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Overview

Hagfors
County: Värmlands län
Population 2024: 11,418
Full municipal profile
Karlstad
County: Värmlands län
Population 2024: 98,084
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Hagfors
11,418 peopleLowest
Karlstad
98,084 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Hagfors
-1.6 %Lowest
Karlstad
4.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Hagfors
22.0 %Highest
Karlstad
21.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Hagfors
308,800 SEKLowest
Karlstad
352,400 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Hagfors
77.3 %Lowest
Karlstad
88.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Hagfors
10.0 %Highest
Karlstad
8.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Hagfors
83.7 yearsLowest
Karlstad
85.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Hagfors
729.9 /100kLowest
Karlstad
781.4 /100kHighest
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: Hagfors moves from 13,797 (2002) to 11,418 (2024) — down 2,379 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearHagforsKarlstad
2 00213 79780 934
2 00313 64881 343
2 00413 49681 768
2 00513 33782 096
2 00613 12782 878
2 00712 99383 641
2 00812 80483 994
2 00912 63684 736
2 01012 48085 753
2 01112 28286 409
2 01212 17086 929
2 01312 07187 786
2 01411 92188 350
2 01511 82489 245
2 01611 91790 198
2 01711 78291 120
2 01811 69892 497
2 01911 60693 898
2 02011 51794 828
2 02111 55395 408
2 02211 58996 466
2 02311 53697 233
2 02411 41898 084

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

Hagfors
-118.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
851.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Hagfors
-4.2 %Lowest
Karlstad
11.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Hagfors
18.0 %Lowest
Karlstad
20.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Hagfors
50.0 %Lowest
Karlstad
58.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Hagfors
22.1 %Highest
Karlstad
14.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

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

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Hagfors
164.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
887.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Hagfors
64.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
866.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Hagfors
1.00 ratioHighest
Karlstad
0.71 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Hagfors
477.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
6,228.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Hagfors
-124.0 peopleLowest
Karlstad
854.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Hagfors
468.0 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 · %

Hagfors
2.7 %Lowest
Karlstad
3.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Hagfors
66.7 %Highest
Karlstad
65.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Hagfors
201.0 householdsLowest
Karlstad
1,906.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Hagfors
57.3 %Lowest
Karlstad
69.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Hagfors
8.0 %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

Hagfors
23,751 SEK/residentHighest
Karlstad
12,123 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Hagfors
5,004.8 SEK/residentLowest
Karlstad
6,404.7 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Hagfors
3.9 %Highest
Karlstad
3.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Hagfors
250,891 SEKLowest
Karlstad
286,957 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Hagfors
40.2 %Highest
Karlstad
35.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Hagfors
77.3 %Lowest
Karlstad
87.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Hagfors
64.5 %Lowest
Karlstad
74.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Hagfors
74.5 %Lowest
Karlstad
77.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Hagfors
85.6 %Highest
Karlstad
80.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Hagfors
201.0 pointsLowest
Karlstad
228.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Hagfors
198.5 pointsLowest
Karlstad
228.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Hagfors
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

Hagfors
124.7 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

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

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Hagfors
803.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlstad
25,660 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Hagfors
7,775.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlstad
25,950 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Hagfors
29.8 %Lowest
Karlstad
30.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Hagfors
78.5 yearsLowest
Karlstad
82.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Hagfors
82.4 %Highest
Karlstad
77.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Hagfors
0.8 %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

Hagfors
1,275.2 /100kHighest
Karlstad
900.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Hagfors
7,739.0 /100kLowest
Karlstad
9,959.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Hagfors
967.4 /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

Hagfors
35.2 /100kHighest
Karlstad
8.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Hagfors
949.8 /100kHighest
Karlstad
725.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Hagfors
123.1 /100kLowest
Karlstad
161.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Hagfors
1.6 assignments/politicianHighest
Karlstad
1.5 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Hagfors
163.1 residents/politicianLowest
Karlstad
422.8 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Hagfors
0.0 %Lowest
Karlstad
1.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Hagfors
1.4 %Highest
Karlstad
0.9 %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.

Hagfors
-113 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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Primary sources

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2

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6

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Ranking & percentile
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Short answers to what is most often discussed

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