area in Avesta Municipality

Avesta omland

4,591 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityAvesta

population4,591

area code2084R002

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 82% of areas4,591

Share 65++3.4 pp vs Avesta · higher than 88% of areas31.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-14.0 pp vs Avesta · higher than 1% of areas52.2 %

Share foreign background-13.2 pp vs Avesta · higher than 11% of areas8.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+9 % vs Avesta · higher than 57% of areas364 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Avesta · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.3 pp vs Avesta · higher than 18% of areas16.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+9.7 pp vs Avesta · higher than 78% of areas73.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-84 % vs Avesta · higher than 52% of areas24.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+9.4 pp vs Avesta · higher than 75% of areas90.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+34.1 pp vs Avesta · higher than 88% of areas92.7 %

Share rental housing-18.3 pp vs Avesta · higher than 20% of areas4.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-15.8 pp vs Avesta · higher than 6% of areas0.9 %

Share single-family houses+32.8 pp vs Avesta · higher than 84% of areas93.9 %

Share built before 1940+4.4 pp vs Avesta · higher than 81% of areas20.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 97% of areas3,180 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

2,368men

2,218women

menagewomen

106

0–4

121

5–9

120

110

10–14

117

100

15–19

114

20–24

25–29

108

30–34

144

35–39

138

122

40–44

116

128

45–49

110

152

50–54

147

182

55–59

161

193

60–64

173

177

65–69

186

70–74

172

186

75–79

153

184

80+

181

marital status

Unmarried2,292

50 %

Married1,639

36 %

Divorced419

9 %

Widowed240

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Avesta omland. 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 Sweden50 in 2011 → 59 in 2024percentile 59

Population 20254,782 in 20104,591

Economic standard, medianin 2024334 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

89.6 %turnout

S30.2 %

SD29.6 %

M16.4 %

C6.7 %

KD6.4 %

V4.0 %

MP2.9 %

L2.7 %

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. Here 42% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Västanhedesmall locality3.5 km Forsurban area4.3 km Kyrkbyåsensmall locality5.8 km Dickasmall locality6.7 km Näs bruksmall locality6.9 km Horndalurban area8.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Horndal7.9 km Avesta norra-Avesta västra-Karlbo13 km GarpenbergsområdetHedemora14 km Krylbo-Isaksbo-Mästerbo14 km Avesta södra-Avesta östra-Bengtsbo16 km Hedemora landsbygdHedemora18 km Sala omland norraSala23 km Hedemora stadHedemora23 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAvesta 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 Avesta?

22,417population

389 tkrmedian income

45.5 yearsaverage age