area in Askersund Municipality

Askersund omland väster

1,441 inhabitants · Good conditions

Short answer: Askersund omland väster is an area in Askersund Municipality. It has 1,441 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityAskersund

population1,441

area code1882R003

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 15% of areas1,441

Share 65+-3.6 pp vs Askersund · higher than 73% of areas26.6 %

Share foreign-born-4.3 pp vs Askersund · higher than 3% of areas5.1 %

Share foreign background-5.0 pp vs Askersund · higher than 4% of areas6.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+9 % vs Askersund · higher than 59% of areas368 tkr

Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Askersund · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.0 pp vs Askersund · higher than 34% of areas20.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+13.3 pp vs Askersund · higher than 100% of areas90.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-16 % vs Askersund · higher than 38% of areas21.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.9 pp vs Askersund · higher than 75% of areas90.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+26.5 pp vs Askersund · higher than 98% of areas97.2 %

Share rental housing-20.5 pp vs Askersund · higher than 9% of areas2.2 %

Share single-family houses+23.1 pp vs Askersund · higher than 96% of areas97.8 %

Share built before 1940+5.8 pp vs Askersund · higher than 88% of areas24.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 43% of areas1,009 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

767men

677women

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

Unmarried751

52 %

Married513

36 %

Divorced129

9 %

Widowed51

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Askersund omland väster. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden51 in 2011 → 72 in 2024percentile 72

Population 20251,475 in 20101,441

Economic standard, medianin 2024332 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

88.3 %turnout

S24.1 %

SD24.1 %

M16.7 %

C9.2 %

KD7.3 %

MP5.0 %

V4.0 %

L3.6 %

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

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Askersundurban area8.5 km Röforssmall locality11 km Snavlundasmall locality13 km Hammarurban area13 km Ingelsbysmall locality13 km Åmmebergurban area13 km

demographic statistical areas within the area

DeSO areas

1882A00301,444 residents332 · 34.2 · 90.0 · 8.0

Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Askersund stad8.8 km Laxå södraLaxå14 km Finnerödja-TivedLaxå15 km Laxå norraLaxå16 km Askersund omland söder16 km Hasselfors-RöforsLaxå17 km Vretstorp-Viby-omlandHallsberg18 km Askersund omland norr18 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAskersund 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 Askersund?

11,477population

399 tkrmedian income

47.4 yearsaverage age