area in Boden Municipality

Boden Central

4,277 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityBoden

population4,277

area code2582R002

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 79% of areas4,277

Share 65++15.5 pp vs Boden · higher than 99% of areas41.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.9 pp vs Boden · higher than 86% of areas78.3 %

Share foreign background+4.0 pp vs Boden · higher than 54% of areas20.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-21 % vs Boden · higher than 9% of areas282 tkr

Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Boden · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.1 pp vs Boden · higher than 34% of areas20.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.3 pp vs Boden · higher than 98% of areas83.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Boden · higher than 96% of areas40.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.8 pp vs Boden · higher than 17% of areas80.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-56.0 pp vs Boden · higher than 6% of areas3.9 %

Share rental housing+42.0 pp vs Boden · higher than 92% of areas71.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+14.7 pp vs Boden · higher than 68% of areas23.5 %

Share single-family houses-59.4 pp vs Boden · higher than 10% of areas4.1 %

Share built before 1940+5.7 pp vs Boden · higher than 61% of areas14.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 77% of areas1,710 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

1,986men

2,312women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

175

20–24

175

189

25–29

106

165

30–34

104

130

35–39

103

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

114

60–64

139

106

65–69

152

131

70–74

210

158

75–79

225

254

80+

519

marital status

Unmarried2,025

47 %

Married1,056

25 %

Divorced717

17 %

Widowed475

11 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Boden Central. 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 Sweden22 in 2011 → 29 in 2024percentile 29

Population 20253,683 in 20104,277

Economic standard, medianin 2024273 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

78.5 %turnout

S49.1 %

SD20.7 %

M12.1 %

V6.2 %

KD3.6 %

C3.1 %

MP2.0 %

L2.0 %

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 86% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Bodenurban area2.3 km Trångforsen och Hedenurban area3.8 km Buddbynsmall locality4.3 km Vittjärvurban area4.4 km Norrigårdensmall locality5.0 km Sävasturban area8.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Lundagård-Sveafältet1.3 km Prästholmen1.6 km Sanden-Torpgärdan2.4 km Björkelund-Svartbjörnsbyn2.6 km Bodsvedjan-Lejonbacken-Bodforsen3.2 km Norra Svartbyn-Fagernäs-Erikslund3.5 km Trångfors-Heden-Vittjärv-Hamptjärnmoran4.2 km Södra Svartbyn-Gruvberget5.1 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBoden 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 Boden?

28,049population

413 tkrmedian income

45.0 yearsaverage age