Population & demographics in Kristianstad Municipality

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

Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Kristianstad. 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 Kristianstad

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

Population (31 Dec)

86 379 people

2024 · +0.7 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-111 people

2025 · -298.2 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-376 people

2025 · -194.0 % vs 2020

Population density69.4 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

86 379 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Kristianstad — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	74,951
2003	75,294
2004	75,592
2005	75,915
2006	76,540
2007	77,245
2008	77,977
2009	78,788
2010	79,543
2011	79,930
2012	80,507
2013	81,009
2014	81,826
2015	82,510
2016	83,191
2017	84,151
2018	84,908
2019	85,747
2020	86,217
2021	86,641
2022	86,738
2023	86,560
2024	86,379

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

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-181 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Kristianstad — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	343
2004	298
2005	323
2006	625
2007	705
2008	732
2009	811
2010	755
2011	387
2012	577
2013	502
2014	817
2015	684
2016	681
2017	960
2018	757
2019	839
2020	470
2021	424
2022	97
2023	-178
2024	-181

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

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

0.74 %(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

5.56 %(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 (%)

22.8 %(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 (%)

54.1 %(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 (%)

15.9 %(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 (%)

7.28 %(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

0.85 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

722 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

833 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)

-111 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

3667 people(2025)

20142025

In-migration to the municipality, Kristianstad — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	4,261
2015	4,088
2016	4,090
2017	4,290
2018	4,274
2019	4,342
2020	4,277
2021	4,218
2022	4,208
2023	3,912
2024	3,915
2025	3,667

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

4043 people(2025)

20142025

Out-migration from the municipality, Kristianstad — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	3,557
2015	3,604
2016	3,560
2017	3,459
2018	3,620
2019	3,653
2020	3,877
2021	3,990
2022	4,099
2023	4,090
2024	4,021
2025	4,043

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)

-376 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

-246 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	22.9
2015	22.9
2016	23
2017	23.2
2018	23.5
2019	23.4
2020	23.6
2021	23.6
2022	23.5
2023	23.4
2024	23.2
2025	22.8

Year	Value (%)
2014	56
2015	55.8
2016	55.7
2017	55.4
2018	55
2019	54.9
2020	54.6
2021	54.4
2022	54.3
2023	54.3
2024	54.1
2025	54.1

Year	Value (%)
2014	15.3
2015	15.5
2016	15.6
2017	15.7
2018	15.8
2019	15.8
2020	15.9
2021	15.8
2022	15.9
2023	15.8
2024	15.9
2025	15.9

Year	Value (personer)
2014	172
2015	-121
2016	-244
2017	173
2018	239
2019	365
2020	243
2021	40
2022	18
2023	-195
2024	-122
2025	-246