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Kristinehamn

Kristinehamn had 23,590 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 307,000 in 2024, 6% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,152,000 on average in 2025 (131 sales). The population has fallen by 4.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1781 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
23,590residents31 December 2025
SEK 307,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
34%rental homesof all homes
19%green within 500 maverage
Kristinehamn by DeSO area
Map of Kristinehamn: 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 10 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
Björneborg1,006SEK 256,00018%29%53%33%66%75%2
Bro1,877SEK 240,00084%16%1%32%64%11%82
Broängen-Presterud-Strandudden2,907SEK 327,00045%29%26%35%76%9%83
Fältet-Djurgården2,405SEK 323,00017%20%63%24%82%23%61
Kristinehamn norra omland2,404SEK 333,0008%0%92%28%87%59%2
Kristinehamn södra omland1,946SEK 313,00015%0%85%33%80%10%5
Kurlanda1,891SEK 278,00043%29%28%26%73%8%84
Marielund-Jakobsberg-Östermalm3,361SEK 331,00017%19%64%26%85%8%45
Smedby-Liljebäck-Södermalm2,647SEK 282,00038%36%27%24%74%5%73
Strand-Marieberg-Villastaden3,145SEK 320,00038%29%33%27%80%15%24

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 20
15%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
28%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.94
residents per household

12,159 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children26%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children47%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201624,671
201724,650
201824,336
201924,255
202024,190
202124,099
202224,053
202323,817
202423,756
202523,590

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 307,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
17%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
78%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
6.1%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only12%
Upper secondary50%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more22%

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.

12,925 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)34%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)22%
Freehold (äganderätt)44%
517cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.15maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
131houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.76m
2022SEK 1.78m
2023SEK 2.00m
2024SEK 1.91m
2025SEK 2.15m

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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
3preschoolsOpenStreetMap
17residents per km²1,390.9 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 Kristinehamn, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

AB Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad (7842948132)
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AB Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad (7842948132)
Photo: Tekniska museet · CC BY 2.0
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Kristinehamn
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Kristinehamn
Photo: Pietro Valocchi · CC BY 3.0
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Fabrication of Static Detonation Chambers at Dynasafe Facility (47891150841)
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Fabrication of Static Detonation Chambers at Dynasafe Facility (47891150841)
Photo: PEO ACWA · CC BY 2.0
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Other municipalities in Värmland County.