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Statistics from SCB

Economy in Helsingborg

Skåne län

Median earned income, income inequality and low economic standard in Helsingborg, 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

Helsingborg

SEK 344,800

Sweden

SEK 359,200

SEK 14,400 below Sweden

Women

Helsingborg

SEK 301,900

Sweden

SEK 318,300

SEK 16,400 below Sweden

Men

Helsingborg

SEK 391,900

Sweden

SEK 404,400

SEK 12,500 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.

Helsingborg

0.316

Sweden

0.314

0.002 above 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.

Helsingborg

16.4%

Sweden

13.1%

3.3 percentage points above Sweden

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