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Overview

Askersund
County: Örebro län
Population 2025: 11,374
Full municipal profile
Laxå
County: Örebro län
Population 2025: 5,436
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

Askersund
11,374 peopleHighest
Laxå
5,436.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Askersund
-0.8 %Highest
Laxå
-3.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Askersund
21.9 %Lowest
Laxå
22.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Askersund
337,400 SEKHighest
Laxå
312,000 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Askersund
81.1 %Lowest
Laxå
82.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Askersund
12.6 %Lowest
Laxå
18.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Askersund
84.5 yearsLowest
Laxå
86.2 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Askersund
918.7 /100kLowest
Laxå
1,164.5 /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: Askersund moves from 11,449 (2002) to 11,374 (2025) — down 75 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearAskersundLaxå
2 00211 4496 471
2 00311 5396 366
2 00411 4776 267
2 00511 4616 136
2 00611 4706 046
2 00711 3945 922
2 00811 3865 870
2 00911 3075 786
2 01011 2785 686
2 01111 1345 622
2 01211 0115 552
2 01311 0965 580
2 01411 1195 664
2 01511 1515 656
2 01611 2825 709
2 01711 1755 643
2 01811 3135 637
2 01911 3775 683
2 02011 4715 659
2 02111 5345 582
2 02211 4975 576
2 02311 4785 497
2 02411 4775 423
2 02511 3745 436

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

Askersund
-103.0 peopleLowest
Laxå
13.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Askersund
2.0 %Highest
Laxå
-3.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Askersund
19.5 %Lowest
Laxå
19.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Askersund
50.2 %Highest
Laxå
49.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Askersund
21.1 %Lowest
Laxå
21.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Askersund
9.2 %Lowest
Laxå
9.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Askersund
156.0 peopleHighest
Laxå
68.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Askersund
82.0 peopleHighest
Laxå
31.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Askersund
0.99 ratioLowest
Laxå
1.03 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Askersund
569.0 peopleHighest
Laxå
360.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Askersund
-31.0 peopleLowest
Laxå
-11.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Askersund
588.0 peopleHighest
Laxå
353.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)
2023 · %

Askersund
1.7 %Lowest
Laxå
2.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.6

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

Askersund
60.5 %Lowest
Laxå
65.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2023 · households

Askersund
124.0 householdsHighest
Laxå
63.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
520.5

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

Askersund
72.5 %Highest
Laxå
66.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Askersund
5.8 %Lowest
Laxå
5.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Askersund
19,256 SEK/residentLowest
Laxå
23,866 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Askersund
3,798.6 SEK/residentHighest
Laxå
3,497.7 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Askersund
-0.7 %Lowest
Laxå
2.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Askersund
280,664 SEKHighest
Laxå
259,799 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Askersund
18.0 %Lowest
Laxå
19.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Askersund
81.1 %Lowest
Laxå
82.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Askersund
70.3 %Highest
Laxå
65.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Askersund
63.9 %Lowest
Laxå
72.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Askersund
71.1 %Lowest
Laxå
75.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Askersund
204.0 pointsLowest
Laxå
213.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Askersund
203.2 pointsLowest
Laxå
211.6 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Askersund
7.0 dwellingsHighest
Laxå
0.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Askersund
177.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Laxå
210.1 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Askersund
0.6 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Laxå
0.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Askersund
16,636 SEK/m²Highest
Laxå
4,925.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Askersund
14,858 SEK/m²Highest
Laxå
11,128 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Askersund
33.6 %Lowest
Laxå
43.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Askersund
79.3 yearsLowest
Laxå
80.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Askersund
39.4 %Lowest
Laxå
73.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Askersund
0.3 %Lowest
Laxå
0.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Askersund
866.2 /100kLowest
Laxå
1,349.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Askersund
7,384.4 /100kLowest
Laxå
10,998 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Askersund
1,426.1 /100kLowest
Laxå
1,996.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Askersund
0.0 /100k
Laxå
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Askersund
516.2 /100kLowest
Laxå
1,238.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Askersund
262.5 /100kHighest
Laxå
203.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Askersund
2.0 assignments/politicianLowest
Laxå
2.3 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Askersund
124.8 residents/politicianHighest
Laxå
78.6 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Askersund
3.3 %Lowest
Laxå
4.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Askersund
1.1 %Lowest
Laxå
1.4 %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.

Askersund
-98 SEK
Laxå
-543 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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  • 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

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2

reports & studies

6

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Definitions

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Per capita / per 1,000 / per 100,000
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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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