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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 14% of areas1,385
Share 65++13.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 99% of areas43.3 %
Share foreign-born-2.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 24% of areas9.5 %
Share foreign background-4.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 23% of areas11.7 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-10 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 10% of areas284 tkr
Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 71% of areas16.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-2.6 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 7% of areas14.2 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-8.4 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 18% of areas58.6 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+17 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 96% of areas41.0 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-1.2 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 20% of areas81.5 %
HousingShare 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 1940-2.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 72% of areas17.6 %
TransportPassenger 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
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
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
82.0 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is 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
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalitySöderhamn MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
24,545population
370 tkrmedian income
47.2 yearsaverage age