area in Smedjebacken Municipality

Söderbärke

1,092 inhabitants · Good conditions

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Facts

municipalitySmedjebacken

population1,092

area code2061R008

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 5% of areas1,092

Share 65++6.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 97% of areas36.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.5 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 5% of areas57.9 %

Share foreign background-5.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 10% of areas8.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Smedjebacken · higher than 45% of areas346 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.2 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 21% of areas17.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 90% of areas78.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Smedjebacken · higher than 68% of areas28.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.1 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 78% of areas90.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-2.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 58% of areas74.0 %

Share rental housing+2.0 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 49% of areas18.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+0.2 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 22% of areas3.6 %

Share single-family houses+2.6 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 59% of areas80.3 %

Share built before 1940+3.4 pp vs Smedjebacken · higher than 71% of areas17.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 13% of areas657 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

555men

529women

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

Unmarried468

43 %

Married409

38 %

Divorced142

13 %

Widowed69

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Söderbärke. 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 Sweden39 in 2011 → 57 in 2024percentile 57

Population 20251,058 in 20101,092

Economic standard, medianin 2024319 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

88.1 %turnout

SD33.4 %

S28.2 %

M16.6 %

C5.4 %

KD5.3 %

V4.1 %

MP2.9 %

L2.5 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Söderbärkeurban area300 m Sörbosmall locality3.8 km Vadurban area7.5 km Kolpebosmall locality9.8 km Torrbosmall locality10 km Rånäsbergetsmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Malingsbo-Larsbo3.9 km Smedjebacken Norra11 km Smedjebacken centrum11 km Smedjebacken Södra11 km Hagge-Björsjö14 km Fagersta centrumFagersta14 km Morgårdshammar-Gubbo15 km Per OlsFagersta16 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