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Sandviken

Sandviken had 38,033 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 318,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,981,000 on average in 2025 (276 sales). The population has fallen by 2.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2181 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
38,033residents31 December 2025
SEK 318,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
36%rental homesof all homes
26%green within 500 maverage
Sandviken by DeSO area
Map of Sandviken: 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 11 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
Järbo1,878SEK 317,00026%4%70%26%85%27%13
Kungsgården1,124SEK 326,00026%7%67%27%85%17%15
Sandviken centrum6,138SEK 268,00063%37%0%31%66%10%163
Sandviken nordöstra tätorten2,065SEK 414,00022%10%68%27%90%9%157
Sandviken södra tätorten7,633SEK 342,00023%25%52%22%83%22%54
Sandviken västra tätorten6,602SEK 295,00053%14%34%19%72%43%123
Sandviken östra tätort2,080SEK 338,00036%22%43%24%83%8%151
Sandvikens norra omland3,642SEK 336,0007%4%89%23%83%41%16
Sandvikens södra omland3,240SEK 323,00019%1%81%31%84%50%6
Storvik2,589SEK 304,00037%11%52%27%80%17%25
Årsunda1,042SEK 323,00027%2%71%32%86%11%13

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
16%
aged 20–34
38%
aged 35–64
25%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.01
residents per household

18,928 households

Couples with children19%
Couples without children25%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children45%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201638,949
201739,259
201839,208
201939,234
202039,290
202139,250
202239,098
202338,628
202438,360
202538,033

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 318,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
16%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
79%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
8.1%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only12%
Upper secondary53%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more21%

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.

20,071 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)36%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)18%
Freehold (äganderätt)46%
539cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.98maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
276houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.01m
2022SEK 2.19m
2023SEK 1.95m
2024SEK 1.94m
2025SEK 1.98m

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.

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

45schoolsOpenStreetMap
24preschoolsOpenStreetMap
29residents per km²1,303.4 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 Sandviken, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Sandviks huvudkontor
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Sandviks huvudkontor
Photo: Thommy Nordling · Public domain
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Göransson Arena
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Göransson Arena
Photo: Tanzania · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Göransson Arena close
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Göransson Arena close
Photo: Tanzania · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Gävleborg County.