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Essunga
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 5,560
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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Essunga
5,560.0 people
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Essunga
-1.7 %
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Essunga
326,100 SEK
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Essunga
64.6 %
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Essunga
9.5 %
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Essunga
83.7 years
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Essunga
701.5 /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: Essunga moves from 5,757 (2002) to 5,560 (2024) — down 197 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearEssunga
2 0025 757
2 0035 736
2 0045 750
2 0055 717
2 0065 651
2 0075 638
2 0085 625
2 0095 601
2 0105 564
2 0115 493
2 0125 502
2 0135 494
2 0145 538
2 0155 590
2 0165 620
2 0175 647
2 0185 671
2 0195 654
2 0205 687
2 0215 698
2 0225 717
2 0235 656
2 0245 560

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

Essunga
-96.0 people
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Essunga
0.4 %
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Essunga
22.3 %
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Essunga
50.2 %
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Essunga
20.0 %
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Residents aged 80+, share (%)
2025 · %

Essunga
7.5 %
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Essunga
0.99 ratio
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Essunga
287.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Essunga
12.0 people
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Essunga
268.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)
2025 · %

Essunga
2.7 %
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Essunga
73.3 %
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Essunga
10.1 %
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Essunga
15,629 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Essunga
4,089.9 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Essunga
0.3 %
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Essunga
256,061 SEK
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Essunga
39.9 %
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Essunga
64.6 %
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Essunga
81.3 %
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Essunga
74.5 %
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Essunga
179.0 points
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Essunga
177.6 points
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Essunga
3.0 dwellings
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Essunga
137.4 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Essunga
0.5 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Essunga
11,625 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Essunga
11,569 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Essunga
33.7 %
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Essunga
79.5 years
National (municipal mean)
81.3
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Essunga
1,259.1 /100k
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Essunga
8,651.9 /100k
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Essunga
1,780.7 /100k
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Essunga
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Essunga
467.7 /100k
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Essunga
89.9 /100k
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Essunga
2.0 assignments/politician
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Essunga
84.2 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.

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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.
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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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