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Overview

Karlskrona
County: Blekinge län
Population 2025: 66,015
Full municipal profile
Emmaboda
County: Kalmar län
Population 2025: 8,779
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

Karlskrona
66,015 peopleHighest
Emmaboda
8,779.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Karlskrona
-0.8 %Highest
Emmaboda
-6.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Karlskrona
21.7 %Lowest
Emmaboda
22.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Karlskrona
356,500 SEKHighest
Emmaboda
313,000 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Karlskrona
81.6 %Highest
Emmaboda
78.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Karlskrona
10.2 %Lowest
Emmaboda
12.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Karlskrona
85.1 yearsHighest
Emmaboda
83.5 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Karlskrona
798.1 /100kHighest
Emmaboda
752.3 /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: Karlskrona moves from 60,676 (2002) to 66,015 (2025) — up 5,339 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearKarlskronaEmmaboda
2 00260 6769 690
2 00360 8579 659
2 00461 1379 643
2 00561 3839 543
2 00661 8449 436
2 00762 3389 383
2 00862 8049 331
2 00963 3429 223
2 01064 0329 187
2 01164 2159 039
2 01263 6918 991
2 01363 9128 964
2 01464 3489 009
2 01565 3809 090
2 01666 2629 348
2 01766 6669 368
2 01866 6759 400
2 01966 6229 445
2 02066 5159 360
2 02166 7089 329
2 02266 6829 347
2 02366 4209 056
2 02466 3019 006
2 02566 0158 779

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

Karlskrona
-286.0 peopleLowest
Emmaboda
-227.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Karlskrona
1.0 %Highest
Emmaboda
-3.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Karlskrona
21.6 %Highest
Emmaboda
20.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Karlskrona
55.3 %Highest
Emmaboda
50.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Karlskrona
15.7 %Lowest
Emmaboda
20.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Karlskrona
7.5 %Lowest
Emmaboda
9.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Karlskrona
637.0 peopleHighest
Emmaboda
117.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Karlskrona
538.0 peopleHighest
Emmaboda
47.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Karlskrona
0.81 ratioLowest
Emmaboda
0.98 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Karlskrona
2,896.0 peopleHighest
Emmaboda
374.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Karlskrona
-212.0 peopleLowest
Emmaboda
-131.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Karlskrona
3,087.0 peopleHighest
Emmaboda
507.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Karlskrona
1.6 %Lowest
Emmaboda
3.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Karlskrona
57.4 %Highest
Emmaboda
52.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Karlskrona
612.0 householdsHighest
Emmaboda
148.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Karlskrona
66.7 %Highest
Emmaboda
64.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Karlskrona
4.5 %Lowest
Emmaboda
8.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Karlskrona
17,543 SEK/residentHighest
Emmaboda
17,481 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Karlskrona
4,934.2 SEK/residentLowest
Emmaboda
7,945.5 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Karlskrona
3.2 %Highest
Emmaboda
-1.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Karlskrona
290,730 SEKHighest
Emmaboda
258,827 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Karlskrona
24.9 %Lowest
Emmaboda
26.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Karlskrona
77.4 %Lowest
Emmaboda
78.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Karlskrona
73.5 %Highest
Emmaboda
56.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Karlskrona
73.1 %Highest
Emmaboda
64.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Karlskrona
80.6 %Highest
Emmaboda
67.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Karlskrona
222.0 pointsHighest
Emmaboda
214.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Karlskrona
222.3 pointsHighest
Emmaboda
216.4 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Karlskrona
116.0 dwellingsHighest
Emmaboda
3.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Karlskrona
211.8 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Emmaboda
154.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

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

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Karlskrona
26,820 SEK/m²Highest
Emmaboda
2,491.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Karlskrona
22,908 SEK/m²Highest
Emmaboda
8,365.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Karlskrona
31.8 %Lowest
Emmaboda
37.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Karlskrona
81.8 yearsLowest
Emmaboda
83.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Karlskrona
77.7 %Lowest
Emmaboda
94.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Karlskrona
0.4 %Highest
Emmaboda
0.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Karlskrona
1,393.6 /100kLowest
Emmaboda
1,695.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Karlskrona
10,419 /100kLowest
Emmaboda
11,149 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Karlskrona
2,240.0 /100kLowest
Emmaboda
2,503.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Karlskrona
3.0 /100kHighest
Emmaboda
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Karlskrona
708.9 /100kLowest
Emmaboda
842.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Karlskrona
140.6 /100kLowest
Emmaboda
146.0 /100kHighest
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.

Karlskrona
-102 SEK
Emmaboda
-69 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

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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