area in Smedjebacken Municipality

Smedjebacken Södra

1,445 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalitySmedjebacken

population1,445

area code2061R006

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 15% of areas1,445

Share 65+-4.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 71% of areas26.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+6.4 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 10% of areas61.8 %

Share foreign background+3.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 43% of areas16.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Smedjebacken · higher than 34% of areas331 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 5% of areas13.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.4 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 44% of areas65.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-85 % vs Smedjebacken · higher than 82% of areas32.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.8 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 30% of areas84.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-5.2 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 54% of areas70.7 %

Share rental housing+8.2 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 57% of areas25.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-1.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 15% of areas2.3 %

Share single-family houses-6.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 50% of areas71.6 %

Share built before 1940+5.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 75% of areas18.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 28% of areas817 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

743men

702women

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

Unmarried763

53 %

Married437

30 %

Divorced175

12 %

Widowed67

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Smedjebacken Södra. 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 Sweden28 in 2011 → 25 in 2024percentile 25

Population 20251,562 in 20101,445

Economic standard, medianin 2024286 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

84.1 %turnout

S38.6 %

SD30.6 %

M12.9 %

V5.8 %

KD3.7 %

C3.1 %

L2.2 %

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

Smedjebackenurban area640 m Vikersviksmall locality3.1 km Jobsbosmall locality3.4 km Östra Lernbosmall locality3.8 km Rånäsbergetsmall locality4.2 km Lernbosmall locality5.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Smedjebacken centrum1.2 km Smedjebacken Norra2.0 km Morgårdshammar-Gubbo4.0 km Starbo-Åsmansbo7.3 km Hagge-Björsjö9.1 km MarnäsLudvika11 km Söderbärke11 km Ludvika södraLudvika12 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