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GrästorpprofileEssungaprofile

Overview

Grästorp
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2025: 5,589
Full municipal profile
Essunga
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2025: 5,582
Full municipal profile

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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

Grästorp
5,589.0 peopleHighest
Essunga
5,582.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Grästorp
-1.7 %Highest
Essunga
-1.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Grästorp
22.0 %Highest
Essunga
21.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Grästorp
339,700 SEKHighest
Essunga
326,100 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Grästorp
8.1 %Lowest
Essunga
9.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Grästorp
84.3 yearsHighest
Essunga
83.7 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Grästorp
788.7 /100kHighest
Essunga
701.5 /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: Grästorp moves from 5,848 (2002) to 5,589 (2025) — down 259 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearGrästorpEssunga
2 0025 8485 757
2 0035 8355 736
2 0045 7945 750
2 0055 7625 717
2 0065 8095 651
2 0075 8315 638
2 0085 8515 625
2 0095 8575 601
2 0105 7765 564
2 0115 6745 493
2 0125 6395 502
2 0135 6415 494
2 0145 6305 538
2 0155 6445 590
2 0165 7215 620
2 0175 7505 647
2 0185 7315 671
2 0195 6935 654
2 0205 6855 687
2 0215 7305 698
2 0225 6465 717
2 0235 5635 656
2 0245 5555 560
2 0255 5895 582

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

Grästorp
34.0 peopleHighest
Essunga
22.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Grästorp
-1.0 %Lowest
Essunga
-0.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

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

Grästorp
20.5 %Lowest
Essunga
22.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Grästorp
51.9 %Highest
Essunga
50.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Grästorp
19.7 %Lowest
Essunga
20.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Grästorp
8.0 %Highest
Essunga
7.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Grästorp
72.0 peopleHighest
Essunga
66.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Grästorp
46.0 people
Essunga
46.0 people
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Grästorp
0.93 ratioLowest
Essunga
0.99 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Grästorp
304.0 peopleHighest
Essunga
287.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Grästorp
65.0 peopleHighest
Essunga
12.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Grästorp
237.0 peopleLowest
Essunga
268.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Grästorp
1.5 %Lowest
Essunga
2.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Grästorp
46.0 householdsLowest
Essunga
88.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Grästorp
75.3 %Highest
Essunga
73.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Grästorp
5.7 %Lowest
Essunga
10.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Grästorp
16,978 SEK/residentHighest
Essunga
15,629 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Grästorp
2,521.2 SEK/residentLowest
Essunga
4,089.9 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Grästorp
0.2 %Lowest
Essunga
0.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Grästorp
281,726 SEKHighest
Essunga
256,061 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Grästorp
34.9 %Lowest
Essunga
39.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Grästorp
30.0 dwellingsHighest
Essunga
3.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Grästorp
132.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Essunga
137.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Grästorp
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Essunga
0.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Grästorp
10,584 SEK/m²Lowest
Essunga
11,625 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Grästorp
14,811 SEK/m²Highest
Essunga
11,569 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Grästorp
30.6 %Lowest
Essunga
33.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Grästorp
81.6 yearsHighest
Essunga
79.5 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Grästorp
85.2 %Highest
Essunga
84.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Grästorp
0.6 %Highest
Essunga
0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Grästorp
1,003.9 /100kLowest
Essunga
1,259.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Grästorp
7,582.7 /100kLowest
Essunga
8,651.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Grästorp
1,380.3 /100kLowest
Essunga
1,780.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Grästorp
0.0 /100k
Essunga
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Grästorp
358.5 /100kLowest
Essunga
467.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Grästorp
197.2 /100kHighest
Essunga
89.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Grästorp
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
Essunga
2.0 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Grästorp
86.8 residents/politicianHighest
Essunga
84.2 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Grästorp
1.6 %Highest
Essunga
1.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Grästorp
1.6 %Highest
Essunga
1.5 %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.

Grästorp
-108 SEK
Essunga
-125 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

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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

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

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