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Arvidsjaur

Arvidsjaur had 6,026 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 315,000 in 2024, 7% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,228,000 on average in 2025 (54 sales). The population has fallen by 6.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2505 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
6,026residents31 December 2025
SEK 315,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
41%rental homesof all homes
29%green within 500 maverage
Arvidsjaur by DeSO area
Map of Arvidsjaur: 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 4 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
Arvidsjaur centrala1,521SEK 313,00060%6%35%26%84%5%44
Arvidsjaur omland1,686SEK 294,00013%0%87%34%82%56%15
Arvidsjaur västra1,338SEK 309,00072%9%19%33%82%5%44
Arvidsjaur östra1,483SEK 350,0008%2%90%22%91%43%28

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
29%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.87
residents per household

3,217 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children27%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children49%
Other households2%

Population on 31 December

20166,442
20176,440
20186,334
20196,220
20206,145
20216,143
20226,111
20236,113
20246,089
20256,026

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 315,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
11%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
85%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
2.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary61%
Post-secondary, under 3 years11%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more19%

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.

3,727 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)41%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)4%
Freehold (äganderätt)54%
573cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.23maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
54houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.16m
2022SEK 1.14m
2023SEK 1.11m
2024SEK 1.11m
2025SEK 1.23m

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.

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

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
1preschoolOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²6,167.9 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 Arvidsjaur, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Arvidsjaurs kyrka
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Arvidsjaurs kyrka
Photo: Olof Lagerkvist · CC BY 3.0
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Arvidsjaurs lappstad 20160822
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Arvidsjaurs lappstad 20160822
Photo: Thuresson · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Lappstaden i Arvidsjaur
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Lappstaden i Arvidsjaur
Photo: Jojoo64 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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