SV · EN

Skellefteå

Skellefteå had 75,405 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 351,000 in 2024, 4% above the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,380,000 on average in 2025 (490 sales). The population has grown by 4.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2482 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
75,405residents31 December 2025
SEK 351,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
35%rental homesof all homes
18%green within 500 maverage
Skellefteå by DeSO area
Map of Skellefteå: 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 25 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
Anderstorp4,660SEK 304,00038%59%3%29%80%11%53
Bergsbyn2,263SEK 379,0006%6%88%19%90%27%11
Boliden tätort1,509SEK 296,00044%13%44%23%80%23%23
Bureå omland3,067SEK 363,0002%0%98%22%90%25%2
Bureå tätort2,538SEK 333,00037%2%62%25%86%28%33
Burträsk omland3,568SEK 338,0004%0%96%26%88%10%3
Burträsk tätort1,664SEK 329,00057%2%41%32%80%1%13
Byske omland1,440SEK 317,0006%0%94%33%85%8%5
Byske tätort1,832SEK 311,00049%4%48%30%84%20%29
Degerbyn-Prästbordet3,682SEK 369,00049%17%34%26%87%12%63
Ersmark-Kåge tätort3,324SEK 338,00042%4%54%20%87%7%15
Jörn-Boliden omland2,685SEK 325,00020%1%79%30%84%20%8
Klutmark-Medle-Myckle-Stämningsgården2,485SEK 441,00027%4%70%18%87%19%17
Kåge omland3,504SEK 379,0007%1%91%21%88%71%21
Lund-Sunnanå3,482SEK 408,00023%21%56%18%91%16%41
Lövånger2,009SEK 308,00029%0%71%31%84%11%8
Moröhöjden-Morö backe centrum2,764SEK 308,00054%45%1%27%81%25%33
Morön2,791SEK 406,00027%26%48%20%89%10%57
Norra Morö backe3,051SEK 388,0005%3%91%19%92%28%28
Sjungande dalen-Västra Norrböle5,876SEK 340,00053%30%17%22%83%13%62
Skelleftehamn3,379SEK 308,00041%20%38%20%80%7%23
Skellefteå centrala stan4,937SEK 380,00068%29%3%37%78%5%110
Sörböle1,281SEK 367,00032%2%67%17%90%0%87
Ursviken-Örviken4,374SEK 349,00016%14%71%19%88%40%17
Östra Norrböle3,224SEK 365,00029%58%13%19%88%10%97

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.

22%
aged under 20
17%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
24%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.04
residents per household

37,014 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children28%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children43%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201672,266
201772,723
201872,467
201972,589
202072,840
202173,393
202274,402
202376,542
202478,150
202575,405

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 351,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
9%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
85%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
2.5%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only8%
Upper secondary49%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more28%

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.

39,689 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)35%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)20%
Freehold (äganderätt)45%
501cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.38maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
490houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.45m
2022SEK 2.79m
2023SEK 2.28m
2024SEK 2.46m
2025SEK 2.38m

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.

38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

35schoolsOpenStreetMap
21preschoolsOpenStreetMap
8residents per km²10,014.3 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 Skellefteå, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Skellefteå Bonnstan
i
Skellefteå Bonnstan
Photo: Henrik Sendelbach · CC BY-SA 3.0
View on Wikimedia Commons
Skelleftea kraft arena 20080913
i
Skelleftea kraft arena 20080913
Photo: Jlundqvi · CC BY 3.0
View on Wikimedia Commons
Skelleftea museum
i
Skelleftea museum
Photo: Jlundqvi · CC BY 3.0
View on Wikimedia Commons

Other municipalities in Västerbotten County.