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Varberg

Varberg had 69,460 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 374,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 4,561,000 on average in 2025 (456 sales). The population has grown by 12% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1383 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
69,460residents31 December 2025
SEK 374,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
38%rental homesof all homes
18%green within 500 maverage
Varberg by DeSO area
Map of Varberg: 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 17 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
Breared-Mariedal-Apelviken6,403SEK 365,00058%25%18%35%85%28%53
Brunnsberg-Lugnet2,227SEK 337,00054%30%16%28%85%7%64
Bua-Värö6,270SEK 351,00022%2%76%27%85%27%14
Hunnestad-Gödestad4,010SEK 381,0008%0%92%19%89%24%8
Håsten-Holmagärde4,391SEK 310,00062%16%22%21%78%13%47
Rolfstorp-Skällinge-Karl Gustav3,707SEK 332,00017%0%83%28%88%20%6
Södra Näs-Träslövsläge-Gamla Köpstad4,365SEK 460,00013%1%87%28%86%20%26
Sörse2,265SEK 272,000100%0%0%25%73%13%53
Träslöv3,240SEK 449,0009%19%73%20%90%19%50
Trönninge-Bläshammar6,071SEK 403,00018%17%65%14%90%33%22
Tvååker3,337SEK 334,00045%3%53%21%86%5%25
Tvååkers omland2,913SEK 367,0006%0%94%24%87%10%5
Tångaberg-Årnäs2,105SEK 426,0005%3%92%28%90%3%8
Varberg centrum4,911SEK 368,00066%20%14%29%85%9%105
Varberg söder4,547SEK 437,00043%44%13%39%84%10%107
Veddige-Derome4,495SEK 352,00033%0%67%23%86%16%11
Öster-Karlberg4,197SEK 370,00031%27%42%21%87%14%68

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

People.

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

23%
aged under 20
15%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
25%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.17
residents per household

32,039 households

Couples with children23%
Couples without children29%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children38%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201661,868
201762,755
201863,630
201964,601
202065,397
202166,658
202267,800
202368,325
202469,070
202569,460

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 374,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
8%
have a low economic standard
7%
have a high economic standard
86%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only8%
Upper secondary46%
Post-secondary, under 3 years18%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more28%

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.

33,315 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)38%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)15%
Freehold (äganderätt)48%
502cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 4.56maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
456houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 4.25m
2022SEK 4.58m
2023SEK 4.21m
2024SEK 4.30m
2025SEK 4.56m

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.

40 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

29schoolsOpenStreetMap
30preschoolsOpenStreetMap
41residents per km²1,711.6 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 Varberg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Campus Varberg
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Campus Varberg
Photo: Gunnar Larsson · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Varberg Warmbadehaus
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Varberg Warmbadehaus
Photo: Clemensfranz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Hålrum Varberg
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Hålrum Varberg
Photo: Maukie · Public domain
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Other municipalities in Halland County.