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Strömstad

Strömstad had 13,557 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 358,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,747,000 on average in 2025 (83 sales). The population has grown by 3.7% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1486 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
13,557residents31 December 2025
SEK 358,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
38%rental homesof all homes
22%green within 500 maverage
Strömstad by DeSO area
Map of Strömstad: 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 3 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
Skee-Näsinge-Hogdal3,387SEK 356,00017%0%83%23%83%43%8
Strömstad centrum-Erlandseröd6,356SEK 334,00060%18%22%24%81%1%58
Tjärnö-Koster-Kebal3,814SEK 398,00015%25%60%26%84%37%40

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.

23%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
38%
aged 35–64
24%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.11
residents per household

6,419 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children24%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children42%
Other households6%

Population on 31 December

201613,079
201713,218
201813,253
201913,218
202013,244
202113,277
202213,290
202313,476
202413,482
202513,557

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 358,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
12%
have a low economic standard
9%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.6%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only14%
Upper secondary51%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
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.

7,047 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)38%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)16%
Freehold (äganderätt)46%
488cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.75maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
83houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.56m
2022SEK 3.37m
2023SEK 3.12m
2024SEK 3.28m
2025SEK 3.75m

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.

40 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 22% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
2preschoolsOpenStreetMap
14residents per km²957.6 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 Strömstad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Stromstads sjukhus 20090919
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Stromstads sjukhus 20090919
Photo: Leojth · CC BY-SA 3.0
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SJ X2000 te Strömstad
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SJ X2000 te Strömstad
Photo: Spoorjan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kostervåg (4)
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Kostervåg (4)
Photo: Bo Randstedt · CC BY-SA 3.0
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