Sotenäs
Västra Götalands län
9,036 residents · 2025
Five-year population change
2020–2025
At least three years of post-secondary education
2025
Rank 146 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education
Statistics from SCB
Economy in Sotenäs
Median earned income, municipal tax, inequality, low economic standard and gross regional product in Sotenäs, 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
Sweden
SEK 33,450
SEK 933/mo above Sweden
Women
Sotenäs
SEK 31,358
Sweden
SEK 30,592
SEK 766/mo above Sweden
Men
Sotenäs
SEK 37,567
Sweden
SEK 36,558
SEK 1,009/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.
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
Sweden
SEK 22,033
SEK 1,159/mo above Sweden
Women
Sotenäs
SEK 19,808
Sweden
SEK 19,867
SEK 59/mo below Sweden
Men
Sotenäs
SEK 27,708
Sweden
SEK 25,100
SEK 2,608/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%
1.09 percentage points higher than the Swedish average.
Of which municipality 21.99% and region 11.48%.
percent
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
0.001 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%
5.1 percentage points below 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 16.8% below the national figure.
Current prices
SEK thousands
Source: SCB · TAB3143. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated June 24, 2026.