How many people live in Ängelholm?
45,156 residents
Population · 2025 · municipality
Population registered as resident in the municipality on 31 December of the stated year.
Source: SCB BE0101N1 · observed · scb:BE0101N1
More on thisÄngelholm municipality – facts and statistics
In Ängelholm municipality, 45,156 people live (2025).
Skåne län · municipal tax 31.35 % · population +19.8 % since 2002
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How old is the population of Ängelholm?
45.4 years
Median age · 2025 · municipality
Median age approximated linearly within the five-year age band where half the population is reached (Statistics Sweden five-year bands, 31 December).
Source: SCB BE0101N1 · derived · scb:BE0101N1
More on thisWhat share of Ängelholm has a foreign background?
17.5 %
Foreign background · 2025 · municipality
Change since 2011: +5.6 %
Sweden: 27.7 % (−10.2)
14-yr trend: +5.6 pp2011: 11.9%; 2012: 12.2%; 2013: 12.7%; 2014: 13.1%; 2015: 13.5%; 2016: 14.3%; 2017: 15.2%; 2018: 15.7%; 2019: 16.0%; 2020: 16.2%; 2021: 16.6%; 2022: 16.8%; 2023: 17.2%; 2024: 17.6%; 2025: 17.5%Born abroad, or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents, as a share of the population (Statistics Sweden UtlSvBakgGrov, 31 December).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · observed · scb:BE0101Q2
More on thisWhat does the labour market look like in Ängelholm?
2.6 %
Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) · 2025 · municipality
Change since 2014: −0.6 %
Sweden: 2.7 % (−0.1)
County: 3.3 %
11-yr trend: -0.6 pp2014: 3.1%; 2015: 3.0%; 2016: 2.8%; 2017: 2.9%; 2018: 2.7%; 2019: 2.4%; 2020: 3.3%; 2021: 2.6%; 2022: 2.0%; 2023: 2.2%; 2024: 2.6%; 2025: 2.6%Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937 · observed · Kolada:N03937
More on thisWhat is the income level in Ängelholm?
360,600 SEK
Median income, 20+ · 2024 · municipality
Change since 2013: +109,700 SEK
Sweden: 345,416 SEK (+15,184)
County: 346,552 SEK
11-yr trend: +44 %2013: 250900SEK; 2014: 256000SEK; 2015: 263500SEK; 2016: 275100SEK; 2017: 283100SEK; 2018: 291400SEK; 2019: 300200SEK; 2020: 309100SEK; 2021: 321100SEK; 2022: 335800SEK; 2023: 346100SEK; 2024: 360600SEKMedian income, 20+
Source: SCB HE0110 · observed · SCB:HE0110
More on thisKey figures
Population (31 Dec)· 2024
45,110people
+8601 people higher than sweden
Sweden: 36509 people · County: 43292 people
14-yr trend: +15 %2010: 39394 people; 2011: 39626 people; 2012: 39742 people; 2013: 39866 people; 2014: 40229 people; 2015: 40732 people; 2016: 41336 people; 2017: 41786 people; 2018: 42131 people; 2019: 42476 people; 2020: 42910 people; 2021: 43633 people; 2022: 44268 people; 2023: 44866 people; 2024: 45110 people
Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025
20.3%
-1.4 pp lower than sweden
Sweden: 21.7 % · County: 20.5 %
11-yr trend: +0.8 pp ↑2014: 19.5 %; 2015: 19.8 %; 2016: 19.8 %; 2017: 20.2 %; 2018: 20.2 %; 2019: 20.5 %; 2020: 20.5 %; 2021: 20.5 %; 2022: 20.3 %; 2023: 20.3 %; 2024: 20.3 %; 2025: 20.3 %
Median income, 20+· 2024
360,600SEK
+15184 SEK higher than sweden
Sweden: 345416 SEK · County: 346552 SEK
11-yr trend: +44 %2013: 250900 SEK; 2014: 256000 SEK; 2015: 263500 SEK; 2016: 275100 SEK; 2017: 283100 SEK; 2018: 291400 SEK; 2019: 300200 SEK; 2020: 309100 SEK; 2021: 321100 SEK; 2022: 335800 SEK; 2023: 346100 SEK; 2024: 360600 SEK
Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)· 2025
