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Orsa

Orsa had 6,902 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 296,000 in 2024, 9% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,793,000 on average in 2025 (58 sales). The population has grown by 0.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2034 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
6,902residents31 December 2025
SEK 296,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
33%rental homesof all homes
26%green within 500 maverage
Orsa by DeSO area
Map of Orsa: 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 4 neighbourhood areas.

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

AreaResidentsIncomeRentedCo-op flatsOwned65+EmployedGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Orsa centrala3,423SEK 277,00054%10%36%29%79%11%42
Orsa nordvästra819SEK 312,0008%0%92%25%86%0%1
Orsa omland1,318SEK 312,00010%9%81%31%83%53%10
Orsa sydöstra1,341SEK 320,0007%0%93%30%87%53%10

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
29%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.96
residents per household

3,521 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children26%
Single parents8%
Living alone or single without children44%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

20166,861
20176,887
20186,892
20196,911
20206,877
20216,918
20226,934
20236,908
20246,851
20256,902

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 296,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.5%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only14%
Upper secondary55%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more18%

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.

3,785 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)33%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)7%
Freehold (äganderätt)60%
615cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.79maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
58houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.66m
2022SEK 1.62m
2023SEK 1.59m
2024SEK 1.86m
2025SEK 1.79m

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.

25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 26% green space within 500 metres.

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
4preschoolsOpenStreetMap
4residents per km²1,806.6 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 Orsa, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Orsa kommunhus 01
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Orsa kommunhus 01
Photo: Calle Eklund/V-wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Orsa kyrka i snöfall
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Orsa kyrka i snöfall
Photo: Calle Eklund/V-wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Orsa järnvägsstation 20040812
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Orsa järnvägsstation 20040812
Photo: Joel Grafström · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Dalarna County.