area in Fagersta Municipality

Per Ols

2,179 inhabitants · Good conditions

show on the map about Fagersta Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityFagersta

population2,179

area code1982R002

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 42% of areas2,179

Share 65+-7.0 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 28% of areas18.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+9.2 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 26% of areas67.3 %

Share foreign background-7.9 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 73% of areas30.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+18 % vs Fagersta · higher than 71% of areas387 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.2 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 14% of areas15.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.4 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 86% of areas76.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-80 % vs Fagersta · higher than 40% of areas22.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament0.0 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 30% of areas84.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+11.4 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 43% of areas60.0 %

Share rental housing-18.1 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 8% of areas1.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+7.4 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 84% of areas37.6 %

Share single-family houses+10.1 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 41% of areas60.1 %

Share built before 1940-14.0 pp vs Fagersta · higher than 9% of areas0.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 53% of areas1,164 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

1,097men

1,078women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,285

59 %

Married614

28 %

Divorced213

10 %

Widowed71

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Per Ols. 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 Sweden65 in 2011 → 49 in 2024percentile 49

Population 20252,193 in 20102,179

Economic standard, medianin 2024310 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

83.7 %turnout

S33.7 %

SD28.0 %

M17.7 %

V6.8 %

KD5.5 %

C3.6 %

L2.5 %

MP1.8 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Fagerstaurban area960 m Köpmanhamnsmall locality4.5 km Hedkärraurban area5.1 km Kolpebosmall locality6.8 km Viksbergsmall locality8.4 km Vadurban area9.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västanfors östra-Meling890 m Fagersta centrum1.9 km Västanfors västra-Hedkärra2.8 km Åvestbo-Ängelsberg-Ulvsbo7.4 km Norberg västraNorberg8.5 km Norberg östraNorberg9.7 km Norberg norraNorberg12 km Norberg omlandNorberg16 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