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Växjö

Växjö had 98,940 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 349,000 in 2024, 5% above the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,433,000 on average in 2025 (402 sales). The population has grown by 11% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 0780 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
98,940residents31 December 2025
SEK 349,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
49%rental homesof all homes
24%green within 500 maverage
Växjö by DeSO area
Map of Växjö: 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 23 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
Araby-Dalbo-Nydala7,333SEK 216,00099%0%1%12%57%15%49
Braås1,554SEK 297,00044%0%56%25%78%57%10
Gamla norr-Fagrabäck4,053SEK 321,00061%30%9%23%80%23%148
Gemla1,625SEK 360,00023%2%74%20%91%62%6
Hov-Norr3,567SEK 390,0005%26%69%22%91%24%31
Hovshaga6,488SEK 359,00037%24%39%23%85%21%87
Högstorp-Hollstorp3,036SEK 410,00029%7%64%19%89%56%21
Ingelstad1,907SEK 327,00043%0%57%25%84%24%20
Kungsmad-Pilbäcken4,678SEK 319,00067%18%16%20%76%23%106
Lammhult1,580SEK 283,00051%0%49%26%73%16%24
Rottne2,470SEK 308,00044%1%56%23%84%7%21
Sandsbro3,296SEK 428,00019%31%51%22%90%6%19
Stadsnära landsbygd7,283SEK 377,00010%0%90%21%89%29%5
Söder-Bäckaslöv5,461SEK 463,00049%37%14%22%87%9%146
Teleborg9,181SEK 336,00037%29%34%18%83%39%91
Teleborg centrum3,163SEK 268,00081%3%17%22%70%13%96
Universitetsområde4,769SEK 198,00091%10%0%5%40%22%81
Västra mark3,403SEK 379,00052%16%32%15%83%7%65
Växjö centrum-Väster-Spetsamossen5,324SEK 353,00054%42%4%27%84%7%153
Växjö landsbygd6,594SEK 352,0008%0%92%25%89%40%7
Växjö öster3,500SEK 358,00068%20%12%21%76%32%106
Öjaby-Räppe4,686SEK 425,00031%21%48%17%90%23%19
Östra Lugnet-Evedal4,000SEK 518,00026%35%39%10%91%29%53

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.

24%
aged under 20
22%
aged 20–34
35%
aged 35–64
19%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over
2.10
residents per household

47,003 households

Couples with children22%
Couples without children24%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children43%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

201689,500
201791,060
201892,567
201994,129
202094,859
202195,995
202297,137
202397,574
202498,334
202598,940

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 349,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
79%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
6.1%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only8%
Upper secondary39%
Post-secondary, under 3 years18%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more34%

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.

51,003 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)49%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)18%
Freehold (äganderätt)33%
425cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.43maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
402houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.53m
2022SEK 3.65m
2023SEK 3.23m
2024SEK 3.30m
2025SEK 3.43m

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; 24% green space within 500 metres.

53schoolsOpenStreetMap
50preschoolsOpenStreetMap
51residents per km²1,922.3 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 Växjö, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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120803 RixFM RobinStjernberg 9818
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