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Overview

Karlshamn
County: Blekinge län
Population 2025: 31,676
Full municipal profile
Olofström
County: Blekinge län
Population 2025: 12,841
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 peopleHighest
Olofström
12,841 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Karlshamn
-2.2 %Highest
Olofström
-3.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

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

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Karlshamn
334,100 SEKHighest
Olofström
319,500 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Karlshamn
79.5 %Lowest
Olofström
88.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Karlshamn
12.4 %Lowest
Olofström
15.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Karlshamn
83.9 yearsLowest
Olofström
83.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Karlshamn
965.4 /100kLowest
Olofström
1,122.1 /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: 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
YearKarlshamnOlofström
2 00230 73913 637
2 00330 77913 541
2 00430 84713 524
2 00531 00613 391
2 00631 17913 355
2 00731 05213 198
2 00830 95913 167
2 00930 91813 102
2 01031 14312 988
2 01131 18512 876
2 01231 13212 896
2 01331 27212 902
2 01431 59813 031
2 01531 84613 170
2 01632 13013 417
2 01732 20013 482
2 01832 33013 516
2 01932 47313 426
2 02032 40213 311
2 02132 22613 263
2 02232 21613 159
2 02331 99613 061
2 02431 75113 000
2 02531 67612 841

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
Olofström
-159.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Karlshamn
-0.5 %Highest
Olofström
-2.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Karlshamn
21.2 %Highest
Olofström
19.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Karlshamn
52.7 %Lowest
Olofström
52.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Karlshamn
17.3 %Lowest
Olofström
18.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Karlshamn
8.8 %Lowest
Olofström
9.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Karlshamn
350.0 peopleHighest
Olofström
190.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Karlshamn
245.0 peopleHighest
Olofström
97.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Karlshamn
0.90 ratioHighest
Olofström
0.90 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Karlshamn
1,240.0 peopleHighest
Olofström
517.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Karlshamn
-8.0 peopleHighest
Olofström
-94.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Karlshamn
1,251.0 peopleHighest
Olofström
586.0 peopleLowest
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
Olofström
1.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Karlshamn
43.5 %Highest
Olofström
36.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Karlshamn
478.0 householdsHighest
Olofström
124.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Karlshamn
65.4 %Lowest
Olofström
67.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Karlshamn
6.8 %Lowest
Olofström
7.7 %Highest
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/residentLowest
Olofström
19,250 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Karlshamn
5,391.3 SEK/residentHighest
Olofström
4,676.7 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Karlshamn
2.5 %Lowest
Olofström
3.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Karlshamn
277,180 SEKHighest
Olofström
265,131 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Karlshamn
36.7 %Lowest
Olofström
40.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Karlshamn
76.2 %Lowest
Olofström
88.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Karlshamn
66.6 %Highest
Olofström
62.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Karlshamn
71.5 %Highest
Olofström
56.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Karlshamn
73.2 %Highest
Olofström
71.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Karlshamn
218.0 pointsHighest
Olofström
212.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Karlshamn
218.8 pointsHighest
Olofström
214.2 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Karlshamn
43.0 dwellingsHighest
Olofström
11.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Karlshamn
190.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Olofström
205.9 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
Olofström
0.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Karlshamn
13,786 SEK/m²Highest
Olofström
3,575.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Karlshamn
17,057 SEK/m²Highest
Olofström
9,855.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Karlshamn
32.7 %Lowest
Olofström
37.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Karlshamn
81.6 yearsHighest
Olofström
79.7 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Karlshamn
82.9 %Highest
Olofström
74.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Karlshamn
0.4 %Lowest
Olofström
0.5 %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 /100kLowest
Olofström
1,532.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Karlshamn
11,298 /100kLowest
Olofström
11,546 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Karlshamn
2,202.1 /100kLowest
Olofström
2,522.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Karlshamn
3.2 /100kHighest
Olofström
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Karlshamn
826.6 /100kHighest
Olofström
495.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Karlshamn
173.5 /100kHighest
Olofström
147.0 /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
Olofström
-81 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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  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
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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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agencies/institutions

2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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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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