Population & demographics in Karlstad Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Karlstad
Creator: Sverigefakta
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Karlstad. Foreign background is reported separately on the municipality immigration page. Verified time series from Statistics Sweden and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Foreign background and migration in Karlstad

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v9 · Updated: 2026-08-04

Population (31 Dec)

98 084 people

2024 · +4.5 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-21.0 people

2025 · -110.3 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

940 people

2025 · +34.3 % vs 2020

Population density83.9 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

98 084 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Karlstad — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	80,934
2003	81,343
2004	81,768
2005	82,096
2006	82,878
2007	83,641
2008	83,994
2009	84,736
2010	85,753
2011	86,409
2012	86,929
2013	87,786
2014	88,350
2015	89,245
2016	90,198
2017	91,120
2018	92,497
2019	93,898
2020	94,828
2021	95,408
2022	96,466
2023	97,233
2024	98,084

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

851 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Karlstad — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	409
2004	425
2005	328
2006	782
2007	763
2008	353
2009	742
2010	1,017
2011	656
2012	520
2013	857
2014	564
2015	895
2016	953
2017	922
2018	1,377
2019	1,401
2020	930
2021	580
2022	1,058
2023	767
2024	851

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

4.46 %(2024)

20072024

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

11.0 %(2024)

20122024

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

13 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

20.6 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01994 (Kolada:N01994) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01994

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)

58.4 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01961 (Kolada:N01961) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01961

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)

14.5 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01812 (Kolada:N01812) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01812

Residents aged 80+, share (%)

6.54 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01813 (Kolada:N01813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01813

Demographic dependency ratio

0.71 ratio(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N00927 (Kolada:N00927) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N00927

Births, deaths & natural change

Births, number

866 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01804 (Kolada:N01804) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01804

Deaths, number

887 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01805 (Kolada:N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01805

Natural change (births − deaths)

-21.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805 (Kolada:N01804+N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805

Migration flows

In-migration to the municipality

6228 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01801 (Kolada:N01801) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01801

Out-migration from the municipality

5288 people(2025)

20142025

Out-migration from the municipality, Karlstad — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	5,066
2015	4,971
2016	4,999
2017	5,293
2018	4,933
2019	4,812
2020	5,099
2021	5,343
2022	5,203
2023	5,270
2024	5,374
2025	5,288

Source: SCB via Kolada N01802 (Kolada:N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01802

Net migration (in − out)

940 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802 (Kolada:N01801+N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802

Net domestic migration

854 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01964 (Kolada:N01964) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01964

Deep dive

See population & demographics in a national context

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Year	Value (%)
2014	20.6
2015	20.7
2016	20.9
2017	21.2
2018	21.3
2019	21.3
2020	21.4
2021	21.4
2022	21.3
2023	21
2024	20.9
2025	20.6

Year	Value (%)
2014	59.4
2015	59.2
2016	59
2017	58.6
2018	58.4
2019	58.4
2020	58.2
2021	58
2022	58
2023	58.1
2024	58.1
2025	58.4

Year	Value (%)
2014	14.5
2015	14.6
2016	14.6
2017	14.7
2018	14.7
2019	14.7
2020	14.8
2021	14.9
2022	14.9
2023	14.8
2024	14.6
2025	14.5

Year	Value (personer)
2014	1,025
2015	1,016
2016	1,027
2017	1,079
2018	1,023
2019	950
2020	997
2021	962
2022	901
2023	838
2024	871
2025	866

Year	Value (personer)
2014	5,334
2015	5,710
2016	5,774
2017	5,900
2018	6,181
2019	6,076
2020	5,799
2021	5,819
2022	6,168
2023	6,042
2024	6,205
2025	6,228