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Overview

Göteborg
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 608,993
Full municipal profile
Mölndal
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 71,420
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

Göteborg
608,993 peopleHighest
Mölndal
71,420 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Göteborg
5.1 %Highest
Mölndal
3.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Göteborg
21.1 %Highest
Mölndal
20.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Göteborg
369,000 SEKLowest
Mölndal
421,000 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Göteborg
82.8 %Lowest
Mölndal
85.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Göteborg
16.8 %Highest
Mölndal
12.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Göteborg
84.9 yearsLowest
Mölndal
85.4 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Göteborg
1,147.5 /100kHighest
Mölndal
656.2 /100kLowest
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: Göteborg moves from 474,921 (2002) to 608,993 (2024) — up 134,072 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearGöteborgMölndal
2 002474 92157 079
2 003478 05557 523
2 004481 41057 752
2 005484 94258 234
2 006489 75758 938
2 007493 50259 430
2 008500 19759 812
2 009507 33060 381
2 010513 75160 973
2 011520 37461 337
2 012526 08961 659
2 013533 27161 978
2 014541 14562 927
2 015548 19063 340
2 016556 64064 465
2 017564 03966 121
2 018571 86868 152
2 019579 28169 364
2 020583 05669 901
2 021587 54969 943
2 022596 84170 109
2 023604 61670 534
2 024608 99371 420

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

Göteborg
4,377.0 peopleHighest
Mölndal
886.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Göteborg
12.5 %Lowest
Mölndal
13.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Göteborg
20.9 %Lowest
Mölndal
23.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Göteborg
63.0 %Highest
Mölndal
59.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Göteborg
11.7 %Highest
Mölndal
11.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Göteborg
4.5 %Lowest
Mölndal
4.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Göteborg
4,129.0 peopleHighest
Mölndal
486.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Göteborg
6,878.0 peopleHighest
Mölndal
804.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Göteborg
0.59 ratioLowest
Mölndal
0.67 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Göteborg
36,294 peopleHighest
Mölndal
6,031.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Göteborg
767.0 peopleHighest
Mölndal
333.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Göteborg
34,772 peopleHighest
Mölndal
5,635.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Göteborg
2.8 %Highest
Mölndal
1.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Göteborg
64.2 %Lowest
Mölndal
71.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Göteborg
11,039 householdsHighest
Mölndal
675.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Göteborg
69.5 %Lowest
Mölndal
77.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Göteborg
5.7 %Highest
Mölndal
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

Göteborg
11,041 SEK/residentHighest
Mölndal
10,052 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Göteborg
8,350.7 SEK/residentHighest
Mölndal
4,099.1 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Göteborg
3.9 %Lowest
Mölndal
8.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Göteborg
319,363 SEKLowest
Mölndal
348,490 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Göteborg
28.5 %Lowest
Mölndal
54.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Göteborg
79.5 %Lowest
Mölndal
85.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Göteborg
72.2 %Lowest
Mölndal
76.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Göteborg
70.1 %Lowest
Mölndal
77.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Göteborg
71.8 %Lowest
Mölndal
78.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Göteborg
231.0 pointsLowest
Mölndal
241.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Göteborg
232.2 pointsLowest
Mölndal
239.2 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Göteborg
2,068.0 dwellingsHighest
Mölndal
296.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Göteborg
272.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Mölndal
156.9 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Göteborg
0.1 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Mölndal
0.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Göteborg
45,692 SEK/m²Highest
Mölndal
40,077 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Göteborg
48,259 SEK/m²Highest
Mölndal
44,698 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Göteborg
40.7 %Highest
Mölndal
35.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Göteborg
81.4 yearsLowest
Mölndal
82.4 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Göteborg
78.4 %Lowest
Mölndal
78.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Göteborg
0.5 %Lowest
Mölndal
0.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Göteborg
1,557.8 /100kHighest
Mölndal
1,024.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Göteborg
13,878 /100kHighest
Mölndal
9,543.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Göteborg
2,431.0 /100kHighest
Mölndal
2,141.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Göteborg
14.7 /100kHighest
Mölndal
8.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Göteborg
1,332.6 /100kHighest
Mölndal
699.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Göteborg
210.1 /100kHighest
Mölndal
146.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Göteborg
1.3 assignments/politicianLowest
Mölndal
1.7 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Göteborg
1,380.9 residents/politicianHighest
Mölndal
394.6 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Göteborg
0.2 %Lowest
Mölndal
5.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Göteborg
4.1 %Highest
Mölndal
1.1 %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.

Göteborg
-128 SEK
Mölndal
-153 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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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.
  • The clear button resets selections. URL parameters make the comparison shareable.

Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

4

agencies/institutions

2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

All primary sources

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

No — we cap at four. Beyond that the table becomes hard to read on mobile and colour coding loses its meaning. Use /en/comparisons for county-vs-county perspectives.