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Overview

Jönköping
County: Jönköpings län
Population 2025: 148,152
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Värnamo
County: Jönköpings län
Population 2025: 34,534
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Population (31 Dec)
2025 · people

Jönköping
148,152 peopleHighest
Värnamo
34,534 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
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Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Jönköping
4.0 %Highest
Värnamo
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
—
Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Jönköping
21.6 %Highest
Värnamo
21.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Jönköping
359,900 SEKLowest
Värnamo
363,100 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
2025 · %

Jönköping
85.3 %Highest
Värnamo
75.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Jönköping
13.7 %Highest
Värnamo
12.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Jönköping
86.2 yearsHighest
Värnamo
85.5 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Jönköping
882.3 /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: Jönköping moves from 118,581 (2002) to 148,152 (2025) — up 29,571 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearJönköpingVärnamo
2,002118,58132,252
2,003119,34032,350
2,004119,92732,464
2,005120,96532,700
2,006122,19432,841
2,007123,70932,930
2,008125,15432,823
2,009126,33132,753
2,010127,38232,833
2,011128,30532,934
2,012129,47833,012
2,013130,79833,155
2,014132,14033,334
2,015133,31033,473
2,016135,29733,906
2,017137,48134,206
2,018139,22234,428
2,019141,08134,560
2,020142,42734,530
2,021143,57934,661
2,022145,11434,692
2,023146,16134,601
2,024147,65434,542
2,025148,15234,534

Observed published official statistics with no processing of our own

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Jönköping
498.0 peopleHighest
Värnamo
-8.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
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Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Jönköping
11.1 %Highest
Värnamo
3.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
—
Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

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

Jönköping
23.0 %Highest
Värnamo
22.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Jönköping
57.6 %Highest
Värnamo
53.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Jönköping
13.0 %Lowest
Värnamo
16.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Jönköping
6.3 %Lowest
Värnamo
7.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Jönköping
1,093.0 peopleHighest
Värnamo
336.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Jönköping
1,477.0 peopleHighest
Värnamo
321.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Jönköping
0.74 ratioLowest
Värnamo
0.86 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Jönköping
7,223.0 peopleHighest
Värnamo
1,471.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Jönköping
-247.0 peopleLowest
Värnamo
16.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Jönköping
7,110.0 peopleHighest
Värnamo
1,478.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Jönköping
2.1 %Lowest
Värnamo
2.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Jönköping
68.2 %Highest
Värnamo
63.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Jönköping
1,959.0 householdsHighest
Värnamo
423.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Jönköping
69.6 %Lowest
Värnamo
76.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Jönköping
5.2 %Lowest
Värnamo
5.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Jönköping
14,487 SEK/residentHighest
Värnamo
13,871 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Jönköping
6,067.9 SEK/residentHighest
Värnamo
5,673.9 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Jönköping
2.3 %Lowest
Värnamo
6.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Jönköping
287,480 SEKLowest
Värnamo
295,097 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Jönköping
35.4 %Lowest
Värnamo
47.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5

Net cost of preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Jönköping
10,599 SEK/residentHighest
Värnamo
9,893.8 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of compulsory school, preschool class–year 9, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Jönköping
13,500 SEK/residentLowest
Värnamo
14,848 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of disability services (SoL, LSS, SFB), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Jönköping
9,342.0 SEK/residentHighest
Värnamo
8,233.2 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of infrastructure, protection and related activities, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Jönköping
4,333.5 SEK/residentLowest
Värnamo
4,988.8 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
—
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Jönköping
86.8 %Highest
Värnamo
75.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%)
2025 · %

Jönköping
70.9 %Highest
Värnamo
64.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Jönköping
74.7 %Highest
Värnamo
62.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Jönköping
77.7 %Highest
Värnamo
66.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Jönköping
222.0 pointsLowest
Värnamo
223.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Jönköping
221.7 pointsLowest
Värnamo
223.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Jönköping
209.0 dwellingsHighest
Värnamo
32.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Jönköping
219.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Värnamo
184.5 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Jönköping
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Värnamo
0.9 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Jönköping
28,650 SEK/m²Highest
Värnamo
16,350 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Jönköping
29,112 SEK/m²Highest
Värnamo
19,148 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Jönköping
36.1 %Lowest
Värnamo
36.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Jönköping
82.9 yearsHighest
Värnamo
82.1 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Jönköping
81.1 %Highest
Värnamo
76.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

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

Crime

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

Jönköping
1,375.9 /100kLowest
Värnamo
1,630.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Jönköping
9,782.1 /100kLowest
Värnamo
10,606 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Jönköping
2,225.1 /100kLowest
Värnamo
2,296.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Jönköping
4.7 /100kHighest
Värnamo
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Jönköping
975.0 /100kLowest
Värnamo
1,459.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Jönköping
165.6 /100kHighest
Värnamo
139.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

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

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Jönköping
500.5 residents/politicianHighest
Värnamo
193.0 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Jönköping
0.0 %Lowest
Värnamo
1.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Jönköping
1.7 %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 per Ruist, ESO 2018:3; calculations based on 2015 public finances; unadjusted amount from the report) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

Jönköping
-107 SEK
Värnamo
-110 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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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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