2.6%
-0.1 pp lower than sweden
Sweden: 2.7 % · County: 3.3 %
11-yr trend: -0.6 pp ↓2014: 3.1 %; 2015: 3.0 %; 2016: 2.8 %; 2017: 2.9 %; 2018: 2.7 %; 2019: 2.4 %; 2020: 3.3 %; 2021: 2.6 %; 2022: 2.0 %; 2023: 2.2 %; 2024: 2.6 %; 2025: 2.6 %
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)· 2025
84.7%
+3.2 pp higher than sweden
Sweden: 81.5 % · County: 82.5 %
11-yr trend: -6.6 pp2014: 91.3 %; 2015: 86.7 %; 2016: 92.3 %; 2017: 86.3 %; 2018: 89.8 %; 2019: 82.5 %; 2020: 86.7 %; 2021: 84.0 %; 2022: 87.0 %; 2023: 86.5 %; 2024: 83.0 %; 2025: 84.7 %
Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)· 2025
8.0%
-5.5 pp lower than sweden
Sweden: 13.5 % · County: 13.6 %
11-yr trend: -1.1 pp ↓2014: 9.0 %; 2015: 8.6 %; 2016: 9.4 %; 2017: 11.1 %; 2018: 12.1 %; 2019: 12.3 %; 2020: 11.2 %; 2021: 10.2 %; 2022: 9.4 %; 2023: 8.8 %; 2024: 8.6 %; 2025: 8.0 %
Life expectancy, women· 2025
86.3years
+1.6 years higher than sweden
Sweden: 84.7 years · County: 84.6 years
11-yr trend: +2 %2014: 84.3 years; 2015: 84.5 years; 2016: 84.7 years; 2017: 85.3 years; 2018: 85.3 years; 2019: 85.4 years; 2020: 85.1 years; 2021: 85.1 years; 2022: 85.3 years; 2023: 85.8 years; 2024: 85.7 years; 2025: 86.3 years
Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025
755.5/100k
-130.4 /100k lower than sweden
Sweden: 885.9 /100k · County: 909.6 /100k
11-yr trend: +18 % ↑2014: 638.8 /100k; 2016: 870.9 /100k; 2017: 921.4 /100k; 2018: 807.0 /100k; 2019: 718.1 /100k; 2020: 859.6 /100k; 2021: 667.9 /100k; 2022: 659.8 /100k; 2023: 807.8 /100k; 2024: 577.9 /100k; 2025: 755.5 /100k
How many people live in Ängelholm?
Ängelholm had 45,156 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 7,450 people. The main urban area Munka-Ljungby had 3,687 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
Population· 2025
45,156
14-yr trend: +15 %2010: 39394.0; 2011: 39626.0; 2012: 39742.0; 2013: 39866.0; 2014: 40229.0; 2015: 40732.0; 2016: 41336.0; 2017: 41786.0; 2018: 42131.0; 2019: 42476.0; 2020: 42910.0; 2021: 43633.0; 2022: 44268.0; 2023: 44866.0; 2024: 45110.0
Population change since 2002· 2002–2025
+19.8%
SCB BE0101N1
Foreign background· 2025
17.5%
-10.2 pp lower than sweden
Sweden: 27.7 %
Immigration and foreign background in Ängelholm — full breakdown →
Age and sex structure in Ängelholm
Actual municipal figures from SCB — not a scaled national profile.
- Children 0–14
- 7,312
- 16.2 %
- Working age 15–64
- 26,585
- 58.9 %
- Aged 65+
- 11,259
- 24.9 %
- Aged 80+
- 3,614
- 8.0 %
- Women
- 22,860
- 50.6 %
Population pyramid
Ängelholm, 2025 · five-year age groups
Men 22,296Women 22,860Median age 45.4 yrs
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
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| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,055 | 991 |
| 5-9 | 1,353 | 1,302 |
| 10-14 | 1,323 | 1,288 |
| 15-19 | 1,379 | 1,335 |
| 20-24 | 1,111 | 902 |
| 25-29 | 1,073 | 938 |
| 30-34 | 1,415 | 1,344 |
| 35-39 | 1,479 | 1,434 |
| 40-44 | 1,317 | 1,315 |
| 45-49 | 1,337 | 1,379 |
| 50-54 | 1,469 | 1,464 |
| 55-59 | 1,509 | 1,582 |
| 60-64 | 1,413 | 1,390 |
| 65-69 | 1,179 | 1,370 |
| 70-74 | 1,148 | 1,315 |
| 75-79 | 1,220 | 1,413 |
| 80-84 | 914 | 1,037 |
| 85-89 | 413 | 617 |
| 90-94 | 153 | 304 |
| 95-99 | 30 | 123 |
| 100+ | 6 | 17 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 7,312, 15–64: 26,585, 65+: 11,259.
