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Kristianstad

Kristianstad had 85,908 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 332,000 in 2024, 6% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,924,000 on average in 2025 (604 sales). The population has grown by 3.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1290 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
85,908residents31 December 2025
SEK 332,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
41%rental homesof all homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Kristianstad by DeSO area
Map of Kristianstad: 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 24 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
Balsby-Österslöv-Fjälkestad2,027SEK 404,00015%2%83%20%86%1%3
Charlottesborg-Härlöv2,020SEK 270,00010%64%26%20%69%17%30
Degeberga-Everöd-Vittskövle5,413SEK 342,00022%0%78%31%82%29%8
Fjälkinge-Arkelstorp-Bäckaskog6,430SEK 340,00014%4%82%26%86%18%9
Gamlegården4,688SEK 194,00099%0%1%11%48%7%24
Hammar-Hammarslund3,754SEK 357,00044%8%48%19%84%8%33
Helgedal-Norra Åsum-Gärds Köpinge4,311SEK 339,00012%10%78%21%85%9%12
Kristianstad centrum2,297SEK 298,00084%14%2%22%71%12%126
Kulltorp-Sommarlust-Egna Hem4,650SEK 347,00050%15%35%19%82%38%55
Linderöd-Träne-Äsphult2,847SEK 324,0007%0%93%24%81%25%4
Nosaby-Möllebacken1,772SEK 346,00010%5%85%24%81%37%55
Näsby3,592SEK 261,00047%35%18%16%65%5%30
Söder2,220SEK 284,00083%13%4%29%75%14%127
Tollarp3,606SEK 320,00041%3%56%26%81%5%24
Viby-Rinkaby2,123SEK 357,00014%4%83%21%87%3%8
Vilan-Hedentorp1,815SEK 314,00034%43%24%22%71%12%28
Vä-Öllsjö-Ovesholm5,478SEK 364,00014%15%71%20%87%12%13
Åhus centrum-Transval3,127SEK 382,00055%9%36%38%83%8%66
Åhus norra5,800SEK 398,00015%15%70%29%89%22%52
Åhus södra-Yngsjö2,610SEK 545,0005%3%92%37%85%37%53
Önnestad-Färlöv-Skepparslöv5,067SEK 345,00024%2%74%20%84%9%7
Östermalm3,958SEK 314,00071%28%2%21%79%6%130
Österäng2,439SEK 221,000100%0%0%18%56%41%53
Östra Kasern-Fäladen3,853SEK 264,00082%17%1%22%72%4%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
17%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
23%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.14
residents per household

40,098 households

Couples with children22%
Couples without children26%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children41%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

201683,191
201784,151
201884,908
201985,747
202086,217
202186,641
202286,738
202386,560
202486,379
202585,908

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 332,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
16%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
78%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
7.7%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary45%
Post-secondary, under 3 years17%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more27%

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.

42,696 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)41%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)12%
Freehold (äganderätt)47%
481cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.92maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
604houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.61m
2022SEK 2.87m
2023SEK 2.66m
2024SEK 2.70m
2025SEK 2.92m

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.

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

43schoolsOpenStreetMap
74preschoolsOpenStreetMap
47residents per km²1,829.5 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 Kristianstad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Heliga Trefaldighetskyrkan exteriör från torget
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Heliga Trefaldighetskyrkan exteriör från torget
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Borgmästargården vid Stora torg, Kristianstad
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Borgmästargården vid Stora torg, Kristianstad
Photo: Agria · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Stora Kronohuset
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Stora Kronohuset
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