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Östersund

Östersund had 64,963 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 338,000 in 2024, 3% above the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,562,000 on average in 2025 (284 sales). The population has grown by 5.2% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2380 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
64,963residents31 December 2025
SEK 338,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
41%rental homesof all homes
21%green within 500 maverage
Östersund by DeSO area
Map of Östersund: 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 22 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
Brittsbo-Lugnviksstrand1,534SEK 395,0002%33%66%16%93%4%20
Brunflo4,311SEK 313,00023%34%43%26%86%16%37
Fjällmon2,190SEK 313,00019%53%27%26%84%38%28
Hornsberg-Östberg3,453SEK 331,00053%37%10%23%83%12%107
Karlslund-Remonthagen-Blomängen4,700SEK 366,00042%32%26%25%85%24%156
Körfältet1,525SEK 270,00051%50%0%23%81%25%104
Lit1,237SEK 293,00048%11%42%27%83%2%6
Lugnviks centrum1,591SEK 297,0007%91%2%29%81%9%18
Målsta-Sandviken-Marieby1,703SEK 405,0003%0%97%15%93%32%2
Norra Frösön-Frösö Berge-Frösödal2,313SEK 411,00035%24%41%22%87%17%45
Norra Odenslund-Odenskog3,942SEK 305,00048%46%5%23%81%10%134
Norra Valla-Härke-Västra Frösön1,510SEK 446,00016%19%65%23%89%17%23
Odensala5,579SEK 360,00012%32%55%26%89%35%32
Skogsmon2,894SEK 278,00073%17%11%17%75%29%11
Storsjöstrand-Odensvik-Fagervallen2,107SEK 374,00051%35%14%25%85%4%136
Södra Odenslund-Söder2,821SEK 340,00039%52%9%24%84%8%155
Södra Valla-Mjälle-Lövsta3,617SEK 349,00051%17%31%22%81%17%28
Ängsmon-Torvalla By-Ope2,913SEK 327,00055%3%42%15%83%47%24
Östersund norr2,792SEK 341,00066%25%9%21%81%5%171
Östersund norra landsbygd3,533SEK 334,0006%0%94%24%89%32%6
Östersund staden4,869SEK 312,00075%25%1%18%76%4%176
Östersund södra landsbygd3,830SEK 344,00011%0%89%24%89%50%4

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

People.

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

22%
aged under 20
19%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
23%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
1.97
residents per household

32,957 households

Couples with children19%
Couples without children23%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children48%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201661,745
201762,601
201863,227
201963,779
202063,985
202164,324
202264,714
202364,881
202464,979
202564,963

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 338,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
12%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
84%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.5%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only7%
Upper secondary43%
Post-secondary, under 3 years17%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more33%

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.

36,048 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)41%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)30%
Freehold (äganderätt)30%
483cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.56maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
284houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.37m
2022SEK 3.68m
2023SEK 3.52m
2024SEK 3.65m
2025SEK 3.56m

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.

72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

33schoolsOpenStreetMap
26preschoolsOpenStreetMap
26residents per km²2,484.0 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 Östersund, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Östersund city hall winter
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Östersund city hall winter
Photo: Lars Falkdalen Lindahl (user: FalkdalenLindahl) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Östersund Västra Inlandsbanan
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Östersund Västra Inlandsbanan
Photo: Smiley.toerist · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Östersund Västra Veolia
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Östersund Västra Veolia
Photo: Smiley.toerist · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Jämtland County.