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Overview

Herrljunga
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 9,497
Full municipal profile
Vara
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 16,088
Full municipal profile

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Herrljunga
9,497.0 peopleLowest
Vara
16,088 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Herrljunga
0.3 %Lowest
Vara
0.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Herrljunga
21.9 %Highest
Vara
21.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Herrljunga
338,500 SEKHighest
Vara
329,700 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Herrljunga
71.2 %Lowest
Vara
77.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Herrljunga
10.6 %Lowest
Vara
15.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Herrljunga
84.6 yearsLowest
Vara
84.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Herrljunga
905.0 /100kHighest
Vara
822.5 /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: Herrljunga moves from 9,486 (2002) to 9,497 (2024) — up 11 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearHerrljungaVara
2 0029 48616 009
2 0039 44015 995
2 0049 41716 026
2 0059 30516 008
2 0069 24315 961
2 0079 30416 008
2 0089 28015 868
2 0099 34815 771
2 0109 31415 762
2 0119 28415 694
2 0129 28215 557
2 0139 27415 609
2 0149 37615 597
2 0159 34915 662
2 0169 48615 788
2 0179 48515 942
2 0189 49415 952
2 0199 46416 024
2 0209 44416 096
2 0219 50116 162
2 0229 51716 163
2 0239 44116 066
2 0249 49716 088

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

Herrljunga
56.0 peopleHighest
Vara
22.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Herrljunga
1.3 %Lowest
Vara
3.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Herrljunga
21.4 %Lowest
Vara
21.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Herrljunga
53.0 %Highest
Vara
53.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Herrljunga
17.9 %Highest
Vara
17.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Herrljunga
7.7 %Highest
Vara
7.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Herrljunga
104.0 peopleLowest
Vara
159.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Herrljunga
70.0 peopleLowest
Vara
124.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Herrljunga
0.89 ratioLowest
Vara
0.89 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Herrljunga
559.0 peopleLowest
Vara
791.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Herrljunga
34.0 peopleHighest
Vara
-67.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Herrljunga
522.0 peopleLowest
Vara
834.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Herrljunga
1.8 %Lowest
Vara
2.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Herrljunga
92.6 %Highest
Vara
78.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Herrljunga
109.0 householdsLowest
Vara
232.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Herrljunga
74.2 %Highest
Vara
70.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Herrljunga
5.1 %Lowest
Vara
7.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Herrljunga
16,186 SEK/residentLowest
Vara
16,794 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Herrljunga
6,756.2 SEK/residentHighest
Vara
6,289.1 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Herrljunga
2.3 %Highest
Vara
0.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Herrljunga
266,910 SEKHighest
Vara
261,913 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Herrljunga
58.9 %Highest
Vara
40.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Herrljunga
71.2 %Lowest
Vara
77.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Herrljunga
54.8 %Lowest
Vara
65.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Herrljunga
58.6 %Lowest
Vara
61.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Herrljunga
78.0 %Highest
Vara
69.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Herrljunga
211.0 pointsHighest
Vara
205.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Herrljunga
211.0 pointsHighest
Vara
203.6 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Herrljunga
7.0 dwellingsHighest
Vara
6.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Herrljunga
163.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Vara
139.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Herrljunga
0.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Vara
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Herrljunga
10,969 SEK/m²Highest
Vara
7,620.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Herrljunga
13,474 SEK/m²Highest
Vara
11,923 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Herrljunga
33.1 %Lowest
Vara
36.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Herrljunga
80.5 yearsLowest
Vara
81.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Herrljunga
65.2 %Lowest
Vara
87.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Herrljunga
0.7 %Highest
Vara
0.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Herrljunga
1,525.8 /100kHighest
Vara
1,140.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Herrljunga
9,470.7 /100kLowest
Vara
9,875.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Herrljunga
2,273.0 /100kLowest
Vara
2,673.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Herrljunga
0.0 /100kLowest
Vara
6.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Herrljunga
505.1 /100kLowest
Vara
828.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Herrljunga
136.8 /100kLowest
Vara
143.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Herrljunga
1.8 assignments/politicianLowest
Vara
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Herrljunga
100.0 residents/politicianLowest
Vara
174.9 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Herrljunga
1.1 %Lowest
Vara
3.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Herrljunga
1.1 %Lowest
Vara
1.1 %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.

Herrljunga
-132 SEK
Vara
-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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  • 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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2

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6

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Definitions

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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
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Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

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