urban area in Umeå Municipality

Umeå

Västerbotten County · 94,243 inhabitants · 3,632 ha

Short answer: Umeå is in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County. It has 94,243 residents.

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Facts

municipalityUmeå

countyVästerbotten County

population94,243

area3,632 ha

scb code2480TC122

place profile

What it is like to live here

86/100 accessibility
median in the locality

Nature proximity40/100

Quiet surroundings21/100

Rurality63/100

Urbanity86/100

Family friendliness90/100

Senior friendliness88/100

nature

forest110 m

water450 m

farmland940 m

shoreline450 m

disturbance

major road20 m

railway1.5 km

industry340 m

power line940 m

services

grocery store580 m

school410 m

train station2.4 km

Median across 12,445 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

51,444men

52,481women

menagewomen

2,280

0–4

2,219

2,670

5–9

2,397

2,739

10–14

2,502

2,814

15–19

2,771

5,448

20–24

6,551

5,043

25–29

4,522

4,659

30–34

4,112

3,946

35–39

3,535

3,328

40–44

3,072

2,964

45–49

2,778

2,759

50–54

2,739

2,557

55–59

2,726

2,343

60–64

2,474

2,110

65–69

2,281

1,830

70–74

2,217

1,832

75–79

2,378

2,122

80+

3,207

marital status

Unmarried66,027

64 %

Married26,402

25 %

Divorced8,232

8 %

Widowed3,272

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 54 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Umeå, 103,925 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 94,243 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

driving time

From here and away

Municipal seatThis IS the municipal seat

water

Lakes nearby

Noret163 ha3.1 km

Grössjön20 ha6.2 km

Stöcksjön175 ha6.9 km

Degersjön18 ha7.5 km

near here

Nearest localities

Röbäck2,493 inhabitants3.5 km Ersmark1,559 inhabitants5.5 km Stöcksjö598 inhabitants5.7 km Dingnäset54 inhabitants5.7 km Degernäs211 inhabitants6.1 km Innertavle592 inhabitants6.3 km

the layers around the locality

Surroundings

natural hazards

Flood zone6.4 km

Wildfire area (since 2018)5.1 km

Potentially contaminated land306 in the locality60 m

protection & regulations

Nature reserve5.3 km

Natura 20002.5 km

National outdoor-recreation interest22.2 km

Water protection area5.7 km

Habitat protection6.9 km

National conservation interest8.1 km

National heritage interestThe locality lies within

services & safety

School121 in the locality240 m

Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km

Police station2 in the locality1.1 km

Civil defence shelter961 in the locality40 m

nature & outdoors

Bathing site2.2 km

Swimming pool5 in the locality330 m

Campsite1 in the locality4.1 km

Hiking trail670 m

Cycle trail240 m

Ski trail890 m

Floodlit track890 m

Birding site9.8 km

service & nöje

Restaurant130 in the locality70 m

Café38 in the locality170 m

Petrol station22 in the locality670 m

Library11 in the locality640 m

Sports hall18 in the locality800 m

Hotel20 in the locality170 m

Care home16 in the locality1.2 km

Recycling centre13 in the locality890 m

disturbance

Major road250 m

Railway130 m

Power line1.2 km

Wind turbine17.5 km

Mobile mast12 in the locality1 km

Military area2 km

below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.6 km

Mine48.3 km

Quarry1 in the locality3.5 km

culture

Museum or landmark74 in the locality130 m

Church25 in the locality360 m

Community hall18 in the locality350 m

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

applies to the whole municipalityUmeå Municipality

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What is it like to live in Umeå?

134,249population

390 tkrmedian income

39.9 yearsaverage age