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area in Forshaga Municipality

Deje-Dejefors

2,887 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityForshaga

population2,887

area code1763R001

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 57% of areas2,887

Share 65++0.6 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 61% of areas24.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.8 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 34% of areas69.1 %

Share foreign background+0.8 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 23% of areas11.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-9 % vs Forshaga · higher than 21% of areas309 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.9 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 11% of areas15.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.2 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 32% of areas62.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-41 % vs Forshaga · higher than 95% of areas40.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.6 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 37% of areas85.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-4.4 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 57% of areas73.4 %

Share rental housing+7.4 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 56% of areas23.9 %

Share of housing co-ops-2.2 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 9% of areas1.4 %

Share single-family houses-2.1 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 58% of areas79.4 %

Share built before 1940-4.2 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 51% of areas11.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 71% of areas1,563 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

1,493men

1,412women

menagewomen

0–4

104

5–9

10–14

107

15–19

20–24

25–29

109

30–34

101

110

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

117

60–64

115

65–69

70–74

75–79

105

102

80+

135

marital status

Unmarried1,575

55 %

Married836

29 %

Divorced316

11 %

Widowed160

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Deje-Dejefors. 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 Sweden30 in 2011 → 29 in 2024percentile 29

Population 20252,962 in 20102,887

Economic standard, medianin 2024272 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

83.5 %turnout

S36.9 %

SD30.9 %

M12.3 %

KD5.5 %

C4.6 %

V4.3 %

MP2.4 %

L1.9 %

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

Dejeurban area210 m Tjärnhedensmall locality2.1 km Visterudsmall locality5.3 km Östra Dejesmall locality5.4 km Nordsjötorpsmall locality5.6 km Tångensmall locality6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Forshaga omland4.6 km Forshaga-Skived8.3 km Fryksta-VikstadKil12 km DallidenKil15 km Edsgatan norra-Vallargärdet-Vallargärdets omlandKarlstad15 km LersätterKil16 km Molkom-BlombackaKarlstad16 km Kils omlandKil17 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityForshaga 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 Forshaga?

11,520population

386 tkrmedian income

43.4 yearsaverage age