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Örkelljunga

Örkelljunga had 10,293 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 314,000 in 2024, 11% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,669,000 on average in 2025 (108 sales). The population has grown by 3.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1257 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
10,293residents31 December 2025
SEK 314,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
31%rental homesof all homes
30%green within 500 maverage
Örkelljunga by DeSO area
Map of Örkelljunga: 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
Örkelljunga norra1,695SEK 265,00065%6%29%23%70%6%30
Örkelljunga omland4,644SEK 317,00016%2%83%25%79%39%4
Örkelljunga västra2,587SEK 311,00033%15%52%25%82%29%24
Örkelljunga östra1,367SEK 367,00028%4%68%25%82%30%2

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.

22%
aged under 20
15%
aged 20–34
39%
aged 35–64
25%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.11
residents per household

4,885 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children27%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children41%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

20169,958
201710,047
201810,174
201910,280
202010,451
202110,499
202210,455
202310,433
202410,277
202510,293

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 314,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
79%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only14%
Upper secondary56%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more17%

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.

5,088 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)31%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)6%
Freehold (äganderätt)63%
563cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.67maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
108houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.59m
2022SEK 1.62m
2023SEK 1.40m
2024SEK 1.60m
2025SEK 1.67m

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; 30% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
0preschoolsOpenStreetMap
31residents per km²330.9 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 Örkelljunga, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Town hall, Örkeljunga
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Town hall, Örkeljunga
Photo: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Örkelljunga kommunhus
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Örkelljunga kommunhus
Photo: Jorchr · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Örkelljunga kyrka april 2013
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Örkelljunga kyrka april 2013
Photo: Jorchr · CC BY-SA 3.0
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