area in Övertorneå Municipality

Övertorneå-Norra

744 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖvertorneå

population744

area code2518R003

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 0% of areas744

Share 65++5.1 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 99% of areas44.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.0 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 1% of areas51.0 %

Share foreign background-7.9 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 55% of areas20.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Övertorneå · higher than 7% of areas276 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.3 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 37% of areas21.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-66 % vs Övertorneå · higher than 56% of areas25.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.5 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 13% of areas78.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+10.3 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 82% of areas90.5 %

Share rental housing-8.9 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 29% of areas7.5 %

Share single-family houses+10.0 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 76% of areas91.0 %

Share built before 1940-2.7 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 27% of areas4.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 3% of areas457 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

396men

349women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried311

42 %

Married294

39 %

Divorced74

10 %

Widowed67

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Övertorneå-Norra. 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 Sweden39 in 2011 → 59 in 2024percentile 59

Population 2025878 in 2010744

Economic standard, medianin 2024279 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

80.2 %turnout

S39.2 %

SD14.9 %

V13.2 %

KD11.9 %

C8.7 %

M7.0 %

MP2.5 %

L2.3 %

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

Aapuasmall locality9.1 km Rantajärvismall locality11 km Neistenkangassmall locality12 km Pellosmall locality15 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Övertorneå-Centrala28 km Övertorneå centralort45 km Pajala centralortPajala49 km Överkalix omlandÖverkalix57 km Övertorneå-Södra59 km Överkalix tätortÖverkalix62 km Pajala omlandPajala76 km Haparanda norra landsbygdenHaparanda81 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖvertorneå 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 Övertorneå?

4,057population

387 tkrmedian income

51.5 yearsaverage age