area in Gävle Municipality

Andersberg

5,576 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population5,576

area code2180R001

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 90% of areas5,576

Share 65+-5.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 18% of areas16.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 85% of areas78.1 %

Share foreign background+31.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 91% of areas54.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-25 % vs Gävle · higher than 5% of areas262 tkr

Share low economic standard+21.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 96% of areas36.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 26% of areas18.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-7.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 21% of areas59.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Gävle · higher than 78% of areas31.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-9.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 9% of areas75.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-22.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 17% of areas19.3 %

Share rental housing+30.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 91% of areas68.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-7.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 49% of areas12.2 %

Share single-family houses-12.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 30% of areas41.4 %

Share built before 1940-12.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 11% of areas0.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 73% of areas1,609 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

2,788men

2,786women

menagewomen

191

0–4

182

207

5–9

209

217

10–14

187

194

15–19

200

182

20–24

150

222

25–29

193

155

30–34

180

207

35–39

212

184

40–44

173

163

45–49

158

156

50–54

175

148

55–59

148

138

60–64

140

125

65–69

133

70–74

130

75–79

108

106

80+

108

marital status

Unmarried3,112

56 %

Married1,658

30 %

Divorced643

12 %

Widowed168

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Andersberg. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden4 in 2011 → 3 in 2024percentile 3

Population 20254,958 in 20105,576

Economic standard, medianin 2024228 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

73.5 %turnout

S41.6 %

SD20.7 %

M12.2 %

V9.4 %

MP4.3 %

KD3.7 %

C3.1 %

L2.3 %

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 70% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Sälgsjönurban area3.3 km Gävleurban area3.7 km Alborgasmall locality3.8 km Allmänningesmall locality4.3 km Hammarsbackensmall locality4.9 km Kusbosmall locality5.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Villastaden-Fridhem1.7 km Gävle söder-Sörby2.1 km Hemlingby-Hemsta-Järvsta3.0 km Gävle centrum3.3 km Södra Brynäs3.3 km Norrtull-Nynäs3.8 km Norra Brynäs4.1 km Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster4.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGävle 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 Gävle?

103,838population

394 tkrmedian income

42.6 yearsaverage age