Skåne County

Skåne County had 1,433,083 residents on 31 December 2025, in 33 municipalities. Average net income was SEK 354,000 in 2024, 4% below the national average. The population has grown by 8.2% since 2016.

County · Code 12 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026

1,433,083residents31 December 2025

SEK 354,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024

40%rental homesof all homes

16%green within 500 maverage

Skåne County by DeSO area

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 33 municipalities.

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

Municipality	Residents	Income	Rented	Owned	65+	Employed	House price	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Bjuv	16,052	SEK 300,000	30%	59%	19%	77%	SEK 2.08m	5%	30
Bromölla	12,497	SEK 304,000	30%	62%	26%	79%	SEK 1.74m	14%	29
Burlöv	20,444	SEK 316,000	48%	31%	17%	76%	SEK 4.53m	9%	92
Båstad	16,046	SEK 430,000	27%	58%	32%	82%	SEK 4.97m	22%	23
Eslöv	35,126	SEK 332,000	38%	46%	19%	80%	SEK 3.11m	15%	60
Helsingborg	152,776	SEK 354,000	47%	25%	20%	76%	SEK 4.74m	19%	144
Hässleholm	51,915	SEK 313,000	35%	54%	24%	78%	SEK 1.85m	20%	52
Höganäs	28,489	SEK 405,000	31%	59%	28%	83%	SEK 4.72m	10%	44
Hörby	15,559	SEK 331,000	29%	67%	25%	82%	SEK 2.15m	13%	39
Höör	17,680	SEK 343,000	26%	68%	23%	83%	SEK 2.66m	32%	54
Klippan	17,713	SEK 305,000	30%	56%	23%	78%	SEK 1.85m	17%	15
Kristianstad	85,908	SEK 332,000	41%	47%	23%	78%	SEK 2.92m	16%	40
Kävlinge	32,655	SEK 414,000	29%	56%	19%	86%	SEK 4.88m	19%	50
Landskrona	47,571	SEK 326,000	49%	30%	22%	76%	SEK 4.22m	19%	67
Lomma	24,677	SEK 531,000	11%	58%	22%	86%	SEK 6.93m	11%	91
Lund	132,333	SEK 360,000	46%	22%	18%	69%	SEK 5.78m	19%	182
Malmö	367,924	SEK 337,000	47%	13%	15%	74%	SEK 6.28m	13%	254
Osby	12,861	SEK 308,000	33%	58%	27%	80%	SEK 1.45m	20%	37
Perstorp	7,115	SEK 297,000	37%	45%	23%	71%	SEK 1.41m	33%	60
Simrishamn	18,779	SEK 346,000	32%	57%	37%	79%	SEK 3.52m	10%	32
Sjöbo	19,397	SEK 334,000	21%	74%	24%	83%	SEK 2.13m	14%	38
Skurup	17,139	SEK 351,000	35%	58%	21%	82%	SEK 3.24m	11%	38
Staffanstorp	27,482	SEK 403,000	23%	57%	18%	86%	SEK 4.76m	16%	77
Svalöv	14,474	SEK 332,000	29%	67%	19%	81%	SEK 2.38m	18%	32
Svedala	23,714	SEK 382,000	23%	59%	18%	87%	SEK 4.23m	21%	78
Tomelilla	13,669	SEK 335,000	30%	62%	28%	80%	SEK 2.25m	8%	29
Trelleborg	47,405	SEK 347,000	34%	47%	22%	81%	SEK 3.95m	11%	49
Vellinge	37,833	SEK 543,000	14%	72%	24%	86%	SEK 7.59m	17%	42
Ystad	32,188	SEK 373,000	36%	41%	29%	84%	SEK 4.13m	14%	67
Ängelholm	45,159	SEK 373,000	39%	47%	25%	84%	SEK 4.25m	14%	43
Åstorp	16,491	SEK 307,000	39%	52%	18%	77%	SEK 2.23m	11%	25
Örkelljunga	10,293	SEK 314,000	31%	63%	25%	79%	SEK 1.67m	30%	13
Östra Göinge	13,718	SEK 303,000	34%	64%	24%	77%	SEK 1.35m	25%	20

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

People.

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

23%

aged under 20

19%

aged 20–34

38%

aged 35–64

20%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

2.16

residents per household

664,322 households

Couples with children22%

Couples without children24%

Single parents7%

Living alone or single without children41%

Other households6%

Population on 31 December

20161,324,565

20171,344,689

20181,362,164

20191,377,827

20201,389,336

20211,402,425

20221,414,324

20231,421,781

20241,428,626

20251,433,083

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 354,000

average net income, aged 20 and over

15%

have a low economic standard

have a high economic standard

77%

of residents aged 20–65 are in work

7.3%

of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only10%

Upper secondary39%

Post-secondary, under 3 years17%

Post-secondary, 3 years or more34%

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.

691,673 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)40%

Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)24%

Freehold (äganderätt)36%

412cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025

SEK 4.11maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025

8,457houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.88m

2022SEK 4.09m

2023SEK 3.69m

2024SEK 3.96m

2025SEK 4.11m

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.

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

675schoolsOpenStreetMap

812preschoolsOpenStreetMap

84residents per km²17,102.4 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.