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Vilhelmina

Vilhelmina had 6,172 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 296,000 in 2024, 12% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 769,000 on average in 2025 (52 sales). The population has fallen by 9.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2462 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
6,172residents31 December 2025
SEK 296,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
32%rental homesof all homes
21%green within 500 maverage
Vilhelmina by DeSO area
Map of Vilhelmina: 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 5 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
Vilhelmina tätort Södra948SEK 271,00055%11%34%32%79%11%19
Vilhelmina tätort-Baksjön1,590SEK 298,00042%20%38%28%84%10%18
Vilhelmina tätort-Bergbacka-Trissen651SEK 290,00055%0%45%20%75%39%4
Vilhelmina västra1,911SEK 308,00016%2%83%33%85%18%12
Vilhelmina östra1,074SEK 298,0003%3%94%29%90%38%2

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
16%
aged 20–34
35%
aged 35–64
30%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
1.93
residents per household

3,192 households

Couples with children16%
Couples without children26%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children48%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

20166,805
20176,787
20186,752
20196,668
20206,539
20216,485
20226,393
20236,263
20246,229
20256,172

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 296,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
16%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
84%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary62%
Post-secondary, under 3 years13%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more16%

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.

3,643 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)32%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)9%
Freehold (äganderätt)60%
635cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 0.77maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
52houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 0.79m
2022SEK 0.71m
2023SEK 0.64m
2024SEK 0.66m
2025SEK 0.77m

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.

12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
0preschoolsOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²8,791.6 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 Vilhelmina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vilhelmina.
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Vilhelmina.
Photo: Olof Lagerkvist · CC BY 3.0
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Looking NW, Volgsjövägen and Prästgatan, Vilhelmina, Sweden
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Looking NW, Volgsjövägen and Prästgatan, Vilhelmina, Sweden
Photo: Konky2000 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Volgsjön outside of Vilhelmina on a summer morning
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Volgsjön outside of Vilhelmina on a summer morning
Photo: Aran Johnson · CC BY-SA 4.0
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