Economy, jobs and prices in Skåne län (Sydsverige, Sweden): official figures
GDP per person was 38,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 96% of the EU average (111% for Sweden); 11th highest of 21 counties in Sweden.
How big is the economy of Skåne län?
The local economy produced €64.8 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Skåne län?
About 685,100 people worked in Skåne län in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Skåne County?
The median net income of residents aged 20 and over in Skåne County came to SEK 303,100 in 2024, 6th highest among the counties (Sweden: SEK 311,000), up from SEK 239,900 in 2019.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyWhat is the median salary in Skåne County?
In 2024, the median earned income of residents aged 20-64 in Skåne County was SEK 385,500, compared with SEK 401,400 for Sweden as a whole; that was 8th lowest among the counties.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyHow many people are unemployed in Skåne County?
Skåne County ranked 1st of 21 counties on the share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed with the Public Employment Service in 2025, at 4.0% against a national figure of 3.1%.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyHow many new businesses start in Skåne County?
At 12.2 in 2025, Skåne County was above the Swedish level of 11.5 on new companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64, putting it 4th most among the counties.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Skåne län?
The largest part of the economy of Skåne län in 2024 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 28.0% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (25.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Skåne län?
Factories, mines and energy produced 14.3% of the value added in Skåne län in 2024, against 18.0% for Sweden.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Skåne län growing?
Gross value added rose from €45.9 billion in 2015 to €58.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 27% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Skåne län?
Of the 685,100 jobs located in Skåne län in 2024, 40% in public services, education, health and other services, 10% in industry and 2.5% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Skåne län?
The number of people working in Skåne län rose by 13.4% between 2015 and 2024, to 685,100.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- The employment rate of foreign-born residents aged 20-64 in Skåne County stood at 66.6% in 2024, up from 61.6% in 2020; the figure for Sweden was 70.4%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- The share of jobs in manufacturing and mining in Skåne County came to 8.9% in 2024, 5th lowest among the counties (Sweden: 10.7%), about the same as in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2024, the share of jobs in the private sector in Skåne County was 67.7%, compared with 68.5% for Sweden as a whole; that was 4th highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Skåne County ranked 5th of 21 counties on company bankruptcies per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 in 2025, at 1.55 against a national figure of 1.65. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
How Skåne län compares with other counties in Sweden
The median net income of residents aged 20 and over (2024)
Skåne län ranks 6 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The median net income of residents aged 20 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Västra Götalands län | SEK 313,200 |
| 4 | Uppsala län | SEK 309,100 |
| 5 | Norrbottens län | SEK 307,200 |
| 6 | Skåne län | SEK 303,100 |
| 7 | Jönköpings län | SEK 302,100 |
| 8 | Västerbottens län | SEK 301,800 |
| 9 | Västmanlands län | SEK 301,200 |
The share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed with the Public Employment Service (2025)
Skåne län ranks 1 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed with the Public Employment Service |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skåne län | 4.0% |
| 2 | Södermanlands län | 3.6% |
| 3 | Stockholms län | 3.6% |
| 4 | Västmanlands län | 3.3% |
| 5 | Gävleborgs län | 3.0% |
| 6 | Västra Götalands län | 2.9% |
| 7 | Västernorrlands län | 2.9% |
New companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 (2025)
Skåne län ranks 4 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholms län | 13.9 |
| 2 | Jämtlands län | 12.6 |
| 3 | Gotlands län | 12.3 |
| 4 | Skåne län | 12.2 |
| 5 | Hallands län | 11.7 |
| 6 | Västra Götalands län | 11.3 |
| 7 | Dalarnas län | 10.5 |
The share of jobs in manufacturing and mining (2024)
Skåne län ranks 17 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of jobs in manufacturing and mining |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Södermanlands län | 12.3% |
| 15 | Västernorrlands län | 11.7% |
| 16 | Hallands län | 10.4% |
| 17 | Skåne län | 8.9% |
| 18 | Jämtlands län | 7.0% |
| 19 | Uppsala län | 6.9% |
| 20 | Gotlands län | 6.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Skåne län ranks 19 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Hallands län | 19.0% |
| 16 | Gävleborgs län | 18.7% |
| 17 | Uppsala län | 15.7% |
| 18 | Jämtlands län | 15.1% |
| 19 | Skåne län | 14.3% |
| 20 | Stockholms län | 10.5% |
| 21 | Gotlands län | 10.5% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Skåne län ranks 3 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uppsala län | 37.9% |
| 2 | Stockholms län | 35.2% |
| 3 | Skåne län | 23.3% |
| 4 | Västra Götalands län | 23.2% |
| 5 | Västmanlands län | 21.8% |
| 6 | Södermanlands län | 21.0% |
| 7 | Hallands län | 20.4% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Skåne län ranks 15 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Västerbottens län | 26.3% |
| 13 | Jönköpings län | 26.2% |
| 14 | Västernorrlands län | 25.9% |
| 15 | Skåne län | 25.8% |
| 16 | Östergötlands län | 25.7% |
| 17 | Norrbottens län | 25.6% |
| 18 | Uppsala län | 24.6% |
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