Statistics from SCB
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Population, population change and age structure in Skellefteå, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.
Population
75,405
31 December 2025
Five-year change
+3.5%
2020–2025
Sweden: +2.2%
Calculated by sverige.fyi from SCB data
Population trend
Population on 31 December each year, 2015–2025.
| Year | Residents |
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| 2015 | 72,031 |
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| 2016 | 72,266 |
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| 2017 | 72,723 |
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| 2018 | 72,467 |
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| 2019 | 72,589 |
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| 2020 | 72,840 |
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| 2021 | 73,393 |
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| 2022 | 74,402 |
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| 2023 | 76,542 |
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| 2024 | 78,150 |
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| 2025 | 75,405 |
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Age structure
Share of the population in each five-year age group, 2025.
Skellefteå Sweden
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| Age | Skellefteå · Share | Skellefteå · Count | Sweden · Share | Sweden · Count |
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| Ages 0–4 | 4.5% | 3,429 | 4.9% | 522,283 |
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| Ages 5–9 | 5.6% | 4,224 | 5.6% | 598,642 |
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| Ages 10–14 | 5.7% | 4,285 | 5.9% | 624,495 |
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| Ages 15–19 | 5.7% | 4,308 | 6.0% | 634,336 |
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| Ages 20–24 | 4.8% | 3,633 | 5.7% | 602,824 |
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| Ages 25–29 | 5.5% | 4,129 | 5.8% | 618,019 |
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| Ages 30–34 | 7.1% | 5,369 | 7.0% | 745,695 |
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| Ages 35–39 | 6.9% | 5,184 | 7.1% | 756,657 |
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| Ages 40–44 | 5.9% | 4,480 | 6.3% | 667,164 |
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| Ages 45–49 | 5.9% | 4,463 | 6.0% | 638,977 |
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| Ages 50–54 | 6.2% | 4,654 | 6.3% | 667,467 |
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| Ages 55–59 | 6.2% | 4,648 | 6.3% | 663,165 |
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| Ages 60–64 | 6.0% | 4,521 | 5.9% | 630,264 |
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| Ages 65–69 | 5.9% | 4,477 | 5.2% | 550,159 |
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| Ages 70–74 | 5.7% | 4,315 | 4.8% | 505,291 |
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| Ages 75–79 | 5.2% | 3,924 | 4.7% | 496,130 |
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| Ages 80–84 | 4.0% | 2,980 | 3.6% | 379,771 |
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| Ages 85–89 | 2.1% | 1,603 | 1.9% | 196,920 |
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| Ages 90–94 | 0.8% | 628 | 0.8% | 82,062 |
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| Ages 95–99 | 0.2% | 136 | 0.2% | 22,225 |
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| 100 years or older | 0.0% | 18 | 0.0% | 2,988 |
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