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Halland County

Halland County had 346,090 residents on 31 December 2025, in 6 municipalities. Average net income was SEK 375,000 in 2024, in line with the national average. The population has grown by 8.0% since 2016.

County · Code 13 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
346,090residents31 December 2025
SEK 375,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
36%rental homesof all homes
20%green within 500 maverage
Halland County by DeSO area
Map of Halland 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 6 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeRentedOwned65+EmployedHouse priceGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Falkenberg47,321SEK 343,00030%54%26%83%SEK 3.47m16%47
Halmstad106,315SEK 342,00048%39%21%80%SEK 4.17m18%85
Hylte10,094SEK 312,00035%63%24%79%SEK 1.45m35%9
Kungsbacka86,332SEK 460,00024%64%22%87%SEK 5.96m24%46
Laholm26,565SEK 332,00027%68%27%83%SEK 2.71m14%20
Varberg69,460SEK 374,00038%48%25%86%SEK 4.56m18%40

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

People.

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

23%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
38%
aged 35–64
23%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.22
residents per household

156,209 households

Couples with children24%
Couples without children27%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children38%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

2016320,333
2017324,825
2018329,352
2019333,848
2020336,748
2021340,243
2022342,805
2023343,746
2024345,074
2025346,090

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 375,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
10%
have a low economic standard
7%
have a high economic standard
83%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.3%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary45%
Post-secondary, under 3 years17%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more29%

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.

162,916 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)36%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)13%
Freehold (äganderätt)51%
493cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 4.54maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
2,402houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 4.34m
2022SEK 4.46m
2023SEK 4.10m
2024SEK 4.32m
2025SEK 4.54m

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.

54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 20% green space within 500 metres.

160schoolsOpenStreetMap
162preschoolsOpenStreetMap
40residents per km²8,752.8 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 Halland County, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Norre Port i Halmstad
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Norre Port i Halmstad
Photo: Sendelbach (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Neptunus-3
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Neptunus-3
Photo: Jonas Ericsson · CC BY 3.0
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Neptunus-4
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Neptunus-4
Photo: Jonas Ericsson · CC BY 3.0
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Municipalities.