the register
Facts
municipalityKarlstad
population1,889
area code1780R017
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 32% of areas1,889
Share 65++10.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 89% of areas31.3 %
Share foreign-born+10.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 78% of areas25.3 %
Share foreign background+12.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 77% of areas32.5 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-17 % vs Karlstad · higher than 13% of areas291 tkr
Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-6.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 62% of areas29.7 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-7.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 5% of areas50.6 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+28 % vs Karlstad · higher than 67% of areas28.1 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-4.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 23% of areas82.5 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-38.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 5% of areas2.8 %
Share rental housing+36.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 93% of areas74.0 %
Share of housing co-ops+2.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 67% of areas23.2 %
Share single-family houses-36.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 14% of areas9.0 %
Share built before 1940-11.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 16% of areas688 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 (one statistical area) that make up Orrholmen. 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 20243 · Average
Relative position in Sweden30 in 2011 → 17 in 2024percentile 17
Population 20251,739 in 20101,889
Economic standard, medianin 2024265 tkr
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
84.5 %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 78% 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
area in Karlstad Municipality