area in Övertorneå Municipality

Övertorneå-Södra

792 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖvertorneå

population792

area code2518R004

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 areas792

Share 65++2.8 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 99% of areas41.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.3 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 0% of areas45.7 %

Share foreign background-1.2 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 69% of areas27.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Övertorneå · higher than 8% of areas278 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.3 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 41% of areas22.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.7 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 70% of areas71.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-64 % vs Övertorneå · higher than 64% of areas27.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.4 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 20% of areas81.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+11.0 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 84% of areas91.2 %

Share rental housing-9.5 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 27% of areas6.9 %

Share single-family houses+11.1 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 79% of areas92.0 %

Share built before 1940+1.2 pp vs Övertorneå · higher than 42% of areas8.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 5% of areas519 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

440men

358women

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

Unmarried349

44 %

Married307

39 %

Divorced85

11 %

Widowed49

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Övertorneå-Södra. 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 Sweden38 in 2011 → 36 in 2024percentile 36

Population 2025931 in 2010792

Economic standard, medianin 2024292 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

77.1 %turnout

S35.7 %

SD21.6 %

C14.5 %

M11.2 %

KD6.8 %

V5.5 %

L1.7 %

MP1.6 %

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 72% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hedenäseturban area11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Övertorneå centralort16 km Haparanda norra landsbygdenHaparanda25 km Överkalix tätortÖverkalix28 km Övertorneå-Centrala33 km Kalix övre bygdKalix34 km Överkalix omlandÖverkalix44 km Kalix västraKalix46 km Kalix östraKalix47 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