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Emmaboda

Emmaboda had 8,807 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 299,000 in 2024, 7% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,090,000 on average in 2025 (73 sales). The population has fallen by 5.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 0862 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
8,807residents31 December 2025
SEK 299,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
29%rental homesof all homes
42%green within 500 maverage
Emmaboda by DeSO area
Map of Emmaboda: 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 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
Algutsboda-Algutsboda omland1,604SEK 294,00017%0%83%35%79%69%9
Emmaboda norra1,206SEK 303,00015%16%69%26%80%42%14
Emmaboda södra1,911SEK 274,00059%10%31%25%69%15%49
Emmaboda-Lindås1,662SEK 316,00027%0%73%29%82%39%47
Långasjö-Långasjö omland844SEK 326,00020%0%80%30%85%57%16
Vissefjärda-Vissefjärda omland1,583SEK 300,00018%0%83%34%82%40%16

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 20
13%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
30%
aged 65 and over
10%
aged 80 and over
1.99
residents per household

4,425 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children29%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children44%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

20169,348
20179,368
20189,400
20199,445
20209,360
20219,329
20229,347
20239,056
20249,006
20258,807

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 299,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
21%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
78%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
6.0%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only14%
Upper secondary55%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more17%

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.

4,618 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)29%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)5%
Freehold (äganderätt)66%
577cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.09maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
73houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 0.97m
2022SEK 1.06m
2023SEK 1.01m
2024SEK 1.01m
2025SEK 1.09m

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.

27 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 42% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
9preschoolsOpenStreetMap
12residents per km²721.4 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 Emmaboda, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Emmaboda Stenkällaren
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Emmaboda Stenkällaren
Photo: Sendelbach (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Emmaboda järnvägsstation
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Emmaboda järnvägsstation
Photo: Sendelbach (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Emmaboda Kyrka
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Emmaboda Kyrka
Photo: Doris Kosian · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Kalmar County.