In Vellinge municipality, 37,811 people live (2025).
Skåne län · municipal tax 29.68 % · population +21.6 % since 2002
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Vellinge had 37,811 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 6,724 people. The main urban area Höllviken och Ljunghusen had 15,669 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
SCB BE0101N1
Immigration and foreign background in Vellinge — full breakdown →
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Vellinge, 2025 · five-year age groups
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 995 | 897 |
| 5-9 | 1,271 | 1,247 |
| 10-14 | 1,430 | 1,264 |
| 15-19 | 1,374 | 1,273 |
| 20-24 | 812 | 671 |
| 25-29 | 431 | 373 |
| 30-34 | 686 | 804 |
| 35-39 | 1,041 | 1,226 |
| 40-44 | 1,160 | 1,222 |
| 45-49 | 1,257 | 1,327 |
| 50-54 | 1,402 | 1,488 |
| 55-59 | 1,484 | 1,401 |
| 60-64 | 1,173 | 1,189 |
| 65-69 | 943 | 951 |
| 70-74 | 839 | 904 |
| 75-79 | 939 | 1,134 |
| 80-84 | 906 | 1,001 |
| 85-89 | 388 | 520 |
| 90-94 | 113 | 187 |
| 95-99 | 13 | 67 |
| 100+ | 4 | 4 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 7,104, 15–64: 21,794, 65+: 8,913.
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, Vellinge municipality had 37,811 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 15,669 lived in the main urban area Höllviken och Ljunghusen (2023).
Since 2002 the population has grown by 6,724 people (+21.6 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
Vellinge municipality is located in Skåne län (county code 12).
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Vellinge is 29.68 % (municipality 18.50 % plus region 11.18 %). That is rank 4 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
In Vellinge, 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-18-65.1233.2025.
In Vellinge, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 96.9 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.1233.2025.
In Vellinge, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 6,712.6 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.1233.2025.
In 2025, 12.6 % of the population in Vellinge had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Vellinge.
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: 12.6 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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