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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 84% of areas4,869
Share 65+-4.5 pp vs Östersund · higher than 27% of areas18.1 %
Share foreign-born+8.8 pp vs Östersund · higher than 66% of areas19.7 %
Share foreign background+10.3 pp vs Östersund · higher than 62% of areas23.8 %
EconomyMedian 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 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-2.1 pp vs Östersund · higher than 64% of areas30.4 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-9.7 pp vs Östersund · higher than 18% of areas58.7 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-6 % vs Östersund · higher than 56% of areas25.7 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-2.5 pp vs Östersund · higher than 28% of areas83.7 %
HousingShare 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+7.2 pp vs Östersund · higher than 72% of areas17.5 %
TransportPassenger 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
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
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 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, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
83.1 %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
area in Östersund Municipality