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Skara
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 18,707
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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Skara
18,707 people
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Skara
-0.7 %
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Skara
346,300 SEK
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Skara
78.8 %
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Skara
14.1 %
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Skara
85.1 years
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Skara
1,057.1 /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: Skara moves from 18,311 (2002) to 18,707 (2024) — up 396 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearSkara
2 00218 311
2 00318 360
2 00418 507
2 00518 578
2 00618 595
2 00718 544
2 00818 518
2 00918 455
2 01018 314
2 01118 220
2 01218 281
2 01318 580
2 01418 747
2 01518 711
2 01618 979
2 01718 843
2 01818 829
2 01918 837
2 02018 695
2 02118 732
2 02218 755
2 02318 654
2 02418 707

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

Skara
53.0 people
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Skara
-0.2 %
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Skara
22.2 %
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Skara
54.2 %
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Skara
16.3 %
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Skara
0.85 ratio
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Skara
1,114.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Skara
-10.0 people
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Skara
1,050.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2024 · %

Skara
75.0 %
National (municipal mean)
61.2

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

Skara
71.4 %
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Skara
8.8 %
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Skara
16,920 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Skara
5,075.1 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Skara
2.8 %
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Skara
277,319 SEK
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Skara
31.3 %
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Skara
76.9 %
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Skara
60.6 %
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Skara
65.0 %
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Skara
210.0 points
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Skara
206.1 points
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Skara
58.0 dwellings
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Skara
197.8 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Skara
0.2 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Skara
6,045.0 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Skara
15,571 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Skara
36.3 %
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

Skara
1,772.6 /100k
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Skara
12,888 /100k
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Skara
1,986.1 /100k
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Skara
10.7 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Skara
1,009.1 /100k
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Skara
234.9 /100k
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Skara
1.8 assignments/politician
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Skara
150.9 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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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

4

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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