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ÄlmhultprofileOsbyprofile

Overview

Älmhult
County: Kronobergs län
Population 2025: 17,602
Full municipal profile
Osby
County: Skåne län
Population 2025: 12,849
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

Sverigefakta does not rank municipalities as good or bad. “Highest” and “Lowest” describe only the numeric value among the selected municipalities.

Population (31 Dec)
2025 · people

Älmhult
17,602 peopleHighest
Osby
12,849 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Älmhult
-1.6 %Highest
Osby
-2.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Älmhult
21.9 %Lowest
Osby
22.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Älmhult
359,400 SEKHighest
Osby
319,900 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Älmhult
82.1 %Highest
Osby
78.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Älmhult
19.5 %Highest
Osby
12.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Älmhult
85.6 yearsHighest
Osby
84.7 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Älmhult
823.1 /100kLowest
Osby
852.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2025 · people · Municipalities

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

Population (31 Dec) over time: Älmhult moves from 15,444 (2002) to 17,602 (2025) — up 2,158 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearÄlmhultOsby
2 00215 44412 637
2 00315 43712 707
2 00415 42112 625
2 00515 34612 600
2 00615 36812 634
2 00715 37812 623
2 00815 41112 648
2 00915 57012 656
2 01015 60312 724
2 01115 62912 699
2 01215 72412 637
2 01315 75912 713
2 01415 90812 828
2 01516 16812 954
2 01616 61813 149
2 01717 14813 182
2 01817 56813 267
2 01917 65113 208
2 02017 88413 198
2 02117 96313 269
2 02218 09213 238
2 02317 93213 106
2 02417 65312 947
2 02517 60212 849

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

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Älmhult
-51.0 peopleHighest
Osby
-98.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Älmhult
8.9 %Highest
Osby
-0.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Älmhult
25.0 %Highest
Osby
22.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Älmhult
53.8 %Highest
Osby
51.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Älmhult
14.6 %Lowest
Osby
17.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Älmhult
6.7 %Lowest
Osby
9.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Älmhult
141.0 peopleLowest
Osby
144.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Älmhult
138.0 peopleHighest
Osby
98.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Älmhult
0.86 ratioLowest
Osby
0.95 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Älmhult
914.0 peopleHighest
Osby
654.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Älmhult
-105.0 peopleLowest
Osby
-38.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Älmhult
978.0 peopleHighest
Osby
693.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Älmhult
2.6 %Lowest
Osby
3.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Älmhult
53.8 %Highest
Osby
25.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Älmhult
225.0 householdsLowest
Osby
261.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Älmhult
71.5 %Highest
Osby
64.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Älmhult
7.5 %Lowest
Osby
8.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Älmhult
14,193 SEK/residentLowest
Osby
18,454 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Älmhult
3,484.2 SEK/residentLowest
Osby
8,063.2 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Älmhult
2.2 %Lowest
Osby
3.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Älmhult
306,730 SEKHighest
Osby
257,879 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Älmhult
23.5 %Lowest
Osby
36.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Älmhult
82.1 %Highest
Osby
78.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects (%)
2025 · %

Älmhult
60.4 %Lowest
Osby
66.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Älmhult
55.6 %Lowest
Osby
61.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Älmhult
67.3 %Lowest
Osby
75.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Älmhult
218.0 pointsHighest
Osby
216.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Älmhult
218.4 pointsHighest
Osby
214.1 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Älmhult
46.0 dwellingsHighest
Osby
4.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Älmhult
177.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Osby
166.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Älmhult
0.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Osby
0.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Älmhult
14,842 SEK/m²Highest
Osby
6,986.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Älmhult
17,340 SEK/m²Highest
Osby
11,315 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Älmhult
42.2 %Highest
Osby
36.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Älmhult
83.0 yearsHighest
Osby
81.3 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)
2025 · %

Älmhult
82.2 %Highest
Osby
76.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)
2025 · %

Älmhult
0.4 %Lowest
Osby
0.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Älmhult
1,464.6 /100kLowest
Osby
1,689.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Älmhult
10,019 /100kLowest
Osby
11,307 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Älmhult
2,463.7 /100kLowest
Osby
2,960.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Älmhult
5.7 /100kHighest
Osby
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Älmhult
811.8 /100kHighest
Osby
736.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Älmhult
198.7 /100kHighest
Osby
155.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Älmhult
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Osby
1.9 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Älmhult
171.4 residents/politicianHighest
Osby
129.5 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Älmhult
1.9 %Highest
Osby
1.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

Elected municipal politicians full-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Älmhult
1.0 %Lowest
Osby
1.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
1.5
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.

Älmhult
-99 SEK
Osby
-68 SEK
National
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

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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