Torsby kommun
Torsby kommun

Enhet

  • Kommunstyrelsens förvaltning
  • Telefon: +4656016004
  • E-post: annette.lauritzen@torsby.se
  • Postadress:
  • Torsby kommun
  • 1. Strategiavdelningen
  • 685 80 Torsby
  • Besöksadress: Nya Torget 8, Torsby

Some facts about Torsby

Here are some facts and figures about Torsby: its location, size and population.

Location

Torsby is located in the north of the province of Värmland. It is the largest municipality in this province, covering an area of 4 162,2 square kilometres and thereby making up nearly one fourth of the total area of the province (24 %). Torsby Municipality shares borders with four other Swedish municipalities (Malung-Sälen, Arvika, Sunne and Hagfors) and five Norwegian (Trysil, Åsnes, Grue, Kongsvinger and Våler).

Maps of Torsby

Population

The population of Torsby Municipality as of December 31, 2023 was 11 387.

This is about 4,1 % of the total population of the province of Värmland and equivalent to about 2,77 persons per square kilometre. The population is spread over the municipality as follows:

 

Distribution of Torsby's population
Areas within Torsby Municipality2023-12-31Change from 2022-12-31
Fryksände
7022+25
Lekvattnet
243
+6
Vitsand
625
-9
Nyskoga65-3
Östmark
851-14
Norra Finnskoga238-7
Södra Finnskoga241-12
Dalby1177+5
Norra Ny898-14
Remaining27+3
Total
11 387
-24

 

Like many other municipalities in the Swedish countryside, the population of Torsby has been decreasing slowly over the past years. This can be attributed to the fact that there have been fewer births than deaths among residents. Also, more people have moved away than have moved in (but not in Torsby this last year). In 2023, the difference was -24 persons.

The demographic developments in 2023 can be summarized as follows:

 

Demographic changes in Torsby‌
Change
Year 2023
Moved in
487
Moved out
432
Difference
+55
Births
79
Deaths
165
Difference
-86
Correction
+7
Total
-24


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