area in Kristinehamn Municipality

Bro

1,877 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges
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Facts

municipalityKristinehamn
population1,877
area code1781R002

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 32% of areas1,877
Share 65++3.3 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 90% of areas31.6 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.6 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 21% of areas65.9 %
Share foreign background+22.8 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 83% of areas40.1 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-24 % vs Kristinehamn · higher than 3% of areas240 tkr
Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 95% of areas33.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.2 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 3% of areas12.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-6.0 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 24% of areas60.6 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Kristinehamn · higher than 99% of areas46.8 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-6.6 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 14% of areas78.9 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-55.5 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 2% of areas0.7 %
Share rental housing+59.7 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 97% of areas85.0 %
Share of housing co-ops-4.0 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 49% of areas12.1 %
Share single-family houses-58.6 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 8% of areas1.7 %
Share built before 1940+4.3 pp vs Kristinehamn · higher than 80% of areas20.8 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 6% of areas545 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

884men
1,000women
menagewomen
41
0–4
45
52
5–9
41
44
10–14
58
67
15–19
53
61
20–24
61
61
25–29
49
61
30–34
53
68
35–39
51
45
40–44
64
37
45–49
38
36
50–54
44
36
55–59
35
43
60–64
43
43
65–69
46
39
70–74
71
55
75–79
80
95
80+
168
marital status
Unmarried979
52 %
Married476
25 %
Divorced253
13 %
Widowed171
9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Bro. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden5 in 2011 → 3 in 2024percentile 3
Population 20251,769 in 20101,877
Economic standard, medianin 2024220 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

74.1 %turnout
S48.3 %
SD17.1 %
M10.5 %
V8.7 %
C4.6 %
L3.8 %
KD3.1 %
MP2.9 %

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 82% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Kristinehamnurban area360 mOlovsrudsmall locality3.4 kmÖlmeurban area8.1 kmBjörneborgurban area11 kmSörgårdensmall locality12 kmÅsvikensmall locality13 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Smedby-Liljebäck-Södermalm1.1 kmFältet-Djurgården1.6 kmKurlanda1.7 kmMarielund-Jakobsberg-Östermalm2.0 kmStrand-Marieberg-Villastaden2.7 kmBroängen-Presterud-Strandudden2.9 kmKristinehamn norra omland8.2 kmBjörneborg11 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn?
23,756population
374 tkrmedian income
46.5 yearsaverage age
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