area in Sorsele Municipality

Sorsele omland

1,278 inhabitants · Average
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Facts

municipalitySorsele
population1,278
area code2422R002

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 10% of areas1,278
Share 65++1.3 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 91% of areas32.4 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.1 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 43% of areas70.9 %
Share foreign background+0.2 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 39% of areas15.7 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-2 % vs Sorsele · higher than 25% of areas315 tkr
Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.9 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 29% of areas19.1 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+11.6 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 100% of areas92.0 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-7 % vs Sorsele · higher than 54% of areas25.2 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+5.0 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 33% of areas84.7 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+10.2 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 83% of areas90.6 %
Share rental housing-10.8 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 20% of areas4.7 %
Share single-family houses+9.6 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 80% of areas92.5 %
Share built before 19400.0 pp vs Sorsele · higher than 35% of areas6.6 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 30% of areas833 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

695men
576women
menagewomen
28
0–4
19
36
5–9
27
37
10–14
23
24
15–19
27
18
20–24
5
12
25–29
21
30
30–34
27
34
35–39
32
40
40–44
32
39
45–49
31
44
50–54
39
59
55–59
55
68
60–64
52
71
65–69
56
56
70–74
43
51
75–79
42
48
80+
45
marital status
Unmarried616
48 %
Married467
37 %
Divorced124
10 %
Widowed72
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Sorsele omland. 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 Sweden31 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34
Population 20251,424 in 20101,278
Economic standard, medianin 2024291 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable

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

81.2 %turnout
S39.1 %
SD21.9 %
M11.4 %
C7.9 %
V7.3 %
KD7.0 %
MP2.2 %
L2.2 %

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 21% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sorsele centralort38 kmStoruman östraStoruman54 kmArjeplog tätortArjeplog62 kmVallnäsStoruman67 kmLuspenStoruman68 kmStoruman västraStoruman75 kmArjeplog glesbygdArjeplog80 kmVilhelmina västraVilhelmina93 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySorsele 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 Sorsele?
2,357population
374 tkrmedian income
48.2 yearsaverage age
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