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area in Haparanda Municipality

Haparanda stad centrala

3,840 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityHaparanda

population3,840

area code2583R002

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 74% of areas3,840

Share 65++3.2 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 97% of areas36.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.5 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 0% of areas40.8 %

Share foreign background+8.4 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 93% of areas59.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-6 % vs Haparanda · higher than 9% of areas281 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.3 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 14% of areas15.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.7 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 63% of areas69.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-71 % vs Haparanda · higher than 83% of areas33.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.3 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 5% of areas68.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-28.5 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 25% of areas32.9 %

Share rental housing+21.7 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 77% of areas43.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.7 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 62% of areas20.0 %

Share single-family houses-29.3 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 27% of areas33.5 %

Share built before 1940-2.7 pp vs Haparanda · higher than 33% of areas6.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,659 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

1,892men

1,951women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

101

10–14

15–19

121

20–24

121

25–29

105

30–34

110

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

114

55–59

115

130

60–64

119

106

65–69

169

152

70–74

170

158

75–79

191

177

80+

275

marital status

Unmarried2,007

52 %

Married918

24 %

Divorced605

16 %

Widowed308

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Haparanda stad centrala. 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 Sweden25 in 2011 → 16 in 2024percentile 16

Population 20254,007 in 20103,840

Economic standard, medianin 2024264 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

62.4 %turnout

S36.9 %

SD29.4 %

M14.1 %

C4.7 %

KD4.5 %

V4.1 %

L2.6 %

MP2.2 %

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

Haparandaurban area630 m Viinalasmall locality3.3 km Viikismall locality4.0 km Majgårdensmall locality6.0 km Kurkinensmall locality7.1 km Nikkalaurban area10 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Haparanda stad södra1.4 km Haparanda stad norra3.1 km Haparanda södra landsbygden23 km Haparanda norra landsbygden31 km Risön-SangisKalix34 km Kalix östraKalix43 km Kalix västraKalix45 km Innanbäcken-GrytnäsKalix46 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHaparanda 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 Haparanda?

9,151population

373 tkrmedian income

48.1 yearsaverage age