area in Smedjebacken Municipality

Smedjebacken centrum

1,355 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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Facts

municipalitySmedjebacken
population1,355
area code2061R004

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 13% of areas1,355
Share 65++2.4 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 92% of areas32.8 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.2 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 6% of areas59.6 %
Share foreign background+6.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 52% of areas19.9 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-17 % vs Smedjebacken · higher than 11% of areas288 tkr
Share low economic standard+9.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 83% of areas21.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.7 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 6% of areas13.6 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-2.8 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 52% of areas67.2 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-84 % vs Smedjebacken · higher than 90% of areas36.9 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-1.8 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 25% of areas83.0 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-33.8 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 30% of areas42.1 %
Share rental housing+22.8 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 73% of areas39.7 %
Share of housing co-ops+14.5 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 59% of areas17.9 %
Share single-family houses-33.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 31% of areas44.7 %
Share built before 1940-8.2 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 30% of areas5.5 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 10% of areas615 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

663men
694women
menagewomen
28
0–4
21
28
5–9
36
49
10–14
40
34
15–19
25
33
20–24
29
31
25–29
28
34
30–34
38
45
35–39
33
34
40–44
32
30
45–49
33
33
50–54
39
44
55–59
33
47
60–64
50
41
65–69
42
26
70–74
30
30
75–79
63
96
80+
122
marital status
Unmarried693
51 %
Married362
27 %
Divorced185
14 %
Widowed115
8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Smedjebacken 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden11 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11
Population 20251,281 in 20101,355
Economic standard, medianin 2024261 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

81.7 %turnout
S46.4 %
SD26.6 %
M10.0 %
V6.1 %
C3.6 %
KD2.6 %
MP1.7 %
L1.7 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Smedjebackenurban area1.0 kmVikersviksmall locality2.0 kmJobsbosmall locality2.2 kmRånäsbergetsmall locality3.1 kmTorrbosmall locality4.5 kmÖstra Lernbosmall locality4.7 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Smedjebacken Norra970 mSmedjebacken Södra1.2 kmMorgårdshammar-Gubbo4.2 kmStarbo-Åsmansbo6.4 kmHagge-Björsjö10 kmMarnäsLudvika11 kmSöderbärke11 kmLudvika norraLudvika12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySmedjebacken 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 Smedjebacken?
10,823population
409 tkrmedian income
47.5 yearsaverage age
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