the register
Facts
municipalityÖstersund
population1,237
area code2380R007
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 9% of areas1,237
Share 65++4.6 pp vs Östersund · higher than 75% of areas27.2 %
Share foreign-born-1.9 pp vs Östersund · higher than 22% of areas9.1 %
Share foreign background-2.7 pp vs Östersund · higher than 19% of areas10.8 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-13 % vs Östersund · higher than 17% of areas303 tkr
Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Östersund · higher than 71% of areas16.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-11.3 pp vs Östersund · higher than 36% of areas21.3 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+9.5 pp vs Östersund · higher than 90% of areas77.9 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+24 % vs Östersund · higher than 85% of areas34.1 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-4.2 pp vs Östersund · higher than 22% of areas82.0 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+14.1 pp vs Östersund · higher than 41% of areas57.4 %
Share rental housing-1.5 pp vs Östersund · higher than 64% of areas30.3 %
Share of housing co-ops-14.4 pp vs Östersund · higher than 42% of areas9.5 %
Share single-family houses+16.1 pp vs Östersund · higher than 44% of areas64.1 %
Share built before 1940-0.8 pp vs Östersund · higher than 45% of areas9.5 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 10% of areas604 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 Lit. 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 Sweden36 in 2011 → 31 in 2024percentile 31
Population 20251,189 in 20101,237
Economic standard, medianin 2024279 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
83.3 %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 municipalityÖstersund MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
64,979population
388 tkrmedian income
42.7 yearsaverage age