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Kalmar

Kalmar had 73,068 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 338,000 in 2024, 6% above the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,559,000 on average in 2025 (403 sales). The population has grown by 9.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 0880 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
73,068residents31 December 2025
SEK 338,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
45%rental homesof all homes
17%green within 500 maverage
Kalmar by DeSO area
Map of Kalmar: 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
Berga2,390SEK 407,0005%19%76%24%89%18%39
Bergavik-Björkenäs2,545SEK 446,00013%20%67%32%86%9%6
Boholmarna-Dunö-Rinkabyholm4,374SEK 414,0008%2%90%18%90%12%14
Djurängen-Funkabo-Oxhagen11,529SEK 273,00051%45%4%21%74%19%44
Getingen-Tallhagen-Västra Norrgård2,702SEK 326,00062%25%14%20%76%18%90
Kalmar centrala-Stensö8,790SEK 392,00066%20%13%26%82%13%156
Kalmar norra kommundelen4,746SEK 370,00012%1%87%21%88%18%17
Kalmar södra kommundelen6,295SEK 345,00015%0%85%22%87%22%11
Kalmar västra kommundelen3,051SEK 362,00011%0%90%17%90%7%8
Krafslösa-Snurrom-Vimpeltorpet3,305SEK 342,00060%18%22%9%82%42%18
Lindsdal6,248SEK 342,00017%11%73%19%88%18%48
Norrliden3,872SEK 240,00065%32%4%16%66%20%20
Påryd885SEK 288,00030%0%70%30%74%47%10
Tegelviken-Västra Malmen5,549SEK 307,00063%28%10%19%75%10%138
Västra Smedby1,450SEK 295,00047%20%34%19%72%1%27
Östra Norrgård-Östra Malmen3,697SEK 323,00074%24%2%22%76%10%193
Östra Smedby1,631SEK 310,00031%0%69%19%82%5%26

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.

23%
aged under 20
20%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
21%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over
2.04
residents per household

35,876 households

Couples with children21%
Couples without children24%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children45%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201666,571
201767,451
201868,510
201969,467
202070,329
202171,328
202272,018
202372,304
202472,704
202573,068

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
14%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
81%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.1%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary41%
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.

38,435 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)45%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)21%
Freehold (äganderätt)34%
455cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.56maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
403houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.42m
2022SEK 3.66m
2023SEK 3.45m
2024SEK 3.70m
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.

61 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

47schoolsOpenStreetMap
56preschoolsOpenStreetMap
58residents per km²1,256.2 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, 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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Other municipalities in Kalmar County.