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area in Gävle Municipality

Gävle centrum

9,322 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population9,322

area code2180R006

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 98% of areas9,322

Share 65++4.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 72% of areas26.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 73% of areas75.7 %

Share foreign background+9.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 77% of areas32.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-12 % vs Gävle · higher than 20% of areas307 tkr

Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 51% of areas24.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 84% of areas75.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Gävle · higher than 60% of areas26.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 21% of areas81.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 4% of areas2.0 %

Share rental housing+34.9 pp vs Gävle · higher than 93% of areas72.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 68% of areas23.9 %

Share single-family houses-51.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 8% of areas2.2 %

Share built before 1940+6.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 78% of areas19.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 95% of areas2,789 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

4,456men

4,856women

menagewomen

149

0–4

160

164

5–9

175

164

10–14

173

192

15–19

214

342

20–24

350

429

25–29

403

447

30–34

374

309

35–39

285

238

40–44

188

243

45–49

202

273

50–54

303

264

55–59

296

236

60–64

266

209

65–69

241

196

70–74

286

231

75–79

322

370

80+

618

marital status

Unmarried5,182

56 %

Married2,160

23 %

Divorced1,435

15 %

Widowed543

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Gävle centrum. 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 Sweden22 in 2011 → 16 in 2024percentile 16

Population 20258,282 in 20109,322

Economic standard, medianin 2024274 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

77.8 %turnout

S33.6 %

SD20.6 %

M18.3 %

V8.6 %

C5.3 %

L4.2 %

KD3.9 %

MP3.8 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Gävleurban area770 m Forsbyurban area4.3 km Alborgasmall locality4.7 km Gråtnäsuddensmall locality4.9 km Allmänningesmall locality6.0 km Sälgsjönurban area6.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norrtull-Nynäs1.2 km Gävle söder-Sörby1.4 km Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster1.6 km Villastaden-Fridhem1.9 km Norra Brynäs1.9 km Södra Brynäs2.1 km Stigslund-Gavlehov2.6 km Andersberg3.3 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