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Statistics from SCB

Economy in Degerfors

Örebro län

Median earned income, income inequality and low economic standard in Degerfors, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.

Economy

Median earned income

Half have a lower and half have a higher annual income.

Before tax · age 20+ · registered for the full year · income year 2024

Total

Degerfors

SEK 322,500

Sweden

SEK 359,200

SEK 36,700 below Sweden

Women

Degerfors

SEK 275,700

Sweden

SEK 318,300

SEK 42,600 below Sweden

Men

Degerfors

SEK 370,300

Sweden

SEK 404,400

SEK 34,100 below Sweden

Earned income includes employment and business income, pensions and taxable benefits. SCB's full-year population covers people registered in Sweden throughout the year in households with disposable income other than SEK 0.

Source: SCB · TAB3554. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.

Income distribution

Disposable income including capital gains

Income inequality

The Gini coefficient ranges from 0, where income is distributed completely evenly, to 1, where distribution is completely uneven.

Degerfors

0.264

Sweden

0.314

0.050 below Sweden

Low economic standard

Share of people living in households with an economic standard below 60% of the national median. It is a relative measure that follows the median income, not a fixed threshold for essential expenses.

Degerfors

18.3%

Sweden

13.1%

5.2 percentage points above Sweden

Source: SCB · TAB1121. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.