area in Degerfors Municipality

Svartå-Solberga-Knutsbol

801 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityDegerfors

population801

area code1862R003

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 1% of areas801

Share 65++5.3 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 95% of areas34.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.9 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 4% of areas57.7 %

Share foreign background-6.4 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 33% of areas14.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Degerfors · higher than 34% of areas331 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.7 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 17% of areas16.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.5 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 17% of areas58.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-72 % vs Degerfors · higher than 71% of areas29.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.7 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 62% of areas88.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+17.2 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 77% of areas88.0 %

Share rental housing-10.7 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 36% of areas10.6 %

Share single-family houses+14.9 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 72% of areas88.9 %

Share built before 1940-0.4 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 67% of areas15.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 7% of areas567 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

436men

369women

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

Unmarried356

44 %

Married317

40 %

Divorced90

11 %

Widowed37

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Svartå-Solberga-Knutsbol. 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 Sweden53 in 2011 → 29 in 2024percentile 29

Population 2025893 in 2010801

Economic standard, medianin 2024304 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

85.4 %turnout

S36.7 %

SD27.0 %

M11.9 %

V10.6 %

KD3.7 %

C3.4 %

MP2.5 %

L2.1 %

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 55% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Svartåurban area2.6 km Åtorpsmall locality8.2 km Gustavsängsmall locality8.9 km Bäcklundasmall locality9.0 km Mullhyttanurban area11 km Hasselforsurban area11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mullhyttan-Mullhyttan omnejdLekeberg8.7 km Åtorp-Högberg-Gräsmossen9.5 km Degerfors centrum-Bruket9.8 km Strömtorp-Degernäs12 km Karlskoga västra tätortKarlskoga17 km BjörneborgKristinehamn18 km Lekeberg norra landsbygdLekeberg19 km Hasselfors-RöforsLaxå19 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityDegerfors 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 Degerfors?

9,278population

383 tkrmedian income

47.1 yearsaverage age