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Västernorrland County

Västernorrland County had 240,640 residents on 31 December 2025, in 7 municipalities. Average net income was SEK 326,000 in 2024, 11% below the national average. The population has fallen by 2.0% since 2016.

County · Code 22 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
240,640residents31 December 2025
SEK 326,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
33%rental homesof all homes
29%green within 500 maverage
Västernorrland County by DeSO area
Map of Västernorrland County: 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 7 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeRentedOwned65+EmployedHouse priceGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Härnösand24,348SEK 305,00033%45%28%79%SEK 1.66m28%89
Kramfors17,390SEK 295,00034%63%31%79%SEK 0.65m22%24
Sollefteå18,138SEK 299,00033%57%31%81%SEK 0.77m18%23
Sundsvall98,962SEK 341,00033%37%23%83%SEK 2.67m32%88
Timrå17,465SEK 318,00027%52%25%83%SEK 1.86m40%30
Ånge9,000SEK 304,00031%61%30%81%SEK 0.75m38%14
Örnsköldsvik55,338SEK 336,00034%56%26%85%SEK 1.88m23%39

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

People.

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

21%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
38%
aged 35–64
26%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.01
residents per household

120,000 households

Couples with children19%
Couples without children26%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children44%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

2016245,572
2017245,968
2018245,453
2019245,347
2020244,554
2021244,193
2022243,265
2023242,148
2024241,458
2025240,640

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 326,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
13%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.6%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary49%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more25%

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.

129,508 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)33%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)20%
Freehold (äganderätt)48%
520cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.87maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
1,620houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.81m
2022SEK 1.90m
2023SEK 1.74m
2024SEK 1.77m
2025SEK 1.87m

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.

60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

174schoolsOpenStreetMap
131preschoolsOpenStreetMap
9residents per km²28,157.9 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 Västernorrland County, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Centralhotellet Sundsvall 16
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Centralhotellet Sundsvall 16
Photo: Hans Lindqvist · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Centralhotellet Sundsvall 18
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Centralhotellet Sundsvall 18
Photo: Hans Lindqvist · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Centralhotellet Sundsvall 17
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Centralhotellet Sundsvall 17
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Municipalities.