area in Köping Municipality

Kolsva

2,440 inhabitants · Average

Short answer: Kolsva is an area in Köping Municipality. It has 2,440 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityKöping
population2,440
area code1983R001

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 49% of areas2,440
Share 65++0.3 pp vs Köping · higher than 68% of areas25.6 %
Share foreign-born-7.2 pp vs Köping · higher than 48% of areas14.3 %
Share foreign background-10.1 pp vs Köping · higher than 52% of areas19.8 %
Economy
Median income (earned)0 % vs Köping · higher than 32% of areas328 tkr
Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Köping · higher than 67% of areas15.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.5 pp vs Köping · higher than 7% of areas14.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+1.6 pp vs Köping · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)+14 % vs Köping · higher than 85% of areas34.0 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+1.1 pp vs Köping · higher than 32% of areas84.4 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+12.2 pp vs Köping · higher than 44% of areas61.3 %
Share rental housing-8.0 pp vs Köping · higher than 58% of areas25.7 %
Share of housing co-ops-3.1 pp vs Köping · higher than 48% of areas11.7 %
Share single-family houses+13.5 pp vs Köping · higher than 45% of areas65.2 %
Share built before 1940+4.2 pp vs Köping · higher than 75% of areas18.5 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 60% of areas1,303 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

1,280men
1,171women
menagewomen
62
0–4
55
83
5–9
64
95
10–14
76
73
15–19
67
54
20–24
43
53
25–29
42
69
30–34
59
95
35–39
81
82
40–44
71
63
45–49
72
71
50–54
77
90
55–59
68
77
60–64
87
83
65–69
60
75
70–74
58
73
75–79
74
82
80+
117
marital status
Unmarried1,294
53 %
Married735
30 %
Divorced282
12 %
Widowed134
5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Kolsva. 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 Sweden32 in 2011 → 30 in 2024percentile 30
Population 20252,451 in 20102,440
Economic standard, medianin 2024283 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2026

86.3 %turnout
SD32.5 %
S28.0 %
M14.4 %
KD6.4 %
V5.3 %
L4.2 %
C3.9 %
MP2.8 %

Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

demographic statistical areas within the area

DeSO areas

Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKöping Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

25,729population
383 tkrmedian income
44.5 yearsaverage age