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Helsingborg

Helsingborg had 152,776 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 354,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 4,743,000 on average in 2025 (681 sales). The population has grown by 8.7% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1283 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
152,776residents31 December 2025
SEK 354,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
47%rental homesof all homes
19%green within 500 maverage
Helsingborg by DeSO area
Map of Helsingborg: 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 31 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
Adolfsberg-Västergård4,838SEK 286,00036%51%13%19%71%18%97
Allerum-Domsten2,216SEK 606,0005%2%93%19%85%46%9
Berga-Kullavägen södra2,625SEK 307,00022%77%0%17%81%26%116
Dalhem-Väla södra5,131SEK 260,00070%15%15%18%67%21%132
Drottninghög3,744SEK 248,00085%14%1%13%64%9%155
Eneborg-Högaborg7,324SEK 242,00069%31%0%12%63%10%259
Eskilsminne-Gustavslund norra6,930SEK 406,00028%8%64%15%85%27%94
Fredriksdal-Filborna6,958SEK 265,00071%25%4%15%66%18%166
Helsingborg centrum-Slottshöjden västra4,680SEK 414,00040%58%2%32%79%19%329
Husensjö-Sofieberg3,354SEK 413,0001%11%88%19%87%16%154
Högasten-Miatorp östra2,980SEK 287,00069%17%14%20%71%22%70
Kattarp-Hasslarp-Utvälinge2,696SEK 330,00030%0%70%17%78%15%11
Laröd-Hittarp4,593SEK 608,00019%21%60%20%85%18%64
Mariastaden-Käftaåra7,718SEK 393,00059%17%24%11%81%19%55
Mörarp-Mörarp omland3,189SEK 367,00022%5%73%17%81%17%14
Norr-Pålsjö3,691SEK 501,00032%61%8%43%81%17%260
Närlunda-Elineberg4,336SEK 257,00082%16%2%18%65%19%151
Olympia-Slottshöjden östra5,069SEK 328,00063%35%2%26%78%17%350
Planteringen-Miatorp västra4,569SEK 243,00083%9%8%15%60%10%83
Påarp-Bårslöv6,139SEK 338,00016%16%67%18%83%23%39
Ramlösa-Gustavslund södra5,037SEK 420,0003%24%73%18%87%31%107
Ringstorp-Stattena7,681SEK 336,00074%17%10%25%80%21%157
Rosengården östra4,361SEK 284,00045%52%3%20%74%16%165
Rydebäck-Rya6,747SEK 453,00013%20%67%23%89%26%104
Råå-Pålstorp-Örby3,296SEK 463,00020%27%53%36%87%15%64
Söder-Oceanhamnen-Oljehamnen7,436SEK 255,00072%28%0%17%59%8%269
Tågaborg7,984SEK 431,00058%32%10%22%81%16%265
Vallåkra-Gantofta3,678SEK 387,0007%2%90%20%86%12%13
Wilson park-Fältabacken3,608SEK 368,00041%29%30%21%78%12%211
Ättekulla-Raus3,902SEK 324,00016%68%17%28%81%42%62
Ödåkra-Väla6,264SEK 340,00023%21%56%16%79%7%96

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

People.

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

23%
aged under 20
19%
aged 20–34
38%
aged 35–64
20%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over
2.15
residents per household

71,220 households

Couples with children22%
Couples without children22%
Single parents8%
Living alone or single without children42%
Other households6%

Population on 31 December

2016140,547
2017143,304
2018145,415
2019147,734
2020149,280
2021150,109
2022150,975
2023151,306
2024152,091
2025152,776

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
16%
have a low economic standard
7%
have a high economic standard
76%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
9.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only12%
Upper secondary41%
Post-secondary, under 3 years18%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more29%

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.

73,789 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)47%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)28%
Freehold (äganderätt)25%
387cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 4.74maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
681houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 4.98m
2022SEK 5.36m
2023SEK 4.51m
2024SEK 4.90m
2025SEK 4.74m

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.

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

94schoolsOpenStreetMap
155preschoolsOpenStreetMap
360residents per km²424.9 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 Helsingborg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kärnan castle helsingborg-Sweden
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Kärnan castle helsingborg-Sweden
Photo: Edisonblus · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ananas og kokos (6064970378)
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Ananas og kokos (6064970378)
Photo: cyclonebill from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Kantareller, löjrom, creme fraiche og rødløg (6064970228)
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Kantareller, löjrom, creme fraiche og rødløg (6064970228)
Photo: cyclonebill from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY-SA 2.0
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