In Skellefteå municipality, 75,377 people live (2025).
Västerbottens län · municipal tax 34.45 % · population +5.0 % since 2002
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Skellefteå had 75,377 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 3,564 people. The main urban area Ursviken had 3,999 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
SCB BE0101N1
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Skellefteå, 2025 · five-year age groups
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,780 | 1,649 |
| 5-9 | 2,154 | 2,068 |
| 10-14 | 2,252 | 2,037 |
| 15-19 | 2,269 | 2,034 |
| 20-24 | 1,989 | 1,645 |
| 25-29 | 2,339 | 1,787 |
| 30-34 | 2,938 | 2,431 |
| 35-39 | 2,762 | 2,422 |
| 40-44 | 2,355 | 2,129 |
| 45-49 | 2,298 | 2,165 |
| 50-54 | 2,435 | 2,209 |
| 55-59 | 2,379 | 2,261 |
| 60-64 | 2,278 | 2,246 |
| 65-69 | 2,230 | 2,249 |
| 70-74 | 2,167 | 2,143 |
| 75-79 | 1,945 | 1,979 |
| 80-84 | 1,363 | 1,606 |
| 85-89 | 679 | 926 |
| 90-94 | 204 | 430 |
| 95-99 | 31 | 97 |
| 100+ | 7 | 10 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 11,940, 15–64: 45,371, 65+: 18,066.
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.
Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.
2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM
SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.
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In 2025, Skellefteå municipality had 75,377 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 3,999 lived in the main urban area Ursviken (2023).
Since 2002 the population has grown by 3,564 people (+5.0 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
Skellefteå municipality is located in Västerbottens län (county code 24).
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Skellefteå is 34.45 % (municipality 22.60 % plus region 11.85 %). That is rank 254 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
In Skellefteå, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 4.6 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.2482.2025.
In Skellefteå, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 84.9 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.2482.2025.
In Skellefteå, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 9,523.6 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.2482.2025.
In 2025, 15.0 % of the population in Skellefteå had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Skellefteå.
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.
BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household typeKoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via Sverigefakta's municipal data engineThe figures on this page can be traced to their stated sources. Where an observation ID is available, it is shown with the corresponding fact. Read the method.
Foreign background: 15.0 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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