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Osby
County: Skåne län
Population 2024: 12,947
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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Osby
12,947 people
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Osby
-2.0 %
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Osby
319,900 SEK
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
2025 · %

Osby
78.6 %
National (municipal mean)
81.5

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
2025 · %

Osby
12.2 %
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Osby
84.7 years
National (municipal mean)
84.7

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Osby
852.4 /100k
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2024 · people · Municipalities

Verified time series for the selected municipalities, same definition and same years.

Population (31 Dec) over time: Osby moves from 12,637 (2002) to 12,947 (2024) — up 310 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearOsby
2 00212 637
2 00312 707
2 00412 625
2 00512 600
2 00612 634
2 00712 623
2 00812 648
2 00912 656
2 01012 724
2 01112 699
2 01212 637
2 01312 713
2 01412 828
2 01512 954
2 01613 149
2 01713 182
2 01813 267
2 01913 208
2 02013 198
2 02113 269
2 02213 238
2 02313 106
2 02412 947

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2024 · people

Osby
-159.0 people
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Osby
0.9 %
National (municipal mean)
4.3

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)
2025 · %

Osby
22.2 %
National (municipal mean)
22.0

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)
2025 · %

Osby
51.2 %
National (municipal mean)
52.6

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)
2025 · %

Osby
17.6 %
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Osby
0.95 ratio
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Osby
654.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Osby
-38.0 people
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Osby
693.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2023 · %

Osby
25.9 %
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Employment rate, foreign-born 20–64 (%)
2024 · %

Osby
64.7 %
National (municipal mean)
70.2

Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
2024 · %

Osby
8.0 %
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Osby
18,454 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
17,158

Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Osby
8,063.2 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
2025 · %

Osby
3.4 %
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Osby
257,879 SEK
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Osby
36.7 %
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)
2025 · %

Osby
78.6 %
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Osby
61.3 %
National (municipal mean)
69.3

Upper-secondary students graduating within 4 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Osby
75.3 %
National (municipal mean)
73.5

Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Osby
216.0 points
National (municipal mean)
218.3

Year 9 merit rating, municipality of location (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Osby
214.1 points
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Osby
4.0 dwellings
National (municipal mean)
108.1

Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Osby
166.2 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
171.6

Completed detached houses per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Osby
0.3 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Osby
6,986.0 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
17,205

House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Osby
11,315 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
21,704

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 3), share (%)
2025 · %

Osby
36.4 %
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Osby
1,689.4 /100k
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Osby
11,307 /100k
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

Reported economic crime (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Osby
2,960.3 /100k
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

Reported gross violation of a woman's integrity (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Osby
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

Reported drug offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Osby
736.2 /100k
National (municipal mean)
825.5

Reported sexual offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Osby
155.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Osby
1.9 assignments/politician
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Osby
129.5 residents/politician
National (municipal mean)
221.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Calculated and specialised measures

The measures below are not official municipal observations in the same sense as the tables above. They are calculated by Sverigefakta or taken from situation reports and model estimates, and are therefore reported separately.

Estimated net cost per resident per year
Model estimate
Note: Model estimate = (received / 5) × Ruist's average annual net cost per person (SEK 74,000 in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

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About the data. The comparison uses the municipal engine's verified time series — the same figures, definitions and sources as the municipal pages. For every metric we use the latest period in which all selected municipalities have a verified value. If no common period exists the metric is omitted entirely; nothing is imputed and years are never mixed within a row.

About the tool

Compare municipalities — method, units and sources

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Method & limitations

  • All compared municipalities are shown for the same year per indicator. Where an indicator is missing '—' is displayed.
  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
  • The national mean is the source's own national row (SCB / Kolada / Migrationsverket) — not an average of municipalities.
  • Ranking or best/worst colours are only used where the indicator has a clear direction (e.g. upper-secondary eligibility, higher is better).
  • Net cost is a model estimate: Ruist's 74,000 SEK/year × arrivals 2020–2024 / population. Not official municipal accounts.
  • The clear button resets selections. URL parameters make the comparison shareable.

Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

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agencies/institutions

2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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Definitions

How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover

Per capita / per 1,000 / per 100,000
Normalising an absolute number by population size, so municipalities of different sizes can be compared. Shootings, for example, are usually reported per 100,000 inhabitants.
Median vs mean
The median is the middle value in a sorted series. The mean is the sum divided by the count and is much more sensitive to outliers. Incomes and wealth are therefore usually reported as medians.
Ranking & percentile
The ranking is the municipality's place in the sorted list of all 290 municipalities. The percentile is the share below the municipality — rank 29 of 290 ≈ the 90th percentile.Ties use shared ranking (e.g. two municipalities both at rank 10).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

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