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Overview

Alvesta
County: Kronobergs län
Population 2024: 19,830
Full municipal profile
Värnamo
County: Jönköpings län
Population 2024: 34,542
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)
2024 · people

Alvesta
19,830 peopleLowest
Värnamo
34,542 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Alvesta
-1.5 %Lowest
Värnamo
-0.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Alvesta
21.4 %Lowest
Värnamo
21.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Alvesta
331,800 SEKLowest
Värnamo
363,100 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Alvesta
83.3 %Highest
Värnamo
75.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Alvesta
25.8 %Highest
Värnamo
12.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Alvesta
85.4 yearsLowest
Värnamo
85.5 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Alvesta
830.0 /100kLowest
Värnamo
929.4 /100kHighest
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: Alvesta moves from 18,930 (2002) to 19,830 (2024) — up 900 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearAlvestaVärnamo
2 00218 93032 252
2 00318 87932 350
2 00418 86532 464
2 00518 68432 700
2 00618 74132 841
2 00718 77632 930
2 00818 77532 823
2 00918 75732 753
2 01018 80232 833
2 01118 91732 934
2 01219 03433 012
2 01319 28033 155
2 01419 50333 334
2 01519 58133 473
2 01619 85033 906
2 01720 02634 206
2 01820 15034 428
2 01920 13434 560
2 02020 22434 530
2 02120 28734 661
2 02220 25734 692
2 02320 04034 601
2 02419 83034 542

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

Alvesta
-210.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
-59.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Alvesta
1.7 %Lowest
Värnamo
3.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Alvesta
24.4 %Highest
Värnamo
22.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Alvesta
51.4 %Lowest
Värnamo
53.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Alvesta
16.8 %Highest
Värnamo
16.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Alvesta
7.3 %Highest
Värnamo
7.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Alvesta
199.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
336.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Alvesta
180.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
321.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Alvesta
0.94 ratioHighest
Värnamo
0.86 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Alvesta
958.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
1,471.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Alvesta
-147.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
16.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Alvesta
1,082.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
1,478.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Alvesta
4.8 %Highest
Värnamo
2.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Alvesta
45.0 %Lowest
Värnamo
63.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Alvesta
483.0 householdsHighest
Värnamo
423.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Alvesta
64.8 %Lowest
Värnamo
76.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Alvesta
7.7 %Highest
Värnamo
5.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Alvesta
16,673 SEK/residentHighest
Värnamo
13,871 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Alvesta
5,293.7 SEK/residentLowest
Värnamo
5,673.9 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Alvesta
-0.8 %Lowest
Värnamo
6.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Alvesta
253,673 SEKLowest
Värnamo
295,097 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Alvesta
40.9 %Lowest
Värnamo
47.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Alvesta
83.3 %Highest
Värnamo
75.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Alvesta
66.9 %Highest
Värnamo
64.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Alvesta
65.1 %Highest
Värnamo
62.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Alvesta
67.4 %Highest
Värnamo
66.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Alvesta
210.0 pointsLowest
Värnamo
223.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Alvesta
209.3 pointsLowest
Värnamo
223.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Alvesta
61.0 dwellingsHighest
Värnamo
32.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Alvesta
159.5 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Värnamo
184.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Alvesta
0.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Värnamo
0.9 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Alvesta
13,295 SEK/m²Lowest
Värnamo
16,350 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Alvesta
14,023 SEK/m²Lowest
Värnamo
19,148 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Alvesta
49.7 %Highest
Värnamo
36.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Alvesta
82.1 yearsLowest
Värnamo
82.1 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Alvesta
78.5 %Highest
Värnamo
76.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Alvesta
0.4 %Highest
Värnamo
0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Alvesta
1,401.9 /100kLowest
Värnamo
1,630.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Alvesta
8,340.7 /100kLowest
Värnamo
10,606 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Alvesta
1,867.6 /100kLowest
Värnamo
2,296.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Alvesta
20.2 /100kHighest
Värnamo
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Alvesta
819.9 /100kLowest
Värnamo
1,459.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Alvesta
182.2 /100kHighest
Värnamo
139.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Alvesta
2.0 assignments/politicianHighest
Värnamo
1.4 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Alvesta
157.4 residents/politicianLowest
Värnamo
193.0 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Alvesta
7.1 %Highest
Värnamo
1.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Alvesta
0.8 %Lowest
Värnamo
1.7 %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.

Alvesta
-106 SEK
Värnamo
-139 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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Compare municipalities — method, units and sources

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  • 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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