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area in Hagfors Municipality

Ekshärad tätort

968 inhabitants · Average

show on the map about Hagfors Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityHagfors

population968

area code1783R001

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 3% of areas968

Share 65++7.2 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 98% of areas39.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-9.7 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 1% of areas52.0 %

Share foreign background-8.0 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 26% of areas12.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Hagfors · higher than 15% of areas296 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.0 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 8% of areas14.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.3 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 78% of areas73.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-77 % vs Hagfors · higher than 96% of areas41.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.8 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 20% of areas81.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-4.8 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 54% of areas70.5 %

Share rental housing+12.9 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 57% of areas25.1 %

Share single-family houses-3.1 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 52% of areas74.0 %

Share built before 1940-10.0 pp vs Hagfors · higher than 41% of areas8.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 7% of areas566 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

485men

499women

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

Unmarried489

50 %

Married290

30 %

Divorced99

10 %

Widowed93

10 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Ekshärad tätort. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden34 in 2011 → 27 in 2024percentile 27

Population 20251,144 in 2010968

Economic standard, medianin 2024279 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

82.8 %turnout

S32.6 %

SD32.3 %

M11.7 %

KD7.4 %

C6.6 %

L3.5 %

V2.7 %

MP1.9 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ekshäradurban area130 m Södra Mossbergsmall locality2.3 km Bergsängsmall locality8.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hagfors nordväst7.1 km Hagfors nordöst16 km Råda-Uddeholm19 km Hagfors tätort19 km Hagfors sydväst20 km Torsby norraTorsby26 km Torsby södraTorsby28 km Torsby centralaTorsby29 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHagfors 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 Hagfors?

11,418population

371 tkrmedian income

48.8 yearsaverage age