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Kalmar County

Kalmar County had 245,477 residents on 31 December 2025, in 12 municipalities. Average net income was SEK 320,000 in 2024, 13% below the national average. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2016.

County · Code 08 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
245,477residents31 December 2025
SEK 320,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
37%rental homesof all homes
22%green within 500 maverage
Kalmar County by DeSO area
Map of Kalmar 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 12 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeRentedOwned65+EmployedHouse priceGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Borgholm10,626SEK 326,00023%63%41%82%SEK 2.89m12%27
Emmaboda8,807SEK 299,00029%66%30%78%SEK 1.09m42%27
Hultsfred13,484SEK 287,00041%59%29%77%SEK 0.92m20%24
Högsby5,134SEK 271,00032%68%32%73%SEK 0.83m42%7
Kalmar73,068SEK 338,00045%34%21%81%SEK 3.56m17%61
Mönsterås12,978SEK 315,00032%64%28%81%SEK 1.58m17%17
Mörbylånga16,306SEK 342,00022%72%29%86%SEK 3.17m21%28
Nybro19,803SEK 295,00038%54%26%79%SEK 1.47m26%41
Oskarshamn26,762SEK 326,00037%47%26%83%SEK 2.34m27%24
Torsås6,919SEK 307,00026%72%31%80%SEK 1.43m20%12
Vimmerby15,327SEK 317,00039%56%27%84%SEK 1.59m27%33
Västervik36,269SEK 315,00036%48%31%82%SEK 2.24m25%31

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

People.

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

21%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
27%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.03
residents per household

120,725 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children28%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children43%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

2016242,301
2017243,536
2018244,670
2019245,446
2020246,010
2021247,175
2022247,711
2023246,667
2024246,352
2025245,477

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 320,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
14%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
81%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.0%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary49%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more25%

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.

129,094 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)37%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)13%
Freehold (äganderätt)50%
520cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.32maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
1,787houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.11m
2022SEK 2.24m
2023SEK 2.15m
2024SEK 2.30m
2025SEK 2.32m

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.

37 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 22% green space within 500 metres.

150schoolsOpenStreetMap
123preschoolsOpenStreetMap
12residents per km²20,585.7 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 Kalmar County, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Storgatan, Kalmar
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Storgatan, Kalmar
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Norra Långgatan, Kalmar
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Norra Långgatan, Kalmar
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Västerport i Kalmar 2
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Västerport i Kalmar 2
Photo: Västgöten · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Municipalities.