the register
Facts
municipalityÖstersund
population1,510
area code2380R012
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 18% of areas1,510
Share 65++0.8 pp vs Östersund · higher than 56% of areas23.4 %
Share foreign-born-5.7 pp vs Östersund · higher than 4% of areas5.3 %
Share foreign background-7.1 pp vs Östersund · higher than 4% of areas6.4 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+18 % vs Östersund · higher than 81% of areas411 tkr
Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Östersund · higher than 16% of areas6.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+18.1 pp vs Östersund · higher than 91% of areas50.6 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-1.2 pp vs Östersund · higher than 52% of areas67.2 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-29 % vs Östersund · higher than 30% of areas19.4 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+5.4 pp vs Östersund · higher than 84% of areas91.6 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+33.2 pp vs Östersund · higher than 60% of areas76.5 %
Share rental housing-19.9 pp vs Östersund · higher than 39% of areas11.9 %
Share of housing co-ops-13.2 pp vs Östersund · higher than 45% of areas10.7 %
Share single-family houses+28.8 pp vs Östersund · higher than 55% of areas76.8 %
Share built before 1940-3.8 pp vs Östersund · higher than 34% of areas6.5 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 28% of areas815 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 Norra Valla-Härke-Västra Frösön. 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 20245 · Very good conditions
Relative position in Sweden92 in 2011 → 92 in 2024percentile 92
Population 20251,525 in 20101,510
Economic standard, medianin 2024374 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
91.4 %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.
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