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area in Östersund Municipality

Östersund staden

4,869 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖstersund

population4,869

area code2380R021

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 85% of areas4,869

Share 65+-4.5 pp vs Östersund · higher than 27% of areas18.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.2 pp vs Östersund · higher than 87% of areas78.7 %

Share foreign background+10.3 pp vs Östersund · higher than 62% of areas23.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Östersund · higher than 22% of areas311 tkr

Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Östersund · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.9 pp vs Östersund · higher than 64% of areas29.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-12.0 pp vs Östersund · higher than 18% of areas58.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Östersund · higher than 56% of areas25.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.4 pp vs Östersund · higher than 28% of areas83.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-42.2 pp vs Östersund · higher than 3% of areas1.1 %

Share rental housing+43.1 pp vs Östersund · higher than 94% of areas74.9 %

Share of housing co-ops-1.8 pp vs Östersund · higher than 65% of areas22.1 %

Share single-family houses-45.8 pp vs Östersund · higher than 8% of areas2.2 %

Share built before 1940+6.6 pp vs Östersund · higher than 70% of areas17.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,649 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

2,319men

2,573women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

134

15–19

129

265

20–24

398

303

25–29

295

235

30–34

227

190

35–39

157

155

40–44

129

117

45–49

121

50–54

134

126

55–59

145

60–64

115

65–69

111

70–74

132

75–79

127

80+

160

marital status

Unmarried3,354

69 %

Married814

17 %

Divorced539

11 %

Widowed166

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Östersund staden. 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 Sweden49 in 2011 → 31 in 2024percentile 31

Population 20254,451 in 20104,869

Economic standard, medianin 2024281 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

81.0 %turnout

S33.1 %

M17.7 %

SD15.5 %

V8.4 %

C7.8 %

MP6.6 %

L4.7 %

KD4.3 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Östersundurban area3.0 km Slandromurban area5.1 km Fillstasmall locality5.1 km Semsmall locality6.6 km Målsta, Genvalla och Fillstaurban area6.6 km Ängsmonurban area6.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Odenslund-Söder1.3 km Storsjöstrand-Odensvik-Fagervallen1.6 km Hornsberg-Östberg1.7 km Karlslund-Remonthagen-Blomängen1.8 km Körfältet2.0 km Östersund norr2.2 km Norra Odenslund-Odenskog2.5 km Södra Valla-Mjälle-Lövsta2.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖstersund 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 Östersund?

64,979population

388 tkrmedian income

42.7 yearsaverage age