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area in Härjedalen Municipality

Sveg

2,765 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityHärjedalen

population2,765

area code2361R005

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 55% of areas2,765

Share 65+-2.1 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 79% of areas28.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.2 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 63% of areas74.1 %

Share foreign background+6.4 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 53% of areas20.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Härjedalen · higher than 25% of areas316 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.2 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 7% of areas13.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.5 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 76% of areas73.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-81 % vs Härjedalen · higher than 72% of areas29.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.2 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 20% of areas81.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-19.7 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 40% of areas56.0 %

Share rental housing+16.9 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 68% of areas34.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.4 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 35% of areas7.2 %

Share single-family houses-13.8 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 48% of areas68.6 %

Share built before 1940+0.3 pp vs Härjedalen · higher than 36% of areas7.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 67% of areas1,452 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

1,415men

1,346women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

102

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

104

70–74

75–79

103

80+

160

marital status

Unmarried1,676

60 %

Married683

25 %

Divorced263

9 %

Widowed151

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Sveg. 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 Sweden38 in 2011 → 22 in 2024percentile 22

Population 20253,044 in 20102,765

Economic standard, medianin 2024274 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

81.1 %turnout

S37.0 %

SD29.0 %

M10.6 %

V6.7 %

KD5.6 %

C4.8 %

L3.4 %

MP1.8 %

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

Svegurban area550 m Ulvkällaurban area920 m Nilsvallensmall locality2.4 km Överbergsmall locality5.6 km Ytterbergsmall locality7.7 km Herrösmall locality8.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sveg omland25 km Härjedalen östra32 km RätanBerg47 km Vemdalen omland55 km Hede61 km Ljusdal omlandLjusdal70 km HoverbergBerg76 km Orsa omlandOrsa81 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHärjedalen 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 Härjedalen?

10,175population

372 tkrmedian income

47.8 yearsaverage age