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Hällefors

Hällefors had 6,269 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 283,000 in 2024, 13% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 862,000 on average in 2025 (49 sales). The population has fallen by 12% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1863 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
6,269residents31 December 2025
SEK 283,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
32%rental homesof all homes
24%green within 500 maverage
Hällefors by DeSO area
Map of Hällefors: 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
Hällefors centrum1,513SEK 251,00054%20%26%32%66%13%95
Hällefors omland2,342SEK 311,00026%1%73%32%77%28%9
Hällefors-Gillershöjden1,523SEK 272,00017%35%49%33%77%19%92
Hällefors-Kronhagen887SEK 283,00026%0%74%26%77%37%84

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 20
15%
aged 20–34
35%
aged 35–64
31%
aged 65 and over
11%
aged 80 and over
1.86
residents per household

3,369 households

Couples with children14%
Couples without children27%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children51%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

20167,138
20177,109
20186,983
20197,013
20206,896
20216,849
20226,656
20236,495
20246,321
20256,269

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 283,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
22%
have a low economic standard
2%
have a high economic standard
75%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
6.7%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only13%
Upper secondary60%
Post-secondary, under 3 years13%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more14%

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.

3,849 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)32%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)15%
Freehold (äganderätt)53%
539cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 0.86maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
49houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 0.83m
2022SEK 0.69m
2023SEK 0.79m
2024SEK 0.65m
2025SEK 0.86m

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.

61 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
6preschoolsOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²1,156.3 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 Hällefors, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hällefors kyrka
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Hällefors kyrka
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Hällefors kyrka från nordväst
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Hällefors kyrka från nordväst
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Hällefors kyrka kyrkorum
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Hällefors kyrka kyrkorum
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