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area in Kalix Municipality

Kalix östra

3,767 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKalix

population3,767

area code2514R004

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 73% of areas3,767

Share 65++2.1 pp vs Kalix · higher than 92% of areas32.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.6 pp vs Kalix · higher than 8% of areas60.6 %

Share foreign background+8.5 pp vs Kalix · higher than 61% of areas23.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Kalix · higher than 18% of areas304 tkr

Share low economic standard+6.0 pp vs Kalix · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.3 pp vs Kalix · higher than 28% of areas18.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.4 pp vs Kalix · higher than 68% of areas71.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-81 % vs Kalix · higher than 97% of areas43.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.5 pp vs Kalix · higher than 21% of areas81.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-34.6 pp vs Kalix · higher than 27% of areas37.8 %

Share rental housing+20.8 pp vs Kalix · higher than 73% of areas39.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+13.9 pp vs Kalix · higher than 63% of areas20.6 %

Share single-family houses-33.4 pp vs Kalix · higher than 30% of areas41.0 %

Share built before 1940-2.4 pp vs Kalix · higher than 36% of areas7.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 77% of areas1,704 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

1,835men

1,938women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

115

15–19

20–24

128

25–29

107

30–34

125

35–39

105

40–44

101

45–49

115

50–54

111

121

55–59

125

60–64

106

101

65–69

128

70–74

124

75–79

146

191

80+

331

marital status

Unmarried1,981

53 %

Married969

26 %

Divorced476

13 %

Widowed336

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Kalix östra. 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 Sweden41 in 2011 → 20 in 2024percentile 20

Population 20253,856 in 20103,767

Economic standard, medianin 2024275 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

79.5 %turnout

S48.3 %

SD21.6 %

M11.3 %

C4.8 %

V4.8 %

KD4.4 %

MP2.0 %

L2.0 %

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

Kalixurban area1.6 km Bredvikenurban area2.8 km Tallåsbackensmall locality4.0 km Risögrundurban area5.3 km Nyborgurban area6.3 km Vikmanholmensmall locality6.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Innanbäcken-Grytnäs2.9 km Kalix västra3.0 km Töre25 km Risön-Sangis25 km Kalix övre bygd25 km Haparanda norra landsbygdenHaparanda34 km Kalix kustbyar35 km Persön-Persön omlandLuleå39 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKalix 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 Kalix?

15,391population

396 tkrmedian income

47.7 yearsaverage age