area in Gällivare Municipality

Gällivare östra omland

883 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGällivare

population883

area code2523R007

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 1% of areas883

Share 65++10.2 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 97% of areas36.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.7 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 49% of areas71.9 %

Share foreign background-5.3 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 11% of areas8.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Gällivare · higher than 52% of areas356 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-8.6 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 0% of areas9.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.5 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 100% of areas91.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Gällivare · higher than 69% of areas28.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.2 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 12% of areas77.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+40.5 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 87% of areas92.5 %

Share rental housing-28.1 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 6% of areas1.5 %

Share single-family houses+39.2 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 82% of areas93.1 %

Share built before 1940+1.5 pp vs Gällivare · higher than 27% of areas4.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 14% of areas665 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

514men

365women

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

Unmarried479

54 %

Married255

29 %

Divorced93

10 %

Widowed59

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Gällivare östra omland. 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 Sweden34 in 2011 → 52 in 2024percentile 52

Population 20251,186 in 2010883

Economic standard, medianin 2024342 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

74.4 %turnout

S37.8 %

SD30.8 %

M10.6 %

V8.8 %

KD3.9 %

C3.2 %

MP2.9 %

L0.4 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Nilivaarasmall locality7.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Koskullskulle37 km Gällivare öst40 km Vassara Älv40 km Gällivare centrum40 km Malmberget-Mosebacke41 km Repisvaara-Dundret41 km Gällivare väst42 km Andra sidan42 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGällivare 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 Gällivare?

17,233population

492 tkrmedian income

45.2 yearsaverage age