area in Piteå Municipality

Piteå centrum

6,041 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityPiteå

population6,041

area code2581R009

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 92% of areas6,041

Share 65++16.7 pp vs Piteå · higher than 99% of areas41.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.2 pp vs Piteå · higher than 57% of areas73.1 %

Share foreign background+2.6 pp vs Piteå · higher than 22% of areas11.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-19 % vs Piteå · higher than 14% of areas295 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Piteå · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.6 pp vs Piteå · higher than 36% of areas20.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.8 pp vs Piteå · higher than 99% of areas85.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Piteå · higher than 96% of areas42.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.5 pp vs Piteå · higher than 37% of areas85.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-61.5 pp vs Piteå · higher than 9% of areas6.5 %

Share rental housing+56.7 pp vs Piteå · higher than 96% of areas83.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.4 pp vs Piteå · higher than 43% of areas9.7 %

Share single-family houses-62.3 pp vs Piteå · higher than 12% of areas6.7 %

Share built before 1940-1.3 pp vs Piteå · higher than 38% of areas7.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,608 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

2,777men

3,275women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

101

321

20–24

265

293

25–29

195

170

30–34

148

169

35–39

132

100

40–44

109

45–49

108

110

50–54

165

126

55–59

165

159

60–64

193

130

65–69

208

201

70–74

293

257

75–79

381

394

80+

663

marital status

Unmarried2,857

47 %

Married1,685

28 %

Divorced857

14 %

Widowed643

11 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Piteå centrum. 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 Sweden52 in 2011 → 47 in 2024percentile 47

Population 20255,327 in 20106,041

Economic standard, medianin 2024290 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

84.3 %turnout

S54.8 %

SD12.3 %

M12.1 %

V7.4 %

C4.8 %

KD3.0 %

MP2.5 %

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

Piteåurban area700 m Bergsvikenurban area4.1 km Hemlundasmall locality4.7 km Hortlaxurban area4.9 km Höglandsnässmall locality5.2 km Höglandsnässmall locality5.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Annelund-Backen1.6 km Djupviken-Fårön södra-Berget2.2 km Svartudden-Strömnäs-Pitholm norra2.3 km Öjebyn3.8 km Bergsviken4.3 km Klubbgärdet-Munksund-Skuthamn5.3 km Hortlax-Hemlunda-Hemmingsmark8.7 km Norrfjärden11 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityPiteå 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 Piteå?

42,447population

420 tkrmedian income

44.3 yearsaverage age