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Älmhult

Älmhult had 17,579 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 341,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,527,000 on average in 2025 (101 sales). The population has grown by 5.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 0765 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
17,579residents31 December 2025
SEK 341,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
37%rental homesof all homes
29%green within 500 maverage
Älmhult by DeSO area
Map of Älmhult: 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
Diö-Liatorp1,500SEK 320,00028%2%70%24%85%64%11
Älmhult norra2,158SEK 345,00039%13%48%22%83%19%99
Älmhult sydöstra1,867SEK 322,00053%17%31%26%82%11%105
Älmhult västra4,389SEK 404,00033%13%55%15%87%13%98
Älmhult östra2,491SEK 260,00084%9%7%15%65%20%114
Älmhults omland5,170SEK 341,0009%2%89%27%84%48%4

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

People.

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

25%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
40%
aged 35–64
21%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.22
residents per household

7,911 households

Couples with children26%
Couples without children27%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children38%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201616,618
201717,148
201817,568
201917,651
202017,884
202117,963
202218,092
202317,932
202417,653
202517,579

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 341,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
14%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only10%
Upper secondary44%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more31%

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.

8,480 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)37%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)9%
Freehold (äganderätt)55%
495cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.53maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
101houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.54m
2022SEK 2.62m
2023SEK 2.36m
2024SEK 2.18m
2025SEK 2.53m

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.

66 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
20preschoolsOpenStreetMap
18residents per km²982.3 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 Älmhult, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Almhult railroad station
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Almhult railroad station
Photo: Sven pe · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Älmhults kyrka 2011
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Älmhults kyrka 2011
Photo: MPD01605 from Sterling, Virginia, United States, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Älmhult station, spår, tåg, kväll
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Älmhult station, spår, tåg, kväll
Photo: Bajenmonen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Kronoberg County.