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area in Karlskoga Municipality

Karlskoga östra tätort

7,969 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlskoga

population7,969

area code1883R004

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 areas7,969

Share 65++0.9 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 72% of areas26.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.1 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 15% of areas63.9 %

Share foreign background-2.6 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 51% of areas19.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Karlskoga · higher than 57% of areas364 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.4 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 35% of areas20.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.9 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 52% of areas67.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-68 % vs Karlskoga · higher than 74% of areas30.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.2 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 46% of areas86.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+13.9 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 52% of areas69.0 %

Share rental housing-12.5 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 35% of areas10.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.7 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 62% of areas20.0 %

Share single-family houses+17.2 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 54% of areas75.8 %

Share built before 1940-1.1 pp vs Karlskoga · higher than 70% of areas16.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 100% of areas4,409 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

4,033men

3,953women

menagewomen

219

0–4

205

226

5–9

201

237

10–14

201

235

15–19

232

157

20–24

134

185

25–29

178

267

30–34

260

291

35–39

252

229

40–44

219

198

45–49

213

219

50–54

241

280

55–59

269

265

60–64

263

249

65–69

246

232

70–74

220

216

75–79

267

328

80+

352

marital status

Unmarried3,976

50 %

Married2,793

35 %

Divorced825

10 %

Widowed377

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Karlskoga östra 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden50 in 2011 → 48 in 2024percentile 48

Population 20258,067 in 20107,969

Economic standard, medianin 2024312 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

85.7 %turnout

S39.2 %

SD23.1 %

M17.9 %

V5.0 %

C4.2 %

KD3.9 %

L3.1 %

MP2.7 %

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 64% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Karlskogaurban area2.8 km Valåsen och Labbsandurban area2.9 km Björkbornsmall locality3.6 km Storängensmall locality5.0 km Högtorpsmall locality5.5 km Bregårdsängarnasmall locality5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Karlskoga norra tätort4.6 km Karlskoga västra tätort5.4 km Karlskoga omland6.6 km Strömtorp-DegernäsDegerfors13 km Degerfors centrum-BruketDegerfors13 km Lekeberg norra landsbygdLekeberg16 km Mullhyttan-Mullhyttan omnejdLekeberg17 km Svartå-Solberga-KnutsbolDegerfors21 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