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Halland population 2026
Halland has 345,074 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,328 more than a year earlier (+0.39%). It is 7th of Sweden’s 21 counties by population, home to 3.3% of Sweden’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 347 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Halland in numbers
- Population
- 345 thousand 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- +0.39% +1,328 people
- Change since 2020
- +3.36% from 334 thousand
- Share of Sweden
- 3.3% 7th of 21 counties
- Population density
- 40per km² 8,712 km²
That is about as many people as Mayotte (348 thousand).
Population of Halland by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 301,724 |
| 2013 | 304,116 |
| 2014 | 306,840 |
| 2015 | 310,665 |
| 2016 | 314,784 |
| 2017 | 320,333 |
| 2018 | 324,825 |
| 2019 | 329,352 |
| 2020 | 333,848 |
| 2021 | 336,748 |
| 2022 | 340,243 |
| 2023 | 342,805 |
| 2024 | 343,746 |
| 2025 | 345,074 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 345,074 | +1,328 | +0.39% |
| 2024 | 343,746 | +941 | +0.27% |
| 2023 | 342,805 | +2,562 | +0.75% |
| 2022 | 340,243 | +3,495 | +1.04% |
| 2021 | 336,748 | +2,900 | +0.87% |
| 2020 | 333,848 | +4,496 | +1.37% |
| 2019 | 329,352 | +4,527 | +1.39% |
| 2018 | 324,825 | +4,492 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 320,333 | +5,549 | +1.76% |
| 2016 | 314,784 | +4,119 | +1.33% |
| 2015 | 310,665 | +3,825 | +1.25% |
| 2014 | 306,840 | +2,724 | +0.90% |
| 2013 | 304,116 | +2,392 | +0.79% |
| 2012 | 301,724 | – | – |
Halland among Sweden’s counties
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholm County | 2,473,307 | +0.75% | 23.4% | 148 |
| 2 | Västra Götaland | 1,772,821 | +0.33% | 16.7% | 52 |
| 3 | Skåne | 1,428,626 | +0.48% | 13.5% | 84 |
| 4 | Östergötland | 472,446 | +0.03% | 4.5% | 32 |
| 5 | Uppsala County | 407,912 | +0.82% | 3.9% | 34 |
| 6 | Jönköping County | 370,009 | +0.31% | 3.5% | 32 |
| 7 | Halland | 345,074 | +0.39% | 3.3% | 40 |
| 8 | Örebro County | 308,375 | +0.08% | 2.9% | 32 |
| 9 | Södermanland | 301,542 | −0.13% | 2.8% | 35 |
| 10 | Dalarna | 286,546 | −0.25% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 11 | Gävleborg | 284,558 | −0.38% | 2.7% | 11 |
| 12 | Värmland | 283,384 | −0.06% | 2.7% | 13 |
| 13 | Västmanland | 281,158 | +0.12% | 2.7% | 50 |
| 14 | Västerbotten | 281,138 | +0.86% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Norrbotten | 248,620 | +0.06% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 16 | Kalmar County | 246,352 | −0.13% | 2.3% | 12 |
| 17 | Västernorrland | 241,458 | −0.28% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 18 | Kronoberg | 203,351 | −0.16% | 1.9% | 22 |
| 19 | Blekinge | 157,223 | −0.47% | 1.5% | 23 |
| 20 | Jämtland | 132,839 | +0.20% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 21 | Gotland | 60,971 | −0.10% | 0.6% | 4 |
Largest cities in Halland
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Halmstad70,480
- Varberg34,248
- Falkenberg24,099
- Kungsbacka18,698
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Source and method
Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Sweden, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.
Cite this page: Halland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/sweden/halland/
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