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Malå

Malå had 2,902 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 306,000 in 2024, 9% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 634,000 on average in 2025 (26 sales). The population has fallen by 6.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2418 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
2,902residents31 December 2025
SEK 306,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
36%rental homesof all homes
0%green within 500 maverage
Malå by DeSO area
Map of Malå: 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 3 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
Malå940SEK 303,0004%0%96%34%84%0%8
Malå västra996SEK 289,00053%13%34%32%87%0%0
Malå östra966SEK 327,00043%0%57%24%89%1%24

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.

21%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
35%
aged 35–64
30%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.99
residents per household

1,458 households

Couples with children18%
Couples without children29%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children44%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

20163,100
20173,133
20183,122
20193,068
20203,024
20213,034
20223,033
20232,990
20242,962
20252,902

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 306,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
87%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary62%
Post-secondary, under 3 years10%
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.

1,607 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)36%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)5%
Freehold (äganderätt)59%
589cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 0.63maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
26houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 0.56m
2022SEK 0.49m
2023SEK 0.55m
2024SEK 0.65m
2025SEK 0.63m

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.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 0% green space within 500 metres.

0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0preschoolsOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²1,738.8 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 Malå, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tjamstanbackarna
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Tjamstanbackarna
Photo: Sprucecopse · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gädde Herrgård
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Gädde Herrgård
Photo: Sprucecopse · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Västerbotten County.