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Osby

Skåne län

12,861 residents · 2025

−2.6%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 30,892/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 238 of 290, Median earned income

18.9%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 176 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

Statistics from SCB

Democracy in Osby

Voter turnout and parliamentary election results in Osby, election year 2022.

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

80.9%

Sweden: 80.5%

0.4 percentage points above Sweden

Regional election

80.2%

Sweden: 80.2%

Same as Sweden

Parliamentary election results

Parties’ shares of valid votes in the 2022 parliamentary election.

Sweden Democrats had the largest share of valid votes.

Sweden Democrats 3,004 votes

Osby 36.4%
Sweden 20.5%

Social Democratic Party 2,242 votes

Osby 27.2%
Sweden 30.3%

Moderate Party 1,307 votes

Osby 15.8%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 539 votes

Osby 6.5%
Sweden 5.3%

Centre Party 392 votes

Osby 4.8%
Sweden 6.7%

Left Party 286 votes

Osby 3.5%
Sweden 6.7%

Green Party 210 votes

Osby 2.5%
Sweden 5.1%

Liberal Party 191 votes

Osby 2.3%
Sweden 4.6%

Other parties 77 votes

Osby 0.9%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Osby Sweden
Osby. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.76.6%85.0%93.3%1973198219912002201420221973, Osby: 91.5%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Osby: 91.9%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Osby: 90.7%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Osby: 91.5%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Osby: 88.9%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Osby: 84.5%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Osby: 85.7%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Osby: 86.2%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Osby: 80.6%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Osby: 78.0%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Osby: 80.1%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Osby: 83.3%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Osby: 85.5%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Osby: 87.0%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Osby: 84.7%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Sweden Democrats

Sweden Democrats share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.

The Sweden Democrats are included in Other parties for 1988–1994.

Osby Sweden
Sweden Democrats. Sweden Democrats share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.Sweden Democrats share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.0.0%20.0%40.0%1973198219912002201420221998, Osby: 0.4%1998, Sweden: 0.4%2002, Osby: 3.0%2002, Sweden: 1.4%2006, Osby: 6.5%2006, Sweden: 2.9%2010, Osby: 12.8%2010, Sweden: 5.7%2014, Osby: 25.4%2014, Sweden: 12.9%2018, Osby: 31.2%2018, Sweden: 17.5%2022, Osby: 36.4%2022, Sweden: 20.5%

Source: SCB · TAB2707 · TAB2707 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.

Source: SCB · TAB2706 · TAB2706 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.