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Smaller localities

Official statistics of Sweden

The statistics show the land area, population and population density of small towns. A small town (småort) has contiguous buildings with no more than 150 metres between houses and 50-199 inhabitants. Statistics Sweden separates small towns geographically and then calculates statistics per small town.

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More men than women in small localities

2022-03-31

According to 2020 data, 273,000 people live in a small locality; that is, in a settlement area with 50–199 inhabitants. This corresponds to 3 percent of the Swedish population. The population of small localities is broken down into 52 percent men and 48 percent women.

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