area in Forshaga Municipality

Forshaga omland

1,710 inhabitants · Good conditions
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Facts

municipalityForshaga
population1,710
area code1763R002

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 26% of areas1,710
Share 65++4.9 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 81% of areas28.6 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-6.8 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 9% of areas61.5 %
Share foreign background-2.4 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 10% of areas8.5 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+5 % vs Forshaga · higher than 53% of areas357 tkr
Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years0.0 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 42% of areas22.2 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+7.0 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 63% of areas69.5 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-55 % vs Forshaga · higher than 77% of areas30.8 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+1.9 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 69% of areas89.8 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+18.1 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 96% of areas95.9 %
Share rental housing-14.3 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 10% of areas2.2 %
Share single-family houses+15.3 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 93% of areas96.7 %
Share built before 1940+11.0 pp vs Forshaga · higher than 90% of areas26.3 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 56% of areas1,217 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

870men
837women
menagewomen
44
0–4
34
35
5–9
32
50
10–14
47
39
15–19
41
29
20–24
23
24
25–29
28
41
30–34
41
61
35–39
59
59
40–44
55
31
45–49
35
47
50–54
50
92
55–59
68
71
60–64
79
80
65–69
87
63
70–74
55
57
75–79
62
47
80+
41
marital status
Unmarried858
50 %
Married626
37 %
Divorced160
9 %
Widowed62
4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Forshaga 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 Sweden49 in 2011 → 76 in 2024percentile 76
Population 20251,653 in 20101,710
Economic standard, medianin 2024339 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

85.9 %turnout
S36.3 %
SD29.1 %
M14.0 %
KD5.9 %
C4.8 %
V4.2 %
MP2.6 %
L2.0 %

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

Tjärnhedensmall locality3.4 kmNordsjötorpsmall locality3.8 kmDejeurban area4.4 kmOlsätersmall locality8.3 kmÖstra Dejesmall locality9.4 kmVisterudsmall locality9.8 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Deje-Dejefors4.6 kmForshaga-Skived13 kmMolkom-BlombackaKarlstad16 kmFryksta-VikstadKil16 kmMunkfors yttre områdenMunkfors19 kmDallidenKil19 kmKils omlandKil19 kmEdsgatan norra-Vallargärdet-Vallargärdets omlandKarlstad19 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
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