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Karlsborg

Karlsborg had 7,047 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 329,000 in 2024, 8% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,995,000 on average in 2025 (62 sales). The population has grown by 1.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1446 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
7,047residents31 December 2025
SEK 329,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
33%rental homesof all homes
13%green within 500 maverage
Karlsborg by DeSO area
Map of Karlsborg: 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
Karlsborg norra stad1,849SEK 358,00026%0%74%33%85%3%19
Karlsborg södra stad2,073SEK 321,00051%32%17%31%79%5%50
Karlsborgs norra omland938SEK 297,00017%0%83%35%80%42%7
Karlsborgs södra omland1,110SEK 329,00014%0%86%32%84%30%8
Mölltorp1,074SEK 322,00027%5%69%25%85%4%13

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.

18%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
35%
aged 35–64
31%
aged 65 and over
11%
aged 80 and over
1.95
residents per household

3,613 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children31%
Single parents4%
Living alone or single without children44%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

20166,913
20176,954
20186,941
20196,940
20206,962
20216,965
20227,057
20237,061
20247,023
20257,047

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 329,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
11%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
2.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only8%
Upper secondary54%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more22%

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.

3,990 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)33%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)13%
Freehold (äganderätt)55%
587cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.00maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
62houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.91m
2022SEK 1.96m
2023SEK 1.85m
2024SEK 1.87m
2025SEK 2.00m

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.

24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
3preschoolsOpenStreetMap
9residents per km²800.9 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 Karlsborg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Karlsborgs luftvärnsregemente minnestavla
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Karlsborgs luftvärnsregemente minnestavla
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Officersmäss Karlsborgs fästning
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Officersmäss Karlsborgs fästning
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Karlsborgs kommunhus 02
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Karlsborgs kommunhus 02
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