area in Filipstad Municipality

Bergslagstorget-Eriksberg

1,580 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityFilipstad

population1,580

area code1782R001

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 21% of areas1,580

Share 65+-8.3 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 54% of areas23.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+10.6 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 80% of areas77.0 %

Share foreign background+1.9 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 60% of areas22.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+10 % vs Filipstad · higher than 28% of areas321 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years0.0 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 3% of areas12.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.3 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 74% of areas72.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-84 % vs Filipstad · higher than 96% of areas41.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.8 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 17% of areas80.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-1.8 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 49% of areas66.1 %

Share rental housing-5.3 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 40% of areas12.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.7 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 61% of areas19.0 %

Share single-family houses-2.7 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 46% of areas67.0 %

Share built before 1940-10.5 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 40% of areas8.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 29% of areas830 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

798men

770women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried890

56 %

Married466

29 %

Divorced175

11 %

Widowed49

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Bergslagstorget-Eriksberg. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden30 in 2011 → 13 in 2024percentile 13

Population 20251,706 in 20101,580

Economic standard, medianin 2024276 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

81.0 %turnout

S33.9 %

SD29.9 %

M17.8 %

V6.7 %

KD4.1 %

C3.2 %

L2.5 %

MP1.2 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Filipstadurban area1.4 km Persbergsmall locality7.6 km Prästgårdensmall locality8.8 km Nykroppaurban area11 km Tångensmall locality15 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kalhyttan-centrum1.6 km Höglunda-Myrängen1.7 km Storbron2.9 km Filipstad södra10 km Storfors centralortStorfors19 km Hällefors centrumHällefors21 km Hällefors-GillershöjdenHällefors22 km Hällefors-KronhagenHällefors23 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFilipstad 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 Filipstad?

9,776population

353 tkrmedian income

47.3 yearsaverage age