area in Sandviken Municipality

Sandviken centrum

6,138 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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Facts

municipalitySandviken
population6,138
area code2181R003

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 92% of areas6,138
Share 65++6.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 89% of areas31.3 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.1 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 29% of areas67.9 %
Share foreign background+17.2 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 84% of areas40.4 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-20 % vs Sandviken · higher than 5% of areas265 tkr
Share low economic standard+15.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 94% of areas31.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.5 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 7% of areas13.8 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+3.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 64% of areas69.8 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Sandviken · higher than 83% of areas33.4 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-4.5 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 14% of areas79.3 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-56.4 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 1% of areas0.1 %
Share rental housing+39.1 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 91% of areas67.9 %
Share of housing co-ops+18.5 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 78% of areas31.0 %
Share single-family houses-58.3 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 8% of areas2.1 %
Share built before 1940-10.1 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 36% of areas7.1 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 89% of areas2,242 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

3,012men
3,141women
menagewomen
92
0–4
82
143
5–9
115
120
10–14
129
147
15–19
141
217
20–24
207
247
25–29
188
206
30–34
188
226
35–39
166
157
40–44
149
174
45–49
136
142
50–54
145
190
55–59
195
172
60–64
167
181
65–69
176
154
70–74
204
151
75–79
252
293
80+
501
marital status
Unmarried3,203
52 %
Married1,485
24 %
Divorced950
15 %
Widowed493
8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Sandviken 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden9 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5
Population 20255,154 in 20106,138
Economic standard, medianin 2024240 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

75.3 %turnout
S45.6 %
SD21.2 %
M11.3 %
V9.2 %
KD3.0 %
C2.8 %
MP2.7 %
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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Sandvikenurban area780 mÖstanåurban area2.2 kmRödjängstorpsmall locality2.9 kmOl-Matssmall locality4.5 kmTallhedensmall locality5.6 kmJäderforsurban area6.3 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sandviken östra tätort1.8 kmSandviken västra tätorten1.9 kmSandviken nordöstra tätorten2.8 kmSandviken södra tätorten4.2 kmKungsgården8.7 kmÅrsunda11 kmForsbacka-ÖverhärdeGävle12 kmSandvikens norra omland12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySandviken 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 Sandviken?
38,360population
392 tkrmedian income
44.8 yearsaverage age
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