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area in Kalix Municipality

Kalix västra

3,346 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKalix

population3,346

area code2514R003

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 65% of areas3,346

Share 65+-1.6 pp vs Kalix · higher than 82% of areas28.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+6.2 pp vs Kalix · higher than 16% of areas64.2 %

Share foreign background-2.4 pp vs Kalix · higher than 25% of areas12.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+1 % vs Kalix · higher than 37% of areas335 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Kalix · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.5 pp vs Kalix · higher than 36% of areas20.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.0 pp vs Kalix · higher than 83% of areas75.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Kalix · higher than 78% of areas31.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.3 pp vs Kalix · higher than 44% of areas86.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-7.9 pp vs Kalix · higher than 48% of areas64.6 %

Share rental housing+8.6 pp vs Kalix · higher than 60% of areas27.6 %

Share of housing co-ops0.0 pp vs Kalix · higher than 34% of areas6.7 %

Share single-family houses-7.2 pp vs Kalix · higher than 46% of areas67.2 %

Share built before 1940-6.1 pp vs Kalix · higher than 22% of areas3.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 80% of areas1,827 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

1,720men

1,634women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

110

10–14

117

15–19

20–24

25–29

104

30–34

117

35–39

107

40–44

45–49

50–54

107

121

55–59

116

60–64

65–69

70–74

103

111

75–79

144

138

80+

183

marital status

Unmarried1,757

53 %

Married1,070

32 %

Divorced315

9 %

Widowed198

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Kalix västra. 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 Sweden58 in 2011 → 47 in 2024percentile 47

Population 20253,444 in 20103,346

Economic standard, medianin 2024300 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

86.0 %turnout

S45.9 %

SD22.6 %

M12.3 %

V5.1 %

KD4.4 %

C3.9 %

MP2.6 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Kalixurban area1.5 km Tallåsbackensmall locality2.2 km Gammelgårdenurban area4.5 km Månsbynsmall locality5.1 km Bredvikenurban area5.7 km Månsbynsmall locality5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Innanbäcken-Grytnäs2.2 km Kalix östra3.0 km Töre22 km Kalix övre bygd23 km Risön-Sangis28 km Haparanda norra landsbygdenHaparanda34 km Kalix kustbyar37 km RåneåLuleå38 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