Skövde municipality – facts and statistics
In Skövde municipality, 58,295 people live (2025).
Västra Götalands län · municipal tax 33.09 % · population +18.0 % since 2002
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Key figures
Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025
Median income, 20+· 2024
Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)· 2025
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)· 2025
Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)· 2025
Life expectancy, women· 2025
Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025
How many people live in Skövde?
Skövde had 58,295 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 8,890 people. The main urban area Skultorp had 3,895 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
Population· 2025
Population change since 2002· 2002–2025
SCB BE0101N1
Foreign background· 2025
Immigration and foreign background in Skövde — full breakdown →
Age and sex structure in Skövde
Actual municipal figures from SCB — not a scaled national profile.
- Children 0–14
- 9,691
- 16.6 %
- Working age 15–64
- 36,821
- 63.2 %
- Aged 65+
- 11,783
- 20.2 %
- Aged 80+
- 3,628
- 6.2 %
- Women
- 28,731
- 49.3 %
Population pyramid
Skövde, 2025 · five-year age groups
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
Show the data as a table
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,453 | 1,408 |
| 5-9 | 1,719 | 1,720 |
| 10-14 | 1,761 | 1,630 |
| 15-19 | 1,697 | 1,625 |
| 20-24 | 2,334 | 1,906 |
| 25-29 | 2,189 | 1,785 |
| 30-34 | 2,346 | 2,040 |
| 35-39 | 2,241 | 1,996 |
| 40-44 | 1,808 | 1,689 |
| 45-49 | 1,611 | 1,558 |
| 50-54 | 1,611 | 1,609 |
| 55-59 | 1,750 | 1,736 |
| 60-64 | 1,622 | 1,668 |
| 65-69 | 1,380 | 1,452 |
| 70-74 | 1,290 | 1,397 |
| 75-79 | 1,253 | 1,383 |
| 80-84 | 849 | 1,100 |
| 85-89 | 462 | 631 |
| 90-94 | 135 | 309 |
| 95-99 | 47 | 86 |
| 100+ | 6 | 3 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 9,691, 15–64: 36,821, 65+: 11,783.
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 Skövde
Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.
- Households
- 28,413
- Persons per household
- 2.05
- One-person households
- 45.0 %
- 12,794
- Households with children 0–24
- 26.2 %
- 7,439
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 (%)2025 · Sweden 2.7 % (−0.5 pp) · Västra Götalands län 2.3 %2.2%
- Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)2025 · Sweden 3.2 % (−0.5 pp) · Västra Götalands län 2.6 %2.7%
- Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)2024 · Sweden 6.9 % (−2.6 pp) · Västra Götalands län 6.6 %4.3%
Indicators for work in Skövde.
Economy & tax
All indicators →- Municipal tax rate (%)2025 · Sweden 21.7 % (−0.1 pp) · Västra Götalands län 21.8 %21.6%
- Tax base per resident (SEK)2025 · Sweden 280,284 SEK (+19,423 SEK) · Västra Götalands län 282,698 SEK299,708SEK
- Equity ratio, municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 40.5 % (−3.7 pp) · Västra Götalands län 42.3 %36.7%
Indicators for economy & tax in Skövde.
Schools
All indicators →- Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)2025 · Sweden 81.5 % (+0.7 pp) · Västra Götalands län 80.3 %82.2%
- Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)2025 · Sweden 218.3 points (−0.3 points) · Västra Götalands län 214.5 points218.0points
- Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 69.3 % (+3.8 pp) · Västra Götalands län 69.9 %73.0%
Indicators for schools in Skövde.
Housing
All indicators →- Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)2025 · Sweden 13.5 % (−5.4 pp) · Västra Götalands län 12.8 %8.1%
- House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²2025 · Sweden 21,704 SEK/m² (+2,899 SEK/m²) · Västra Götalands län 23,319 SEK/m²24,603SEK/m²
- Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents2025 · Sweden 171.6 per 1,000 residents (+55.1 per 1,000 residents) · Västra Götalands län 158.6 per 1,000 residents226.7per 1,000 residents
Indicators for housing in Skövde.
Health
All indicators →- Life expectancy, women2025 · Sweden 84.7 years (+0.2 years) · Västra Götalands län 84.9 years84.9years
- Life expectancy, men2025 · Sweden 81.3 years (+0.7 years) · Västra Götalands län 81.4 years82.0years
- Ill-health rate, days per insured person2025 · Sweden 26.3 days (−0.7 days) · Västra Götalands län 28.4 days25.6days
Indicators for health in Skövde.
Crime
All indicators →- Reported offences, total (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 9,856.9 /100k (−426.8 /100k) · Västra Götalands län 9,105.4 /100k9,430.0/100k
- Reported violent offences (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 885.9 /100k (−51.6 /100k) · Västra Götalands län 789.0 /100k834.3/100k
- Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 1,418.9 /100k (−244.0 /100k) · Västra Götalands län 1,375.6 /100k1,174.9/100k
Indicators for crime in Skövde.
Politics
All indicators →- Assignments per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 1.8 assignments/politician (−0.1 assignments/politician) · Västra Götalands län 1.8 assignments/politician1.7assignments/politician
- Residents per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 221.4 residents/politician (+170.4 residents/politician) · Västra Götalands län 222.9 residents/politician391.9residents/politician
- Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)2025 · Sweden 2.5 % (−1.2 pp) · Västra Götalands län 2.6 %1.4%
Indicators for politics in Skövde.
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Frequently asked questions about Skövde
›How many people live in Skövde?
In 2025, Skövde municipality had 58,295 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 3,895 lived in the main urban area Skultorp (2023).
›How has the population of Skövde changed?
Since 2002 the population has grown by 8,890 people (+18.0 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
›Which county is Skövde in?
Skövde municipality is located in Västra Götalands län (county code 14).
›What is the municipal tax rate in Skövde?
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Skövde is 33.09 % (municipality 21.61 % plus region 11.48 %). That is rank 104 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
›What does unemployment look like in Skövde?
In Skövde, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.2 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.1496.2025.
›How are school results in Skövde?
In Skövde, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 82.2 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.1496.2025.
›How much crime is reported in Skövde?
In Skövde, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 9,430.0 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.1496.2025.
›What share of the population in Skövde has a foreign background?
In 2025, 22.7 % of the population in Skövde had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Skövde.
›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
- Open source ↗
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
The 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: 22.7 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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