Foreign background by age and sex is not published at municipal level by Statistics Sweden. Foreign background for this municipality is shown by area (DeSO) further down the page.
Households in Ängelholm
Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.
- Households
- 21,215
- Persons per household
- 2.12
- One-person households
- 40.1 %
- 8,513
- Households with children 0–24
- 28.2 %
- 5,991
2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM
SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.
Work
All indicators →Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)
Ängelholm 2.6 % · Sweden 2.7 %
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 2.7 |
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Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937 (Kolada:N03937) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown
- Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)2025 · Sweden 2.7 % (−0.1 pp) · Skåne län 3.3 %2.6%
- Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)2025 · Sweden 3.2 % (−0.5 pp) · Skåne län 4.2 %2.7%
- Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)2024 · Sweden 6.9 % (−1.0 pp) · Skåne län 7.3 %5.9%
Indicators for work in Ängelholm.
Economy & tax
All indicators →Municipal tax rate (%)
Ängelholm 20.3 % · Sweden 21.7 %
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.6 |
| 2015 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 21.6 |
| 2017 | 21.7 |
| 2018 | 21.6 |
| 2019 | 21.6 |
| 2020 | 21.7 |
| 2021 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | 21.7 |
| 2023 | 21.7 |
| 2024 | 21.7 |
| 2025 | 21.7 |
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Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 (Kolada:N00901) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown
- Municipal tax rate (%)2025 · Sweden 21.7 % (−1.4 pp) · Skåne län 20.5 %20.3%
- Tax base per resident (SEK)2025 · Sweden 280,284 SEK (+13,967 SEK) · Skåne län 279,007 SEK294,252SEK
- Equity ratio, municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 40.5 % (−14.3 pp) · Skåne län 42.7 %26.2%
Indicators for economy & tax in Ängelholm.
Schools
All indicators →Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
Ängelholm 84.7 % · Sweden 81.5 %
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.8 |
| 2015 | 84 |
| 2016 | 85.8 |
| 2017 | 80.3 |
| 2018 | 82.4 |
| 2019 | 82.1 |
| 2020 | 83.6 |
| 2021 | 84.1 |
| 2022 | 82.6 |
| 2023 | 83.2 |
| 2024 | 81.4 |
| 2025 | 81.5 |
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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424 (Kolada:N15424) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown
- Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)2025 · Sweden 81.5 % (+3.2 pp) · Skåne län 82.5 %84.7%
- Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)2025 · Sweden 218.3 points (+0.7 points) · Skåne län 224.2 points219.0points
- Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 69.3 % (−1.0 pp) · Skåne län 70.5 %68.3%
Indicators for schools in Ängelholm.
Housing
All indicators →Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
Ängelholm 8.0 % · Sweden 13.5 %
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.4 |
| 2015 | 15.5 |
| 2016 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | 17.7 |
| 2018 | 17.8 |
| 2019 | 17.6 |
| 2020 | 16.6 |
| 2021 | 16.1 |
| 2022 | 15.6 |
| 2023 | 14.7 |
| 2024 | 14.1 |
| 2025 | 13.5 |
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Source: SCB via Kolada N07907 (Kolada:N07907) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown
- Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)2025 · Sweden 13.5 % (−5.5 pp) · Skåne län 13.6 %8.0%
- House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²2025 · Sweden 21,704 SEK/m² (+9,333 SEK/m²) · Skåne län 26,069 SEK/m²31,037SEK/m²
- Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents2025 · Sweden 171.6 per 1,000 residents (+15.7 per 1,000 residents) · Skåne län 155.4 per 1,000 residents187.3per 1,000 residents
Indicators for housing in Ängelholm.
