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Karlskoga

Karlskoga had 30,128 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 323,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,943,000 on average in 2025 (231 sales). The population has fallen by 1.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1883 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
30,128residents31 December 2025
SEK 323,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
28%rental homesof all homes
19%green within 500 maverage
Karlskoga by DeSO area
Map of Karlskoga: 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
Karlskoga norra tätort8,802SEK 308,00033%48%19%30%82%16%68
Karlskoga omland2,153SEK 365,0006%0%94%26%88%63%3
Karlskoga västra tätort11,200SEK 323,00037%16%47%22%80%16%48
Karlskoga östra tätort7,969SEK 328,00014%28%58%26%84%14%39

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.

21%
aged under 20
17%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
26%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.97
residents per household

15,256 households

Couples with children18%
Couples without children27%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children45%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201630,538
201730,413
201830,419
201930,381
202030,263
202130,437
202230,278
202330,261
202430,180
202530,128

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 323,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.9%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary53%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more21%

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.

16,095 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)28%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)29%
Freehold (äganderätt)43%
516cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.94maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
231houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.93m
2022SEK 2.02m
2023SEK 1.89m
2024SEK 1.88m
2025SEK 1.94m

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.

48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

18schoolsOpenStreetMap
30preschoolsOpenStreetMap
59residents per km²512.8 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 Karlskoga, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kesha @ Putte i parken
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Kesha @ Putte i parken
Photo: PancakeMistake · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kesha @ Putte i parken 2
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Kesha @ Putte i parken 2
Photo: PancakeMistake · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Mässen, Karlskoga
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Mässen, Karlskoga
Photo: I99pema · CC BY-SA 4.0
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