the register
Facts
municipalityAskersund
population4,334
area code1882R005
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 79% of areas4,334
Share 65++3.3 pp vs Askersund · higher than 94% of areas33.6 %
Share foreign-born+3.6 pp vs Askersund · higher than 42% of areas13.0 %
Share foreign background+4.8 pp vs Askersund · higher than 42% of areas16.5 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-8 % vs Askersund · higher than 21% of areas310 tkr
Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Askersund · higher than 67% of areas15.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+0.5 pp vs Askersund · higher than 14% of areas16.4 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+0.8 pp vs Askersund · higher than 91% of areas78.4 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+3 % vs Askersund · higher than 61% of areas26.8 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-2.1 pp vs Askersund · higher than 37% of areas85.4 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-29.5 pp vs Askersund · higher than 29% of areas41.2 %
Share rental housing+23.2 pp vs Askersund · higher than 78% of areas45.8 %
Share of housing co-ops+5.6 pp vs Askersund · higher than 45% of areas10.5 %
Share single-family houses-29.6 pp vs Askersund · higher than 32% of areas45.1 %
Share built before 1940-6.8 pp vs Askersund · higher than 53% of areas11.8 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 88% of areas2,194 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Askersund stad. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden42 in 2011 → 29 in 2024percentile 29
Population 20254,018 in 20104,334
Economic standard, medianin 2024289 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
84.4 %turnout
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.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityAskersund MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
11,477population
399 tkrmedian income
47.4 yearsaverage age