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Skellefteå

Västerbottens län

75,405 residents · 2025

+3.5%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 35,292/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 40 of 290, Median earned income

26.6%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 71 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

Statistics from SCB

Population in Skellefteå

Population, population change and age structure in Skellefteå, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.

Population

75,405

Rank 32 of 290, Population

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.

2015
72,031

2025
75,405

Population trend in Skellefteå, 2015 to 2025Population on 31 December each year, 2015–2025.70,00075,00080,0002015202020252015: 72,0312016: 72,2662017: 72,7232018: 72,4672019: 72,5892020: 72,8402021: 73,3932022: 74,4022023: 76,5422024: 78,1502025: 75,405

Age structure

Share of the population in each five-year age group, 2025.

Skellefteå Sweden
Age distribution in Skellefteå compared with Sweden, 2025. Step between age groups with the arrow keys.0%4%8%Ages 0–4Ages 20–24Ages 40–44Ages 60–64Ages 80–84100 years or older

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