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Bollnäs

Bollnäs had 26,018 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 303,000 in 2024, 5% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,772,000 on average in 2025 (143 sales). The population has fallen by 3.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2183 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
26,018residents31 December 2025
SEK 303,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
41%rental homesof all homes
15%green within 500 maverage
Bollnäs by DeSO area
Map of Bollnäs: 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 13 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
Arbrå landsbygd1,821SEK 319,00010%0%90%33%83%0%5
Arbrå tätort2,206SEK 279,00044%9%47%32%79%3%12
Björktjära-Framnäs1,827SEK 339,00037%3%60%20%85%28%25
Bollnäs centrum1,822SEK 277,00079%18%3%58%72%13%60
Bollnäs landsbygd3,524SEK 340,0006%1%94%27%87%31%2
Gärdet2,245SEK 239,00066%30%5%19%61%15%59
Höglunda-Brånan1,833SEK 292,00057%1%42%19%75%15%61
Kilafors landsbygd1,724SEK 320,0007%0%93%27%89%3%1
Kilafors-Sibo tätort1,552SEK 291,00051%0%49%33%79%0%9
Ren2,975SEK 319,00037%16%47%23%83%26%33
Rengsjö kommundel1,252SEK 309,00015%0%85%27%87%11%4
Säversta-Granberg-Hertsjö1,798SEK 306,00048%0%52%24%81%3%61
Sävsberg-Heden1,432SEK 291,00054%17%30%22%76%27%41

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

People.

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

21%
aged under 20
15%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
28%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
1.97
residents per household

13,202 households

Couples with children18%
Couples without children26%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children46%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201626,929
201726,918
201826,991
201926,888
202026,809
202126,753
202226,624
202326,414
202426,243
202526,018

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 303,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
17%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
80%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
7.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary55%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more19%

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.

14,212 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)41%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)9%
Freehold (äganderätt)50%
541cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.77maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
143houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.58m
2022SEK 1.67m
2023SEK 1.48m
2024SEK 1.47m
2025SEK 1.77m

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.

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

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
8preschoolsOpenStreetMap
13residents per km²1,986.3 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 Bollnäs, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Bollnäs Bandy presskonferens 062
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Bollnäs Bandy presskonferens 060
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Bollnäs Bandy presskonferens 061
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