the register
Facts
municipalityKarlstad
population3,848
area code1780R004
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 74% of areas3,848
Share 65++4.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 68% of areas25.6 %
Share foreign-born-3.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 33% of areas11.2 %
Share foreign background-6.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 31% of areas13.7 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+5 % vs Karlstad · higher than 61% of areas370 tkr
Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+2.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 77% of areas38.0 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+11.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-10 % vs Karlstad · higher than 31% of areas19.7 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+2.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 64% of areas89.1 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-3.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 27% of areas37.6 %
Share rental housing-1.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 69% of areas35.3 %
Share of housing co-ops+6.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 72% of areas26.4 %
Share single-family houses-0.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 32% of areas45.2 %
Share built before 1940-2.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 44% of areas9.0 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 79% of areas1,780 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden71 in 2011 → 68 in 2024percentile 68
Population 20253,128 in 20103,848
Economic standard, medianin 2024344 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
88.0 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result. Here 89% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityKarlstad MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
98,084population
388 tkrmedian income
42.0 yearsaverage age