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Overview

Karlshamn
County: Blekinge län
Population 2025: 31,676
Full municipal profile
Karlskrona
County: Blekinge län
Population 2025: 66,015
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)
2025 · people

Karlshamn
31,676 peopleLowest
Karlskrona
66,015 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Karlshamn
-2.2 %Lowest
Karlskrona
-0.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Karlshamn
22.1 %Highest
Karlskrona
21.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Karlshamn
334,100 SEKLowest
Karlskrona
356,500 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Karlshamn
79.5 %Lowest
Karlskrona
81.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Karlshamn
12.4 %Highest
Karlskrona
10.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Karlshamn
83.9 yearsLowest
Karlskrona
85.1 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Karlshamn
965.4 /100kHighest
Karlskrona
798.1 /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: Karlshamn moves from 30,739 (2002) to 31,676 (2025) — up 937 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearKarlshamnKarlskrona
2 00230 73960 676
2 00330 77960 857
2 00430 84761 137
2 00531 00661 383
2 00631 17961 844
2 00731 05262 338
2 00830 95962 804
2 00930 91863 342
2 01031 14364 032
2 01131 18564 215
2 01231 13263 691
2 01331 27263 912
2 01431 59864 348
2 01531 84665 380
2 01632 13066 262
2 01732 20066 666
2 01832 33066 675
2 01932 47366 622
2 02032 40266 515
2 02132 22666 708
2 02232 21666 682
2 02331 99666 420
2 02431 75166 301
2 02531 67666 015

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

Karlshamn
-75.0 peopleHighest
Karlskrona
-286.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Karlshamn
-0.5 %Lowest
Karlskrona
1.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

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

Karlshamn
21.2 %Lowest
Karlskrona
21.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Karlshamn
52.7 %Lowest
Karlskrona
55.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Karlshamn
17.3 %Highest
Karlskrona
15.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Karlshamn
8.8 %Highest
Karlskrona
7.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Karlshamn
350.0 peopleLowest
Karlskrona
637.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Karlshamn
245.0 peopleLowest
Karlskrona
538.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Karlshamn
0.90 ratioHighest
Karlskrona
0.81 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Karlshamn
1,240.0 peopleLowest
Karlskrona
2,896.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Karlshamn
-8.0 peopleHighest
Karlskrona
-212.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Karlshamn
1,251.0 peopleLowest
Karlskrona
3,087.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Karlshamn
2.7 %Highest
Karlskrona
1.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Karlshamn
47.7 %Lowest
Karlskrona
57.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Karlshamn
478.0 householdsLowest
Karlskrona
612.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Karlshamn
65.4 %Lowest
Karlskrona
66.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Karlshamn
6.8 %Highest
Karlskrona
4.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Karlshamn
18,061 SEK/residentHighest
Karlskrona
17,543 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Karlshamn
5,391.3 SEK/residentHighest
Karlskrona
4,934.2 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Karlshamn
2.5 %Lowest
Karlskrona
3.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Karlshamn
277,180 SEKLowest
Karlskrona
290,730 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Karlshamn
36.7 %Highest
Karlskrona
24.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Karlshamn
76.2 %Lowest
Karlskrona
77.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Karlshamn
66.6 %Lowest
Karlskrona
73.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Karlshamn
71.5 %Lowest
Karlskrona
73.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Karlshamn
73.2 %Lowest
Karlskrona
80.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Karlshamn
218.0 pointsLowest
Karlskrona
222.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Karlshamn
218.8 pointsLowest
Karlskrona
222.3 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Karlshamn
43.0 dwellingsLowest
Karlskrona
116.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Karlshamn
190.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Karlskrona
211.8 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Karlshamn
1.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Karlskrona
1.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Karlshamn
13,786 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlskrona
26,820 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Karlshamn
17,057 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlskrona
22,908 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Karlshamn
32.7 %Highest
Karlskrona
31.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Karlshamn
81.6 yearsLowest
Karlskrona
81.8 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Karlshamn
82.9 %Highest
Karlskrona
77.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Karlshamn
0.4 %Lowest
Karlskrona
0.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Karlshamn
1,432.3 /100kHighest
Karlskrona
1,393.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Karlshamn
11,298 /100kHighest
Karlskrona
10,419 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Karlshamn
2,202.1 /100kLowest
Karlskrona
2,240.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Karlshamn
3.2 /100kHighest
Karlskrona
3.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Karlshamn
826.6 /100kHighest
Karlskrona
708.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Karlshamn
173.5 /100kHighest
Karlskrona
140.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
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.

Karlshamn
-103 SEK
Karlskrona
-102 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

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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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
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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