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Helsingborg

Skåne län

152,776 residents · 2025

+2.3%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 31,908/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 178 of 290, Median earned income

28.5%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 59 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

Statistics from SCB

Economy in Helsingborg

Median earned income, municipal tax, inequality, low economic standard and gross regional product in Helsingborg, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.

Economy

Median earned income

Half have a lower and half have a higher income. The monthly amount is the annual income divided by twelve.

Before tax · age 20–64 · registered for the full year · income year 2024

Total

Helsingborg

SEK 31,908/⁠mo

Rank 178 of 290, Median earned income

Sweden

SEK 33,450/⁠mo

SEK 1,542/⁠mo below Sweden

Women

Helsingborg

SEK 29,058/⁠mo

Sweden

SEK 30,592/⁠mo

SEK 1,534/⁠mo below Sweden

Men

Helsingborg

SEK 35,158/⁠mo

Sweden

SEK 36,558/⁠mo

SEK 1,400/⁠mo 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.

Median earned income 65+

Half have a lower and half have a higher income. The monthly amount is the annual income divided by twelve.

Before tax · age 65 and over · registered for the full year · income year 2024

Total

Helsingborg

SEK 21,567/⁠mo

Rank 105 of 290, Median earned income 65+

Sweden

SEK 22,033/⁠mo

SEK 466/⁠mo below Sweden

Women

Helsingborg

SEK 19,458/⁠mo

Sweden

SEK 19,867/⁠mo

SEK 409/⁠mo below Sweden

Men

Helsingborg

SEK 25,233/⁠mo

Sweden

SEK 25,100/⁠mo

SEK 133/⁠mo above 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.

Municipal income tax

Total municipal income tax rate — tax to the municipality and the region — excluding burial and church fees. A rate of 32% means you pay 32 kronor for every 100 kronor you earn. The average is weighted by each municipality's tax base.

Swedish average

32.38%

0.99 percentage points lower than the Swedish average.

Of which municipality 20.21% and region 11.18%.

percent

Municipal income tax · percentTotal municipal income tax rate — tax to the municipality and the region — excluding burial and church fees. A rate of 32% means you pay 32 kronor for every 100 kronor you earn. The average is weighted by each municipality's tax base.262830323436200020132026

Source: SCB · TAB2017. Tax rates for income year 2026 · SCB updated December 15, 2025.

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.

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.

Sweden

13.1%

3.3 percentage points above Sweden

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

Gross regional product per capita

Production in the municipality, not residents’ income. It is measured where the work happens, so municipalities that many people commute into read high.

Sweden

SEK 606,000

Gross regional product per capita is 6.1% below the national figure.

Current prices

SEK thousands

Gross regional product per capita · SEK thousandsProduction in the municipality, not residents’ income. It is measured where the work happens, so municipalities that many people commute into read high.0200400600800202020222024

Source: SCB · TAB3143. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated June 24, 2026.