area in Söderhamn Municipality

Skog

1,385 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalitySöderhamn

population1,385

area code2182R006

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 14% of areas1,385

Share 65++13.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 99% of areas43.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-13.6 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 1% of areas52.7 %

Share foreign background-4.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 23% of areas11.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 10% of areas284 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.8 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 7% of areas14.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 18% of areas58.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 96% of areas41.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.4 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 20% of areas81.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+24.1 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 73% of areas85.7 %

Share rental housing-15.8 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 39% of areas11.6 %

Share single-family houses+24.5 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 77% of areas91.3 %

Share built before 1940-1.9 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 73% of areas17.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 35% of areas895 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

744men

630women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried563

41 %

Married533

39 %

Divorced186

13 %

Widowed97

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Skog. 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 Sweden21 in 2011 → 24 in 2024percentile 24

Population 20251,564 in 20101,385

Economic standard, medianin 2024291 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

75.0 %turnout

S37.9 %

SD29.9 %

M9.9 %

C6.1 %

V5.3 %

KD4.9 %

MP2.6 %

L1.8 %

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. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vallvikurban area4.6 km Ljusneurban area8.7 km Sandarneurban area13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ljusne8.9 km Sandarne14 km Bergviksbygden17 km Söderhamn centrala staden söder18 km Söderhamn centrum20 km Söderhamn centrala staden norr20 km Bergby-NorrsundetGävle22 km Söderala-Mo24 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySöderhamn 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 Söderhamn?

24,545population

370 tkrmedian income

47.2 yearsaverage age