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Overview

Karlskoga
County: Örebro län
Population 2025: 30,108
Full municipal profile
Storfors
County: Värmlands län
Population 2025: 3,763
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

Karlskoga
30,108 peopleHighest
Storfors
3,763.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Karlskoga
-0.5 %Highest
Storfors
-5.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Karlskoga
22.0 %Lowest
Storfors
22.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Karlskoga
348,400 SEKHighest
Storfors
321,400 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Karlskoga
12.6 %Highest
Storfors
6.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Karlskoga
84.0 yearsHighest
Storfors
83.9 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Karlskoga
1,084.4 /100kLowest
Storfors
1,348.3 /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: Karlskoga moves from 30,600 (2002) to 30,108 (2025) — down 492 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearKarlskogaStorfors
2 00230 6004 605
2 00330 5324 559
2 00430 3434 569
2 00530 1854 542
2 00630 1594 526
2 00729 9884 495
2 00829 8724 383
2 00929 7424 363
2 01029 6684 273
2 01129 6164 218
2 01229 6314 150
2 01329 7284 131
2 01430 0544 106
2 01530 2834 032
2 01630 5384 046
2 01730 4134 123
2 01830 4194 055
2 01930 3814 014
2 02030 2633 990
2 02130 4373 948
2 02230 2783 882
2 02330 2613 801
2 02430 1803 788
2 02530 1083 763

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

Karlskoga
-72.0 peopleLowest
Storfors
-25.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Karlskoga
-0.6 %Highest
Storfors
-6.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Karlskoga
21.0 %Highest
Storfors
18.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Karlskoga
53.5 %Highest
Storfors
49.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Karlskoga
16.7 %Lowest
Storfors
23.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Karlskoga
8.8 %Lowest
Storfors
9.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Karlskoga
359.0 peopleHighest
Storfors
44.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Karlskoga
254.0 peopleHighest
Storfors
26.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Karlskoga
0.87 ratioLowest
Storfors
1.03 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Karlskoga
1,283.0 peopleHighest
Storfors
220.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Karlskoga
41.0 peopleHighest
Storfors
-18.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Karlskoga
1,232.0 peopleHighest
Storfors
212.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Karlskoga
3.2 %Highest
Storfors
3.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Karlskoga
532.0 householdsHighest
Storfors
74.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Karlskoga
70.2 %Highest
Storfors
62.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Karlskoga
6.8 %Lowest
Storfors
12.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Karlskoga
16,754 SEK/residentLowest
Storfors
22,179 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Karlskoga
6,593.4 SEK/residentHighest
Storfors
5,007.9 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Karlskoga
2.4 %Highest
Storfors
0.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Karlskoga
282,964 SEKHighest
Storfors
267,805 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Karlskoga
54.3 %Highest
Storfors
23.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Karlskoga
92.0 dwellingsHighest
Storfors
1.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Karlskoga
149.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Storfors
173.2 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Karlskoga
0.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Storfors
0.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Karlskoga
9,052.0 SEK/m²Highest
Storfors
509.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Karlskoga
15,646 SEK/m²Highest
Storfors
10,311 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Karlskoga
33.4 %Highest
Storfors
26.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Karlskoga
82.1 yearsHighest
Storfors
79.3 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Karlskoga
80.9 %Lowest
Storfors
92.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Karlskoga
0.6 %Lowest
Storfors
1.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Karlskoga
1,157.4 /100kHighest
Storfors
1,136.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Karlskoga
10,556 /100kHighest
Storfors
7,349.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Karlskoga
1,681.4 /100kHighest
Storfors
1,004.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Karlskoga
0.0 /100k
Storfors
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Karlskoga
1,525.5 /100kHighest
Storfors
132.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Karlskoga
82.9 /100kLowest
Storfors
132.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Karlskoga
1.8 assignments/politicianHighest
Storfors
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Karlskoga
220.3 residents/politicianHighest
Storfors
70.1 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Karlskoga
4.4 %Highest
Storfors
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Karlskoga
1.5 %Lowest
Storfors
1.9 %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.

Karlskoga
-125 SEK
Storfors
-94 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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Compare municipalities — method, units and sources

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Method & limitations

  • All compared municipalities are shown for the same year per indicator. Where an indicator is missing '—' is displayed.
  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
  • The national mean is the source's own national row (SCB / Kolada / Migrationsverket) — not an average of municipalities.
  • Ranking or best/worst colours are only used where the indicator has a clear direction (e.g. upper-secondary eligibility, higher is better).
  • 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

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

4

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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