Population & demographics in Oskarshamn Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Oskarshamn
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Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Oskarshamn. 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 Oskarshamn

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v10 · Updated: 2026-09-10

Population (31 Dec)

26 800 people

2025 · -1.3 % vs 2020

Natural change (births − deaths)

-111 people

2025 · -593.8 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-49.0 people

2025 · -200.0 % vs 2020

Population density25.5 inv/km²2025 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

26 800 people(2025)

20022025

Population (31 Dec), Oskarshamn — 2002–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	26,161
2003	26,253
2004	26,300
2005	26,247
2006	26,244
2007	26,294
2008	26,309
2009	26,232
2010	26,163
2011	26,166
2012	26,144
2013	26,212
2014	26,301
2015	26,450
2016	27,006
2017	26,928
2018	26,928
2019	27,102
2020	27,147
2021	27,220
2022	27,028
2023	26,918
2024	26,923
2025	26,800

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

24 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-123 people(2025)

20032025

Annual population change, Oskarshamn — 2003–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	92
2004	47
2005	-53
2006	-3
2007	50
2008	15
2009	-77
2010	-69
2011	3
2012	-22
2013	68
2014	89
2015	149
2016	556
2017	-78
2018	0
2019	174
2020	45
2021	73
2022	-192
2023	-110
2024	5
2025	-123

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-1.28 %(2025)

20072025

Population change, 5 years, Oskarshamn — 2007–2025 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	0.5
2008	0.2
2009	-0.3
2010	-0.3
2011	-0.3
2012	-0.6
2013	-0.4
2014	0.3
2015	1.1
2016	3.2
2017	3
2018	2.7
2019	3
2020	2.6
2021	0.8
2022	0.4
2023	-0
2024	-0.7
2025	-1.3

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

19 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

1.32 %(2025)

20122025

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

14 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

21.5 %(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 (%)

52.9 %(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 (%)

17.0 %(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 (%)

8.65 %(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

0.89 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

201 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

312 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

995 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

1044 people(2025)

20142025

Out-migration from the municipality, Oskarshamn — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	1,088
2015	1,154
2016	1,194
2017	1,406
2018	1,172
2019	1,064
2020	1,150
2021	1,120
2022	1,145
2023	1,109
2024	1,085
2025	1,044

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)

-49.0 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

-55.0 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 (%)
2012	-0.1
2013	-0.2
2014	0
2015	0.8
2016	2.9
2017	2.4
2018	2.4
2019	3.3
2020	3.8
2021	4
2022	3.4
2023	2.7
2024	2.4
2025	1.3

Year	Value (%)
2014	21.5
2015	21.6
2016	22
2017	21.9
2018	22.3
2019	22.5
2020	22.7
2021	22.6
2022	22.2
2023	22.1
2024	21.9
2025	21.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	54.8
2015	54.5
2016	54.4
2017	54
2018	53.5
2019	53
2020	52.7
2021	52.6
2022	52.9
2023	52.8
2024	52.7
2025	52.9

Year	Value (%)
2014	17.5
2015	17.8
2016	17.6
2017	17.9
2018	18.1
2019	18
2020	18
2021	17.8
2022	17.6
2023	17.3
2024	17.2
2025	17

Year	Value (personer)
2014	1,189
2015	1,341
2016	1,751
2017	1,324
2018	1,191
2019	1,182
2020	1,199
2021	1,230
2022	1,045
2023	1,025
2024	1,166
2025	995

Year	Value (personer)
2014	-140
2015	-5
2016	-120
2017	-339
2018	-147
2019	-20
2020	-46
2021	45
2022	-123
2023	-127
2024	-36
2025	-55