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Dalarna County

Dalarna County had 286,043 residents on 31 December 2025, in 15 municipalities. Average net income was SEK 324,000 in 2024, 12% below the national average. The population has grown by 0.5% since 2016.

County · Code 20 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
286,043residents31 December 2025
SEK 324,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
34%rental homesof all homes
23%green within 500 maverage
Dalarna County by DeSO area
Map of Dalarna County: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · Statistics Sweden, DeSO and RegSO 2025 boundaries (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 15 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeRentedOwned65+EmployedHouse priceGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Avesta22,366SEK 314,00032%45%28%80%SEK 1.87m17%27
Borlänge51,354SEK 315,00039%40%22%79%SEK 2.71m22%77
Falun59,974SEK 348,00041%45%24%85%SEK 3.42m22%68
Gagnef10,307SEK 324,00018%80%27%87%SEK 1.74m28%11
Hedemora15,025SEK 307,00033%53%29%81%SEK 1.45m26%31
Leksand16,167SEK 340,00031%63%30%85%SEK 3.00m17%31
Ludvika26,812SEK 315,00037%44%25%80%SEK 1.63m28%37
Malung-Sälen10,192SEK 330,00030%49%28%86%SEK 2.25m15%19
Mora20,419SEK 328,00031%59%29%85%SEK 2.19m24%40
Orsa6,902SEK 296,00033%60%29%82%SEK 1.79m26%25
Rättvik10,978SEK 314,00027%61%35%84%SEK 2.16m9%30
Smedjebacken10,758SEK 325,00027%67%30%83%SEK 1.50m35%18
Säter11,222SEK 326,00032%62%28%86%SEK 2.01m24%36
Vansbro6,741SEK 299,00029%70%29%84%SEK 1.30m22%10
Älvdalen6,831SEK 300,00023%64%30%85%SEK 1.70m47%17

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households on 31 December 2025, next to the figure for Sweden.

22%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
26%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.03
residents per household

140,853 households

Couples with children19%
Couples without children26%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children44%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

2016284,531
2017286,165
2018287,191
2019287,966
2020287,676
2021288,387
2022288,310
2023287,253
2024286,546
2025286,043

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 324,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
14%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
83%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary51%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more24%

Net income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus tax, for registered residents aged 20 and over, at 2024 prices.

Low economic standard means a household’s disposable income per consumption unit is below 60 per cent of the national median; high economic standard means it is more than twice the median. It describes incomes, not what an area is like to live in.

Employment and unemployment come from Statistics Sweden’s annual register of labour-market status and can differ from the Labour Force Survey.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Homes.

152,241 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)34%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)15%
Freehold (äganderätt)51%
561cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.30maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
1,996houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.29m
2022SEK 2.47m
2023SEK 2.22m
2024SEK 2.33m
2025SEK 2.30m

Prices cover registered sales of houses for permanent living (one- and two-dwelling houses) during the year, and depend on which houses happen to be sold.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Everyday life.

45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

215schoolsOpenStreetMap
153preschoolsOpenStreetMap
9residents per km²30,377.2 km²

Services and green space are measured from each DeSO area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and facilities within 500 metres. Larger areas show a population-weighted average.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Dalarna County, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Engelbrekt1
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Hammars och rektorsbostaden 01
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Municipalities.