area in Fagersta Municipality

Fagersta centrum

6,322 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityFagersta

population6,322

area code1982R001

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 93% of areas6,322

Share 65+-1.1 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 60% of areas24.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.6 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 10% of areas61.7 %

Share foreign background+15.7 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 91% of areas53.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Fagersta · higher than 9% of areas281 tkr

Share low economic standard+11.0 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 94% of areas31.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.8 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 4% of areas12.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-10.4 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 21% of areas59.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-67 % vs Fagersta · higher than 88% of areas35.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.3 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 9% of areas75.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-22.4 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 21% of areas26.2 %

Share rental housing+14.1 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 68% of areas34.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+8.2 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 84% of areas38.3 %

Share single-family houses-21.6 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 24% of areas28.4 %

Share built before 1940+1.9 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 68% of areas16.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,623 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

3,183men

3,144women

menagewomen

144

0–4

146

180

5–9

187

232

10–14

217

224

15–19

182

167

20–24

144

182

25–29

145

186

30–34

171

195

35–39

203

184

40–44

165

166

45–49

178

193

50–54

207

224

55–59

179

216

60–64

172

170

65–69

163

165

70–74

158

162

75–79

193

80+

334

marital status

Unmarried3,296

52 %

Married1,797

28 %

Divorced856

14 %

Widowed372

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Fagersta centrum. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden10 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20255,953 in 20106,322

Economic standard, medianin 2024244 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

72.1 %turnout

S39.4 %

SD28.1 %

M10.9 %

V9.8 %

KD3.9 %

C2.6 %

MP2.3 %

L1.8 %

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 69% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Fagerstaurban area1.8 km Hedkärraurban area4.8 km Kolpebosmall locality4.8 km Köpmanhamnsmall locality5.8 km Viksbergsmall locality6.7 km Vadurban area7.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Per Ols1.9 km Västanfors östra-Meling2.8 km Västanfors västra-Hedkärra3.4 km Åvestbo-Ängelsberg-Ulvsbo8.9 km Norberg västraNorberg9.3 km Norberg östraNorberg11 km Norberg norraNorberg13 km Malingsbo-LarsboSmedjebacken14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFagersta 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 Fagersta?

13,072population

380 tkrmedian income

44.0 yearsaverage age