the register
Facts
municipalitySundsvall
population3,983
area code2281R026
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 76% of areas3,983
Share 65+-1.3 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 46% of areas21.6 %
Share foreign-born-0.5 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 36% of areas11.7 %
Share foreign background-0.7 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 37% of areas15.2 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+1 % vs Sundsvall · higher than 59% of areas367 tkr
Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-1.1 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 55% of areas27.0 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+6.6 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 83% of areas75.1 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-2 % vs Sundsvall · higher than 54% of areas25.1 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+0.8 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 46% of areas86.8 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-19.1 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 24% of areas31.1 %
Share rental housing-5.6 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 49% of areas18.4 %
Share of housing co-ops+23.8 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 90% of areas47.5 %
Share single-family houses-19.8 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 26% of areas31.3 %
Share built before 1940-2.1 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 45% of areas9.5 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,873 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 (2 statistical areas) that make up Skönsmon. 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 20244 · Good conditions
Relative position in Sweden58 in 2011 → 44 in 2024percentile 44
Population 20253,937 in 20103,983
Economic standard, medianin 2024315 tkr
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
85.1 %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 83% 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 municipalitySundsvall MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
99,048population
410 tkrmedian income
43.5 yearsaverage age
area in Sundsvall Municipality