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Åsele

Åsele had 2,683 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 280,000 in 2024, 17% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 502,000 on average in 2025 (19 sales). The population has fallen by 6.7% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2463 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
2,683residents31 December 2025
SEK 280,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
30%rental homesof all homes
13%green within 500 maverage
Åsele by DeSO area
Map of Åsele: 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 2 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
Åsele omland989SEK 269,00011%0%89%34%81%1%6
Åsele tätort1,696SEK 286,00040%10%50%31%84%19%26

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
34%
aged 35–64
32%
aged 65 and over
10%
aged 80 and over
1.89
residents per household

1,419 households

Couples with children16%
Couples without children26%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children51%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

20162,875
20172,809
20182,819
20192,794
20202,805
20212,807
20222,782
20232,718
20242,694
20252,683

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 280,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
18%
have a low economic standard
2%
have a high economic standard
83%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.0%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only10%
Upper secondary58%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
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.

1,596 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)30%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)6%
Freehold (äganderätt)63%
596cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 0.50maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
19houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 0.32m
2022SEK 0.48m
2023SEK 0.45m
2024SEK 0.52m
2025SEK 0.50m

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.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
2preschoolsOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²4,571.0 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 Åsele, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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SWE riksvag92 asele
Photo: Kush Jesus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Västerbotten County.