Statistics from SCB
Västra Götalands län
Population, population change and age structure in Vänersborg, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.
Population
40,078
31 December 2025
Five-year change
+1.1%
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 | 38,381 |
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| 2016 | 38,955 |
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| 2017 | 39,151 |
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| 2018 | 39,411 |
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| 2019 | 39,591 |
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| 2020 | 39,624 |
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| 2021 | 39,636 |
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| 2022 | 39,904 |
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| 2023 | 40,012 |
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| 2024 | 40,041 |
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| 2025 | 40,078 |
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Age structure
Share of the population in each five-year age group, 2025.
Vänersborg Sweden
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| Age | Vänersborg · Share | Vänersborg · Count | Sweden · Share | Sweden · Count |
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| Ages 0–4 | 5.1% | 2,056 | 4.9% | 522,283 |
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| Ages 5–9 | 5.6% | 2,259 | 5.6% | 598,642 |
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| Ages 10–14 | 5.9% | 2,372 | 5.9% | 624,495 |
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| Ages 15–19 | 6.1% | 2,431 | 6.0% | 634,336 |
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| Ages 20–24 | 4.8% | 1,926 | 5.7% | 602,824 |
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| Ages 25–29 | 4.9% | 1,983 | 5.8% | 618,019 |
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| Ages 30–34 | 6.4% | 2,581 | 7.0% | 745,695 |
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| Ages 35–39 | 6.8% | 2,722 | 7.1% | 756,657 |
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| Ages 40–44 | 5.6% | 2,229 | 6.3% | 667,164 |
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| Ages 45–49 | 5.4% | 2,163 | 6.0% | 638,977 |
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| Ages 50–54 | 6.0% | 2,385 | 6.3% | 667,467 |
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| Ages 55–59 | 6.7% | 2,703 | 6.3% | 663,165 |
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| Ages 60–64 | 6.4% | 2,582 | 5.9% | 630,264 |
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| Ages 65–69 | 5.8% | 2,337 | 5.2% | 550,159 |
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| Ages 70–74 | 5.2% | 2,102 | 4.8% | 505,291 |
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| Ages 75–79 | 5.2% | 2,099 | 4.7% | 496,130 |
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| Ages 80–84 | 4.3% | 1,709 | 3.6% | 379,771 |
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| Ages 85–89 | 2.3% | 929 | 1.9% | 196,920 |
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| Ages 90–94 | 1.0% | 401 | 0.8% | 82,062 |
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| Ages 95–99 | 0.2% | 96 | 0.2% | 22,225 |
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| 100 years or older | 0.0% | 9 | 0.0% | 2,988 |
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