area in Sundsvall Municipality

Matfors

6,525 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalitySundsvall

population6,525

area code2281R018

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 94% of areas6,525

Share 65++1.6 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 62% of areas24.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-9.1 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 32% of areas68.6 %

Share foreign background-11.3 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 1% of areas4.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Sundsvall · higher than 64% of areas374 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.6 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 43% of areas22.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.8 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 73% of areas72.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Sundsvall · higher than 56% of areas25.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.0 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 61% of areas88.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+31.2 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 66% of areas81.4 %

Share rental housing-12.6 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 38% of areas11.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-19.1 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 26% of areas4.6 %

Share single-family houses+30.8 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 61% of areas82.0 %

Share built before 1940+1.9 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 59% of areas13.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,887 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

3,329men

3,222women

menagewomen

153

0–4

152

189

5–9

150

208

10–14

200

221

15–19

217

129

20–24

116

127

25–29

113

189

30–34

188

204

35–39

207

201

40–44

195

204

45–49

180

227

50–54

225

259

55–59

236

247

60–64

207

187

65–69

201

189

70–74

174

172

75–79

163

223

80+

298

marital status

Unmarried3,570

55 %

Married2,032

31 %

Divorced611

9 %

Widowed308

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Matfors. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden58 in 2011 → 65 in 2024percentile 65

Population 20256,734 in 20106,525

Economic standard, medianin 2024326 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

89.1 %turnout

S36.8 %

SD24.1 %

M14.5 %

C8.5 %

KD5.1 %

V4.4 %

L2.9 %

MP2.6 %

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

Luckstaurban area6.1 km Värstasmall locality7.0 km Matforsurban area8.3 km Målstasmall locality8.8 km Östra Långsjönsmall locality9.9 km Vattjomurban area9.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Allsta-Klingsta14 km Sundsvall omland14 km Stöde19 km Sidsjö-Böle20 km Bergsåker västra20 km Nacksta20 km Granlo20 km Sallyhill21 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySundsvall 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 Sundsvall?

99,048population

410 tkrmedian income

43.5 yearsaverage age