area in Askersund Municipality

Askersund stad

4,334 inhabitants · Average

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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

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 79% of areas4,334

Share 65++3.3 pp vs Askersund · higher than 94% of areas33.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.3 pp vs Askersund · higher than 27% of areas67.4 %

Share foreign background+4.8 pp vs Askersund · higher than 42% of areas16.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Askersund · higher than 21% of areas310 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Askersund · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.1 pp vs Askersund · higher than 13% of areas15.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.1 pp vs Askersund · higher than 91% of areas78.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-80 % vs Askersund · higher than 61% of areas26.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.6 pp vs Askersund · higher than 37% of areas85.4 %

Housing

Share 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 1940-6.9 pp vs Askersund · higher than 53% of areas11.7 %

Transport

Passenger 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

2,137men

2,189women

menagewomen

101

0–4

108

5–9

112

10–14

111

120

15–19

125

20–24

129

143

25–29

130

30–34

118

35–39

112

40–44

45–49

114

115

50–54

111

107

55–59

121

133

60–64

147

124

65–69

131

118

70–74

166

156

75–79

172

242

80+

332

marital status

Unmarried2,155

50 %

Married1,402

32 %

Divorced475

11 %

Widowed300

7 %

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

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 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 — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

84.0 %turnout

S37.0 %

SD25.4 %

M15.6 %

KD5.4 %

C5.2 %

V3.6 %

L3.0 %

MP2.9 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Askersundurban area250 m Ingelsbysmall locality4.7 km Åmmebergurban area5.2 km Hyttebackensmall locality6.0 km Berggårdensmall locality7.6 km Rönneshyttasmall locality8.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Askersund omland väster8.8 km Askersund omland norr10 km Åsbro14 km Askersund omland söder15 km Vretstorp-Viby-omlandHallsberg17 km Askersund omland öster18 km Laxå södraLaxå19 km Östansjö-Tisaren-ÅlstaHallsberg20 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