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Overview

Filipstad
County: Värmlands län
Population 2025: 9,647
Full municipal profile
Karlstad
County: Värmlands län
Population 2025: 99,004
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

Filipstad
9,647.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
99,004 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Filipstad
-8.2 %Lowest
Karlstad
4.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Filipstad
22.3 %Highest
Karlstad
21.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Filipstad
291,700 SEKLowest
Karlstad
352,400 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Filipstad
87.6 %Lowest
Karlstad
88.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Filipstad
12.4 %Highest
Karlstad
8.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Filipstad
82.6 yearsLowest
Karlstad
85.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Filipstad
1,484.5 /100kHighest
Karlstad
781.4 /100kLowest
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: Filipstad moves from 11,178 (2002) to 9,647 (2025) — down 1,531 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearFilipstadKarlstad
2 00211 17880 934
2 00311 12181 343
2 00411 08181 768
2 00511 01782 096
2 00610 95282 878
2 00710 78283 641
2 00810 68283 994
2 00910 62684 736
2 01010 56285 753
2 01110 51486 409
2 01210 54986 929
2 01310 56387 786
2 01410 61388 350
2 01510 62589 245
2 01610 96090 198
2 01710 78391 120
2 01810 83792 497
2 01910 64493 898
2 02010 50394 828
2 02110 40395 408
2 02210 31596 466
2 02310 03497 233
2 0249 77698 084
2 0259 64799 004

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

Filipstad
-129.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
920.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Filipstad
-9.2 %Lowest
Karlstad
10.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

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

Filipstad
19.7 %Lowest
Karlstad
20.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Filipstad
48.9 %Lowest
Karlstad
58.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Filipstad
21.5 %Highest
Karlstad
14.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Filipstad
9.9 %Highest
Karlstad
6.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Filipstad
136.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
887.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Filipstad
53.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
866.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Filipstad
1.04 ratioHighest
Karlstad
0.71 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Filipstad
459.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
6,228.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Filipstad
-108.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
854.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Filipstad
532.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
5,288.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Filipstad
5.7 %Highest
Karlstad
3.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Filipstad
34.5 %Lowest
Karlstad
63.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Filipstad
316.0 householdsLowest
Karlstad
1,906.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Filipstad
55.8 %Lowest
Karlstad
69.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Filipstad
9.2 %Highest
Karlstad
5.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Filipstad
23,364 SEK/residentHighest
Karlstad
12,123 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Filipstad
9,047.5 SEK/residentHighest
Karlstad
6,404.7 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Filipstad
-0.7 %Lowest
Karlstad
3.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Filipstad
236,245 SEKLowest
Karlstad
286,957 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Filipstad
18.7 %Lowest
Karlstad
35.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Filipstad
87.6 %Highest
Karlstad
87.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Filipstad
69.1 %Lowest
Karlstad
74.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Filipstad
60.0 %Lowest
Karlstad
77.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Filipstad
65.1 %Lowest
Karlstad
80.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Filipstad
209.0 pointsLowest
Karlstad
228.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Filipstad
208.9 pointsLowest
Karlstad
228.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Filipstad
2.0 dwellingsLowest
Karlstad
1,031.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Filipstad
177.5 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Karlstad
265.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Filipstad
0.2 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Karlstad
0.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Filipstad
1,300.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlstad
25,660 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Filipstad
6,554.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlstad
25,950 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Filipstad
36.3 %Highest
Karlstad
30.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Filipstad
79.3 yearsLowest
Karlstad
82.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Filipstad
76.0 %Lowest
Karlstad
77.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Filipstad
0.7 %Highest
Karlstad
0.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Filipstad
1,371.1 /100kHighest
Karlstad
900.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Filipstad
9,370.7 /100kLowest
Karlstad
9,959.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Filipstad
1,298.9 /100kLowest
Karlstad
1,523.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Filipstad
0.0 /100kLowest
Karlstad
8.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Filipstad
865.9 /100kHighest
Karlstad
725.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Filipstad
268.0 /100kHighest
Karlstad
161.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Filipstad
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Karlstad
1.5 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Filipstad
128.6 residents/politicianLowest
Karlstad
422.8 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Filipstad
2.6 %Highest
Karlstad
1.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Filipstad
0.0 %Lowest
Karlstad
0.9 %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.

Filipstad
-92 SEK
Karlstad
-124 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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