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Åmål

Åmål had 11,679 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 302,000 in 2024, 16% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,439,000 on average in 2025 (95 sales). The population has fallen by 8.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1492 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
11,679residents31 December 2025
SEK 302,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
37%rental homesof all homes
19%green within 500 maverage
Åmål by DeSO area
Map of Åmål: 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 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
Åmål centrum västra1,939SEK 306,00032%6%63%21%80%7%46
Åmål centrum östra2,125SEK 260,00082%7%11%32%66%8%56
Åmål landsbygd norra952SEK 361,0001%0%99%30%89%55%1
Åmål landsbygd södra1,921SEK 299,00019%0%81%33%83%39%18
Åmål norra1,493SEK 332,00016%7%77%29%87%28%14
Åmål sydvästra1,586SEK 294,00012%50%38%33%83%2%47
Åmål södra1,662SEK 306,00045%14%41%29%79%8%56

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
30%
aged 65 and over
10%
aged 80 and over
1.95
residents per household

5,974 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children27%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children46%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201612,801
201712,711
201812,720
201912,610
202012,441
202112,318
202212,216
202312,006
202411,906
202511,679

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 302,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
18%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
80%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
6.4%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary56%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more20%

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.

6,518 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)37%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)13%
Freehold (äganderätt)51%
528cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.44maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
95houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.31m
2022SEK 1.38m
2023SEK 1.35m
2024SEK 1.41m
2025SEK 1.44m

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.

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

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0preschoolsOpenStreetMap
13residents per km²894.2 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 Åmål, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Åmål gården till Hantverksföreningens hus
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Åmål gården till Hantverksföreningens hus
Photo: Bengt Oberger · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Horse sculpture in central Åmål
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Horse sculpture in central Åmål
Photo: Vogler · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Åmål, Sweden - panoramio - Henrik søvang
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Åmål, Sweden - panoramio - Henrik søvang
Photo: Henrik søvang · CC BY 3.0
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