foreign background-2.4 pp vs Torsby · higher than 34% of areas14.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Torsby · higher than 45% of areas346 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.9 pp vs Torsby · higher than 18% of areas16.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.2 pp vs Torsby · higher than 97% of areas82.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-69 % vs Torsby · higher than 91% of areas37.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.5 pp vs Torsby · higher than 26% of areas83.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-12.3 pp vs Torsby · higher than 47% of areas64.3 %

Share rental housing+12.2 pp vs Torsby · higher than 66% of areas32.0 %

Share single-family houses-11.5 pp vs Torsby · higher than 46% of areas66.2 %

Share built before 1940-8.5 pp vs Torsby · higher than 48% of areas10.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 41% of areas985 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

790men

809women

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

Unmarried980

62 %

Married400

25 %

Divorced149

9 %

Widowed56

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Torsby södra. 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 Sweden34 in 2011 → 43 in 2024percentile 43

Population 20251,623 in 20101,587

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

85.6 %turnout

S33.4 %

SD28.0 %

M17.6 %

KD7.2 %

C6.0 %

V3.1 %

L2.0 %

MP1.8 %

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

Herrgårdensmall locality1.3 km Torsbyurban area2.4 km Olebyurban area2.8 km Gullsbysmall locality11 km Ganterudsmall locality11 km Ednässmall locality12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Torsby centrala2.7 km Torsby norra3.4 km Torsby omland11 km Lysviks kyrkbySunne17 km UddhedenSunne20 km Hagfors nordvästHagfors24 km Östmark-Lekvattnet27 km Ekshärad tätortHagfors28 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