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Örebro County

Örebro County had 308,357 residents on 31 December 2025, in 12 municipalities. Average net income was SEK 324,000 in 2024, 12% below the national average. The population has grown by 4.5% since 2016.

County · Code 18 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
308,357residents31 December 2025
SEK 324,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
46%rental homesof all homes
21%green within 500 maverage
Örebro County by DeSO area
Map of Örebro County: 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 12 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeRentedOwned65+EmployedHouse priceGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Askersund11,382SEK 328,00033%60%30%84%SEK 1.77m27%20
Degerfors9,237SEK 300,00031%59%29%78%SEK 1.01m25%17
Hallsberg16,082SEK 310,00036%57%23%81%SEK 2.04m21%20
Hällefors6,269SEK 283,00032%53%31%75%SEK 0.86m24%61
Karlskoga30,128SEK 323,00028%43%26%82%SEK 1.94m19%48
Kumla22,665SEK 330,00042%49%20%84%SEK 2.70m15%64
Laxå5,397SEK 294,00037%59%31%79%SEK 1.15m34%16
Lekeberg8,608SEK 347,00024%71%22%87%SEK 2.32m15%15
Lindesberg23,014SEK 309,00036%55%27%80%SEK 1.43m27%38
Ljusnarsberg4,290SEK 280,00031%56%35%75%SEK 0.87m35%12
Nora10,603SEK 319,00039%54%29%82%SEK 2.05m18%35
Örebro160,687SEK 332,00057%25%19%79%SEK 3.85m20%141

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

People.

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

22%
aged under 20
19%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
22%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.04
residents per household

150,922 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children25%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children45%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

2016294,941
2017298,907
2018302,252
2019304,805
2020305,643
2021306,792
2022307,772
2023308,116
2024308,375
2025308,357

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 324,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
16%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
80%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.5%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary47%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more27%

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.

160,484 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)46%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)16%
Freehold (äganderätt)38%
463cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.57maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
1,729houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.53m
2022SEK 2.62m
2023SEK 2.37m
2024SEK 2.51m
2025SEK 2.57m

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.

91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

166schoolsOpenStreetMap
194preschoolsOpenStreetMap
32residents per km²9,678.3 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 Örebro County, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Örebro Sankt Nikolai kyrka
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Örebro Sankt Nikolai kyrka
Photo: Edaen · CC BY 3.0
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Örebro rådhus 2010
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Örebro rådhus 2010
Photo: Edaen · CC BY 3.0
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Nikolai församlingshem May 2014
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Nikolai församlingshem May 2014
Photo: Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Municipalities.