area in Karlskoga Municipality

Karlskoga norra tätort

8,802 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlskoga

population8,802

area code1883R001

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 97% of areas8,802

Share 65++4.1 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 84% of areas29.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.5 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 14% of areas63.5 %

Share foreign background-3.5 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 49% of areas18.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Karlskoga · higher than 36% of areas334 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.4 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 27% of areas18.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.4 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 83% of areas75.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-66 % vs Karlskoga · higher than 79% of areas31.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.8 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 33% of areas84.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-25.0 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 23% of areas30.1 %

Share rental housing+8.1 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 64% of areas30.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+16.7 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 84% of areas37.4 %

Share single-family houses-27.0 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 26% of areas31.5 %

Share built before 1940+5.1 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 85% of areas22.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas4,340 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

4,337men

4,464women

menagewomen

134

0–4

140

142

5–9

162

193

10–14

183

228

15–19

198

347

20–24

285

334

25–29

265

338

30–34

237

270

35–39

237

192

40–44

194

218

45–49

227

242

50–54

233

301

55–59

298

310

60–64

279

227

65–69

239

212

70–74

300

239

75–79

317

410

80+

670

marital status

Unmarried4,740

54 %

Married2,309

26 %

Divorced1,130

13 %

Widowed629

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Karlskoga norra 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 Sweden37 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34

Population 20258,999 in 20108,802

Economic standard, medianin 2024295 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

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

83.2 %turnout

S38.0 %

SD23.0 %

M19.4 %

V5.7 %

C3.7 %

KD3.6 %

L2.7 %

MP2.6 %

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 53% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Bregårdsängarnasmall locality1.5 km Karlskogaurban area2.0 km Björkbornsmall locality2.9 km Storängensmall locality4.5 km Valåsen och Labbsandurban area5.7 km Högtorpsmall locality5.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Karlskoga västra tätort3.8 km Karlskoga östra tätort4.6 km Karlskoga omland6.5 km Strömtorp-DegernäsDegerfors11 km Degerfors centrum-BruketDegerfors12 km BjörneborgKristinehamn18 km Storfors tätorter-Storfors landsbygdStorfors18 km Mullhyttan-Mullhyttan omnejdLekeberg19 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKarlskoga 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 Karlskoga?

30,180population

402 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age