area in Ovanåker Municipality

Edsbyn

4,767 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityOvanåker

population4,767

area code2121R002

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 84% of areas4,767

Share 65++1.0 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 88% of areas30.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.2 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 70% of areas75.3 %

Share foreign background+1.3 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 20% of areas11.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Ovanåker · higher than 18% of areas304 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.7 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 24% of areas18.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.2 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 69% of areas71.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-66 % vs Ovanåker · higher than 79% of areas31.6 dgr

Elections

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

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-11.9 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 44% of areas61.0 %

Share rental housing+10.3 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 69% of areas35.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.7 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 19% of areas2.9 %

Share single-family houses-12.2 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 42% of areas61.5 %

Share built before 1940-3.8 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 66% of areas15.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 92% of areas2,456 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

2,405men

2,348women

menagewomen

0–4

109

146

5–9

131

123

10–14

130

167

15–19

121

118

20–24

113

25–29

135

30–34

133

146

35–39

127

142

40–44

123

118

45–49

100

139

50–54

145

146

55–59

119

138

60–64

134

135

65–69

148

147

70–74

166

180

75–79

174

224

80+

309

marital status

Unmarried2,571

54 %

Married1,473

31 %

Divorced419

9 %

Widowed306

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Edsbyn. 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 Sweden24 in 2011 → 26 in 2024percentile 26

Population 20254,794 in 20104,767

Economic standard, medianin 2024274 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

83.1 %turnout

S35.5 %

SD22.5 %

M12.2 %

KD12.0 %

C9.2 %

V3.5 %

MP2.2 %

L2.0 %

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

Edsbynurban area500 m Rotebergurban area1.7 km Knådaurban area4.0 km Ovanåkersmall locality5.1 km Viksjöforsurban area9.5 km Alftaurban area14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ovanåkers landsbygd8.4 km Alfta14 km Sävsberg-HedenBollnäs29 km Höglunda-BrånanBollnäs29 km Bollnäs landsbygdBollnäs30 km Björktjära-FramnäsBollnäs30 km GärdetBollnäs30 km Rättvik norra omlandRättvik30 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityOvanåker 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 Ovanåker?

11,341population

372 tkrmedian income

46.5 yearsaverage age