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GislavedprofileVärnamoprofile

Overview

Gislaved
County: Jönköpings län
Population 2025: 28,633
Full municipal profile
Värnamo
County: Jönköpings län
Population 2025: 34,549
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

Gislaved
28,633 peopleLowest
Värnamo
34,549 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Gislaved
-3.4 %Lowest
Värnamo
0.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Gislaved
22.0 %Highest
Värnamo
21.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Gislaved
351,000 SEKLowest
Värnamo
363,100 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Gislaved
74.2 %Lowest
Värnamo
75.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Gislaved
22.0 %Highest
Värnamo
12.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Gislaved
85.2 yearsLowest
Värnamo
85.5 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Gislaved
875.3 /100kLowest
Värnamo
929.4 /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: Gislaved moves from 29,976 (2002) to 28,633 (2025) — down 1,343 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearGislavedVärnamo
2 00229 97632 252
2 00329 95632 350
2 00429 75032 464
2 00529 48932 700
2 00629 32732 841
2 00729 33032 930
2 00829 38032 823
2 00929 21232 753
2 01029 11132 833
2 01128 86832 934
2 01228 73233 012
2 01328 71333 155
2 01428 73733 334
2 01529 27233 473
2 01629 47833 906
2 01729 62934 206
2 01829 85734 428
2 01929 96334 560
2 02029 63534 530
2 02129 55634 661
2 02229 48134 692
2 02329 01434 601
2 02428 93634 542
2 02528 63334 549

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

Gislaved
-303.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
7.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Gislaved
-2.2 %Lowest
Värnamo
3.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

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

Gislaved
23.2 %Highest
Värnamo
22.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Gislaved
54.2 %Highest
Värnamo
53.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Gislaved
15.6 %Lowest
Värnamo
16.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Gislaved
7.0 %Lowest
Värnamo
7.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Gislaved
296.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
336.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Gislaved
216.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
321.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Gislaved
0.85 ratioLowest
Värnamo
0.86 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Gislaved
1,119.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
1,471.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Gislaved
-153.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
16.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Gislaved
1,329.0 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 · %

Gislaved
1.7 %Lowest
Värnamo
2.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Gislaved
68.8 %Highest
Värnamo
63.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Gislaved
249.0 householdsLowest
Värnamo
423.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Gislaved
72.8 %Lowest
Värnamo
76.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Gislaved
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

Gislaved
15,862 SEK/residentHighest
Värnamo
13,871 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Gislaved
4,757.4 SEK/residentLowest
Värnamo
5,673.9 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Gislaved
1.2 %Lowest
Värnamo
6.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Gislaved
278,039 SEKLowest
Värnamo
295,097 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Gislaved
49.8 %Highest
Värnamo
47.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Gislaved
73.7 %Lowest
Värnamo
75.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Gislaved
56.6 %Lowest
Värnamo
64.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Gislaved
57.6 %Lowest
Värnamo
62.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Gislaved
63.3 %Lowest
Värnamo
66.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Gislaved
209.0 pointsLowest
Värnamo
223.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Gislaved
208.3 pointsLowest
Värnamo
223.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Gislaved
17.0 dwellingsLowest
Värnamo
32.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Gislaved
170.1 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

Gislaved
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

Gislaved
6,576.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Värnamo
16,350 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Gislaved
11,815 SEK/m²Lowest
Värnamo
19,148 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Gislaved
45.6 %Highest
Värnamo
36.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Gislaved
82.2 yearsHighest
Värnamo
82.1 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Gislaved
85.2 %Highest
Värnamo
76.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

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

Crime

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

Gislaved
1,597.9 /100kLowest
Värnamo
1,630.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Gislaved
10,063 /100kLowest
Värnamo
10,606 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Gislaved
2,421.1 /100kHighest
Värnamo
2,296.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Gislaved
0.0 /100k
Värnamo
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Gislaved
1,281.8 /100kLowest
Värnamo
1,459.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Gislaved
163.3 /100kHighest
Värnamo
139.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Gislaved
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Värnamo
1.4 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Gislaved
203.8 residents/politicianHighest
Värnamo
193.0 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Gislaved
1.4 %Lowest
Värnamo
1.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Gislaved
2.1 %Highest
Värnamo
1.7 %Lowest
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.

Gislaved
-157 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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  • 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

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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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