area in Ovanåker Municipality

Ovanåkers landsbygd

3,731 inhabitants · Good conditions

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Facts

municipalityOvanåker

population3,731

area code2121R003

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 72% of areas3,731

Share 65+-1.4 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 81% of areas28.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-9.5 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 11% of areas62.6 %

Share foreign background-5.3 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 0% of areas4.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+7 % vs Ovanåker · higher than 38% of areas338 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.1 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 15% of areas16.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.9 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 62% of areas69.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-69 % vs Ovanåker · higher than 67% of areas28.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.7 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 52% of areas87.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+23.3 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 96% of areas96.2 %

Share rental housing-22.0 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 13% of areas2.9 %

Share single-family houses+23.1 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 94% of areas96.8 %

Share built before 1940+2.5 pp vs Ovanåker · higher than 83% of areas22.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,646 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

1,997men

1,748women

menagewomen

101

0–4

5–9

102

103

10–14

111

104

15–19

20–24

25–29

100

30–34

104

35–39

108

105

40–44

101

45–49

131

50–54

110

157

55–59

138

169

60–64

156

165

65–69

141

173

70–74

129

148

75–79

110

118

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,007

54 %

Married1,257

34 %

Divorced332

9 %

Widowed133

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Ovanåkers landsbygd. 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 Sweden25 in 2011 → 41 in 2024percentile 41

Population 20253,949 in 20103,731

Economic standard, medianin 2024303 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

85.2 %turnout

S29.5 %

SD24.8 %

M14.3 %

KD11.9 %

C10.3 %

V3.6 %

MP2.6 %

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

Ovanåkersmall locality7.4 km Edsbynurban area7.9 km Viksjöforsurban area8.3 km Knådaurban area9.4 km Rotebergurban area9.8 km Alftaurban area14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Edsbyn8.4 km Alfta13 km Bollnäs landsbygdBollnäs26 km Sävsberg-HedenBollnäs29 km Höglunda-BrånanBollnäs30 km Rättvik norra omlandRättvik30 km GärdetBollnäs30 km Björktjära-FramnäsBollnäs31 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