Poverty and living standards in Skåne län (Sydsverige, Sweden): official figures
The share of residents aged 25 and over with persistently low economic standard in Skåne County stood at 8.5% in 2023, down from 9.1% in 2018; the figure for Sweden was 7.3%.
How unequal are incomes in Skåne County?
At 0.311 in 2024, Skåne County was below the Swedish level of 0.314 on the Gini coefficient of household disposable income, putting it 2nd highest among the counties.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyIs Skåne County safe?
Skåne County ranked 18th of 20 counties on the share of residents with little fear of violent crime in 2025, at 75.6% against a national figure of 79.0%.
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- The share of residents aged 25-65 who are long-term unemployed in Skåne County came to 5.1% in 2025, the highest among the counties (Sweden: 3.8%), down from 5.5% in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2025, the share of people aged 20-64 who received unemployment benefit during the year in Skåne County was 6.4%, compared with 5.2% for Sweden as a whole; that was the highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Skåne County ranked 4th of 21 counties on the share of people aged 16-64 who were unemployed or on a labour market programme at least one day of the year in 2025, at 16.0% against a national figure of 13.5%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Skåne County ranked 14th of 20 counties on the share of residents who see few problems with violent crime where they live in 2025, at 60.8% against a national figure of 64.1%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
How Skåne län compares with other counties in Sweden
The share of residents aged 25 and over with persistently low economic standard (2023)
Skåne län ranks 5 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of residents aged 25 and over with persistently low economic standard |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Södermanlands län | 9.2% |
| 3 | Örebro län | 9.0% |
| 4 | Värmlands län | 8.6% |
| 5 | Skåne län | 8.5% |
| 6 | Kronobergs län | 8.4% |
| 7 | Kalmar län | 8.4% |
| 8 | Blekinge län | 8.4% |
The Gini coefficient of household disposable income (2024)
Skåne län ranks 2 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The Gini coefficient of household disposable income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholms län | 0.369 |
| 2 | Skåne län | 0.311 |
| 3 | Hallands län | 0.300 |
| 4 | Västra Götalands län | 0.296 |
| 5 | Kronobergs län | 0.290 |
| 6 | Östergötlands län | 0.289 |
| 7 | Uppsala län | 0.288 |
The share of people aged 16-64 who were unemployed or on a labour market programme at least one day of the year (2025)
Skåne län ranks 4 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of people aged 16-64 who were unemployed or on a labour market programme at least one day of the year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gävleborgs län | 16.6% |
| 2 | Västmanlands län | 16.5% |
| 3 | Södermanlands län | 16.5% |
| 4 | Skåne län | 16.0% |
| 5 | Örebro län | 14.4% |
| 6 | Blekinge län | 14.2% |
| 7 | Värmlands län | 13.6% |
The share of residents with little fear of violent crime (2025)
Skåne län ranks 18 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of residents with little fear of violent crime |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Uppsala län | 77.5% |
| 15 | Södermanlands län | 77.1% |
| 16 | Västmanlands län | 76.8% |
| 17 | Kronobergs län | 76.6% |
| 18 | Skåne län | 75.6% |
| 19 | Östergötlands län | 72.6% |
| 20 | Örebro län | 72.4% |
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Sources
- RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada: Kolada key figures for the 21 Swedish regions/counties and Sweden (about 90 indicators: regional finances, health care costs, use and waiting times, income, jobs, education, elected representatives), 2014-2026, Kolada API v3, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a34b5a7c1091…)
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