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Valdemarsvik

Valdemarsvik had 7,526 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 278,000 in 2024, 18% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,638,000 on average in 2025 (71 sales). The population has fallen by 3.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 0563 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
7,526residents31 December 2025
SEK 278,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
37%rental homesof all homes
55%green within 500 maverage
Valdemarsvik by DeSO area
Map of Valdemarsvik: 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 3 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
Gryt-Skärgården1,651SEK 257,00016%0%84%44%82%45%8
Ringarum-Gusum2,969SEK 292,00028%1%71%28%81%66%4
Valdemarsviks tätort2,905SEK 278,00055%5%40%34%76%49%26

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

People.

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

18%
aged under 20
13%
aged 20–34
35%
aged 35–64
34%
aged 65 and over
10%
aged 80 and over
2.01
residents per household

3,737 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children33%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children41%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

20167,809
20177,920
20187,956
20197,873
20207,737
20217,660
20227,630
20237,541
20247,525
20257,526

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 278,000
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
5.6%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only14%
Upper secondary59%
Post-secondary, under 3 years12%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more16%

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.

4,174 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)37%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)3%
Freehold (äganderätt)61%
548cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.64maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
71houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.95m
2022SEK 1.98m
2023SEK 1.68m
2024SEK 1.78m
2025SEK 1.64m

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.

13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 55% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
0preschoolsOpenStreetMap
4residents per km²2,060.1 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 Valdemarsvik, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Valdemarsviks station
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Valdemarsviks station
Photo: Leffe00 · Public domain
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Kommunhuset Strömsvik
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Kommunhuset Strömsvik
Photo: Ainali · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sparbankshallen
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Sparbankshallen
Photo: Ainali · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Östergötland County.