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Bengtsfors

Bengtsfors had 8,955 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 296,000 in 2024, 18% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,161,000 on average in 2025 (59 sales). The population has fallen by 9.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1460 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
8,955residents31 December 2025
SEK 296,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
37%rental homesof all homes
28%green within 500 maverage
Bengtsfors by DeSO area
Map of Bengtsfors: 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 6 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
Bengtsfors centrum1,401SEK 270,00065%10%25%28%71%6%36
Bengtsfors norra kommundel1,942SEK 317,00011%1%87%35%84%58%8
Bengtsfors södra kommundel1,703SEK 308,00025%0%75%33%81%25%4
Bengtsfors-Sidan södra1,653SEK 318,00031%0%70%30%86%9%36
Billingsfors933SEK 273,00045%0%55%33%70%37%12
Dals Långed1,323SEK 264,00048%0%52%30%67%29%22

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.

19%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
31%
aged 65 and over
10%
aged 80 and over
1.94
residents per household

4,613 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children28%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children46%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

20169,940
20179,905
20189,846
20199,750
20209,591
20219,409
20229,255
20239,138
20249,076
20258,955

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
18%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
78%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.9%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only14%
Upper secondary55%
Post-secondary, under 3 years13%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more19%

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.

5,156 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)37%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)2%
Freehold (äganderätt)61%
586cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.16maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
59houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.13m
2022SEK 1.07m
2023SEK 1.06m
2024SEK 1.01m
2025SEK 1.16m

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.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
2preschoolsOpenStreetMap
8residents per km²1,063.8 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 Bengtsfors, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bengtsfors railway station Sweden 001
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Bengtsfors railway station Sweden 001
Photo: Riggwelter · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bengtsfors V, Sweden
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Bengtsfors V, Sweden
Photo: Henrik søvang · CC BY 3.0
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Bengtsfors, Sweden
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Bengtsfors, Sweden
Photo: Henrik søvang · CC BY 3.0
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