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Gällivare

Gällivare had 17,135 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 367,000 in 2024, 8% above the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,526,000 on average in 2025 (97 sales). The population has fallen by 4.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2523 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
17,135residents31 December 2025
SEK 367,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
45%rental homesof all homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Gällivare by DeSO area
Map of Gällivare: 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 11 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
Andra sidan1,609SEK 375,00034%45%21%24%88%5%85
Gällivare centrum2,355SEK 314,00080%20%0%29%84%17%96
Gällivare norra1,198SEK 353,00013%0%87%28%89%0%3
Gällivare södra901SEK 330,0009%0%91%40%84%61%4
Gällivare väst1,407SEK 400,00017%0%83%22%90%31%60
Gällivare öst1,787SEK 408,00014%13%74%24%92%15%98
Gällivare östra omland883SEK 341,00010%0%90%36%88%70%4
Koskullskulle1,183SEK 405,00046%0%54%19%91%0%5
Malmberget-Mosebacke2,030SEK 375,00041%0%59%26%90%3%9
Repisvaara-Dundret1,476SEK 396,00074%19%7%14%90%1%12
Vassara Älv2,302SEK 362,00068%15%18%31%85%11%96

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.

20%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
26%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
1.89
residents per household

9,044 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children23%
Single parents8%
Living alone or single without children49%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201617,956
201717,825
201817,630
201917,529
202017,462
202117,449
202217,420
202317,330
202417,233
202517,135

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 367,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
8%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
88%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
1.6%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary61%
Post-secondary, under 3 years12%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more18%

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.

9,483 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)45%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)12%
Freehold (äganderätt)42%
598cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.53maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
97houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.08m
2022SEK 2.16m
2023SEK 2.08m
2024SEK 2.32m
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.

52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
4preschoolsOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²16,947.2 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 Gällivare, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Gällivare museum utställning
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Gällivare museum utställning
Photo: Autarks · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gällivare museum utställning i stuga
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Gällivare museum utställning i stuga
Photo: Autarks · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gällivare (3938482188)
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Gällivare (3938482188)
Photo: larsjuh · CC BY 2.0
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