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area in Skellefteå Municipality

Skellefteå centrala stan

4,937 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalitySkellefteå

population4,937

area code2482R022

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 areas4,937

Share 65++13.1 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 98% of areas37.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.3 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 97% of areas82.9 %

Share foreign background+1.5 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 42% of areas16.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-6 % vs Skellefteå · higher than 49% of areas352 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.6 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 64% of areas29.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.1 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 65% of areas70.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Skellefteå · higher than 60% of areas26.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.5 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 33% of areas84.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-53.8 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 7% of areas4.8 %

Share rental housing+37.8 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 87% of areas60.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+17.6 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 80% of areas32.4 %

Share single-family houses-55.5 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 12% of areas5.9 %

Share built before 1940-1.1 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 47% of areas10.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 83% of areas1,967 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

2,421men

2,522women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

244

20–24

240

257

25–29

184

212

30–34

127

138

35–39

40–44

103

45–49

108

109

50–54

141

163

55–59

186

177

60–64

177

157

65–69

196

165

70–74

188

165

75–79

227

266

80+

463

marital status

Unmarried2,257

46 %

Married1,624

33 %

Divorced589

12 %

Widowed469

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Skellefteå centrala stan. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden63 in 2011 → 59 in 2024percentile 59

Population 20253,433 in 20104,937

Economic standard, medianin 2024356 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

82.4 %turnout

S45.0 %

M16.5 %

SD11.8 %

V6.9 %

C6.6 %

KD4.2 %

L4.1 %

MP3.7 %

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

Skellefteåurban area600 m Myckleurban area5.8 km Bovikenurban area7.1 km Norra Innerviksmall locality7.2 km Södra Bergsbyn och Stackgrönnanurban area8.2 km Skatansmall locality8.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östra Norrböle1.5 km Sörböle1.7 km Sjungande dalen-Västra Norrböle1.7 km Anderstorp1.9 km Lund-Sunnanå2.4 km Degerbyn-Prästbordet2.5 km Moröhöjden-Morö backe centrum3.0 km Norra Morö backe3.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySkellefteå 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 Skellefteå?

78,150population

424 tkrmedian income

43.1 yearsaverage age