Health
All indicators →Life expectancy, women
Ängelholm 86.3 years · Sweden 84.7 years
| Year | Value (years) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 83.5 |
| 2015 | 83.6 |
| 2016 | 83.6 |
| 2017 | 83.8 |
| 2018 | 83.8 |
| 2019 | 84 |
| 2020 | 84 |
| 2021 | 84.2 |
| 2022 | 84.3 |
| 2023 | 84.4 |
| 2024 | 84.5 |
| 2025 | 84.7 |
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Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 (Kolada:N00925) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown
- Life expectancy, women2025 · Sweden 84.7 years (+1.6 years) · Skåne län 84.6 years86.3years
- Life expectancy, men2025 · Sweden 81.3 years (+1.0 years) · Skåne län 81.5 years82.3years
- Ill-health rate, days per insured person2025 · Sweden 26.3 days (−4.7 days) · Skåne län 24.1 days21.6days
Indicators for health in Ängelholm.
Crime
All indicators →Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
Ängelholm 9,817.3 /100k · Sweden 9,856.9 /100k
| Year | Value (/100k) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 9,517.3 |
| 2015 | 9,834.7 |
| 2016 | 9,681.2 |
| 2017 | 9,631.1 |
| 2018 | 9,310.3 |
| 2019 | 9,097.5 |
| 2020 | 9,572.2 |
| 2021 | 9,074.4 |
| 2022 | 9,106.8 |
| 2023 | 9,536.5 |
| 2024 | 9,935.4 |
| 2025 | 9,856.9 |
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Source: Brå via Kolada N07540 (Kolada:N07540) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown
- Reported offences, total (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 9,856.9 /100k (−39.5 /100k) · Skåne län 10,970.0 /100k9,817.3/100k
- Reported violent offences (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 885.9 /100k (−130.4 /100k) · Skåne län 909.6 /100k755.5/100k
- Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 1,418.9 /100k (−60.7 /100k) · Skåne län 1,672.4 /100k1,358.2/100k
Indicators for crime in Ängelholm.
Politics
All indicators →Assignments per elected municipal politician
Ängelholm 1.8 assignments/politician · Sweden 1.8 assignments/politician
| Year | Value (assignments/politician) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 1.8 |
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Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05813 (Kolada:N05813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown
- Assignments per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 1.8 assignments/politician (+0.0 assignments/politician) · Skåne län 1.8 assignments/politician1.8assignments/politician
- Residents per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 221.4 residents/politician (+43.9 residents/politician) · Skåne län 245.5 residents/politician265.4residents/politician
- Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)2025 · Sweden 2.5 % (−0.2 pp) · Skåne län 2.0 %2.4%
Indicators for politics in Ängelholm.
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Frequently asked questions about Ängelholm
›How many people live in Ängelholm?
In 2025, Ängelholm municipality had 45,156 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 3,687 lived in the main urban area Munka-Ljungby (2023).
›How has the population of Ängelholm changed?
Since 2002 the population has grown by 7,450 people (+19.8 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
›Which county is Ängelholm in?
Ängelholm municipality is located in Skåne län (county code 12).
›What is the municipal tax rate in Ängelholm?
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Ängelholm is 31.35 % (municipality 20.17 % plus region 11.18 %). That is rank 21 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
›What does unemployment look like in Ängelholm?
In Ängelholm, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.6 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.1292.2025.
›How are school results in Ängelholm?
In Ängelholm, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 84.7 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.1292.2025.
›How much crime is reported in Ängelholm?
In Ängelholm, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 9,817.3 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.1292.2025.
›What share of the population in Ängelholm has a foreign background?
In 2025, 17.5 % of the population in Ängelholm had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Ängelholm.
›Where does the data come from?
Population comes from Statistics Sweden BE0101N1 and foreign background from BE0101Q2. Local key figures come from Kolada (RKA) and Statistics Sweden via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine, and every figure carries its own observation ID.
Sources and method
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BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec) - Open source ↗
BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov) - Open source ↗
BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household type - Open source ↗
KoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine
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Foreign background: 17.5 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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