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Tanum

Tanum had 12,677 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 360,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,299,000 on average in 2025 (106 sales). The population has grown by 0.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1435 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
12,677residents31 December 2025
SEK 360,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
26%rental homesof all homes
25%green within 500 maverage
Tanum by DeSO area
Map of Tanum: 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 4 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
Grebbestad2,012SEK 387,00034%17%50%34%83%5%30
Tanums kustområde3,645SEK 395,00026%6%68%40%85%7%20
Tanums landsbygd5,020SEK 345,00011%1%88%28%87%50%8
Tanumshede2,005SEK 296,00055%4%41%23%77%19%31

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
13%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
32%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
2.03
residents per household

6,238 households

Couples with children18%
Couples without children29%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children42%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

201612,606
201712,763
201812,873
201912,841
202012,912
202112,965
202213,013
202312,865
202412,773
202512,677

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 360,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
12%
have a low economic standard
7%
have a high economic standard
84%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
2.5%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only12%
Upper secondary53%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more21%

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.

6,676 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)26%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)6%
Freehold (äganderätt)68%
595cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.30maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
106houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.55m
2022SEK 3.46m
2023SEK 3.22m
2024SEK 3.24m
2025SEK 3.30m

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.

18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
4preschoolsOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²2,364.0 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 Tanum, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tanums kyrka
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Tanums kyrka
Photo: Chrumps · CC BY-SA 4.0
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