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Vänersborg

Vänersborg had 40,078 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 324,000 in 2024, 10% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,442,000 on average in 2025 (244 sales). The population has grown by 2.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1487 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
40,078residents31 December 2025
SEK 324,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
37%rental homesof all homes
22%green within 500 maverage
Vänersborg by DeSO area
Map of Vänersborg: 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 15 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
Bangatan-Marierovägen2,114SEK 243,00062%34%4%23%63%20%90
Blåsut-Öxnered3,527SEK 405,00011%6%83%18%90%15%48
Brålanda tätort1,493SEK 283,00048%0%52%31%79%2%21
Dalsland landsbygd5,372SEK 335,0007%0%93%26%85%49%4
Flanaden-Torpaområdet3,232SEK 232,00047%50%3%16%62%12%69
Fredriksberg1,514SEK 348,00067%14%19%28%81%11%105
Hagaparken-Holmängen2,531SEK 305,00066%32%2%29%77%12%107
Mariedal-Restad1,886SEK 353,00013%0%87%21%84%8%50
Mariero-Kassaretorpet1,462SEK 314,00028%10%62%20%80%24%54
Nabbensberg-Nordvästra Mariedal1,672SEK 339,00032%33%35%25%85%11%72
Nordkroken-Vänersnäs2,936SEK 359,0002%11%87%22%88%16%30
Onsjö2,850SEK 367,00016%36%49%23%87%25%21
Vargön centrum3,127SEK 304,00048%4%49%24%81%5%32
Vänersborg centrum4,615SEK 302,00066%31%3%33%77%13%86
Väneryr-Hol1,742SEK 367,0006%0%94%22%87%100%5

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
37%
aged 35–64
24%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.09
residents per household

19,134 households

Couples with children21%
Couples without children27%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children42%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201638,955
201739,151
201839,411
201939,591
202039,624
202139,636
202239,904
202340,012
202440,041
202540,078

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 324,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
80%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.9%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary46%
Post-secondary, under 3 years17%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more26%

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.

19,805 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)37%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)19%
Freehold (äganderätt)43%
509cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.44maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
244houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.62m
2022SEK 2.55m
2023SEK 2.45m
2024SEK 2.42m
2025SEK 2.44m

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.

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

17schoolsOpenStreetMap
4preschoolsOpenStreetMap
44residents per km²903.0 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 Vänersborg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Wermlands Enskilda Bank, Vänersborg 01
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Wermlands Enskilda Bank, Vänersborg 01
Photo: I99pema · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vänersborgsbankens hus 03
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Vänersborgsbankens hus 03
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Vänersborgsbankens hus 02
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Vänersborgsbankens hus 02
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Other municipalities in Västra Götaland County.