the register
Facts
municipalityÖrnsköldsvik
population5,042
area code2284R016
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 86% of areas5,042
Share 65++2.5 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 79% of areas28.1 %
Share foreign-born+16.1 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 78% of areas25.8 %
Share foreign background+21.6 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 77% of areas33.6 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-18 % vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 12% of areas290 tkr
Share low economic standard+14.0 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 89% of areas25.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-4.2 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 37% of areas21.7 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-1.0 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 75% of areas72.9 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+33 % vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 95% of areas40.4 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-7.8 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 14% of areas79.0 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-54.8 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 14% of areas15.1 %
Share rental housing+33.3 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 85% of areas55.5 %
Share of housing co-ops+21.5 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 75% of areas28.2 %
Share single-family houses-55.7 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 17% of areas15.6 %
Share built before 1940-6.9 pp vs Örnsköldsvik · higher than 30% of areas5.4 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 87% of areas2,107 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 (3 statistical areas) that make up Valhalla-Sörliden. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden10 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7
Population 20254,529 in 20105,042
Economic standard, medianin 2024264 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
80.9 %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 71% 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 municipalityÖrnsköldsvik MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
55,443population
408 tkrmedian income
44.6 yearsaverage age