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Overview

Knivsta
County: Uppsala län
Population 2025: 21,722
Full municipal profile
Upplands Väsby
County: Stockholms län
Population 2025: 50,499
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

Knivsta
21,722 peopleLowest
Upplands Väsby
50,499 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Knivsta
13.7 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
7.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Knivsta
20.9 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
19.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Knivsta
421,600 SEKHighest
Upplands Väsby
369,900 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Knivsta
85.6 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
86.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Knivsta
16.3 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
21.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Knivsta
85.9 yearsHighest
Upplands Väsby
85.2 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Knivsta
656.9 /100kLowest
Upplands Väsby
904.6 /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: Knivsta moves from 12,586 (2002) to 21,722 (2025) — up 9,136 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearKnivstaUpplands Väsby
2 00212 58637 444
2 00312 82137 397
2 00413 05937 517
2 00513 32437 624
2 00613 59737 848
2 00713 95438 055
2 00814 25938 248
2 00914 47738 641
2 01014 72439 289
2 01114 96540 194
2 01215 27940 723
2 01315 58041 449
2 01416 10541 816
2 01516 86942 661
2 01617 32343 891
2 01718 06444 605
2 01818 72045 543
2 01918 83546 786
2 02019 10647 184
2 02119 81847 820
2 02220 13349 262
2 02320 71450 110
2 02421 19350 323
2 02521 72250 499

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

Knivsta
529.0 peopleHighest
Upplands Väsby
176.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Knivsta
28.8 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
18.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Knivsta
28.1 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
24.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Knivsta
58.0 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
58.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Knivsta
10.2 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
11.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Knivsta
3.7 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
5.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Knivsta
101.0 peopleLowest
Upplands Väsby
349.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Knivsta
214.0 peopleLowest
Upplands Väsby
477.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Knivsta
0.73 ratioHighest
Upplands Väsby
0.71 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Knivsta
2,088.0 peopleLowest
Upplands Väsby
4,278.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Knivsta
395.0 peopleHighest
Upplands Väsby
-1.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Knivsta
1,665.0 peopleLowest
Upplands Väsby
4,240.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Knivsta
1.4 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
1.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Knivsta
74.2 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
70.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Knivsta
182.0 householdsLowest
Upplands Väsby
464.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Knivsta
79.4 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
76.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Knivsta
4.9 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
8.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Knivsta
7,756.5 SEK/residentLowest
Upplands Väsby
9,801.7 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Knivsta
3,914.0 SEK/residentLowest
Upplands Väsby
4,696.4 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Knivsta
4.4 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
2.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Knivsta
323,105 SEKHighest
Upplands Väsby
299,880 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Knivsta
29.6 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
36.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Knivsta
85.3 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
82.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Knivsta
74.9 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
77.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Knivsta
74.6 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
69.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Knivsta
81.8 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
76.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Knivsta
231.0 pointsLowest
Upplands Väsby
239.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Knivsta
227.0 pointsLowest
Upplands Väsby
243.6 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Knivsta
348.0 dwellingsHighest
Upplands Väsby
71.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Knivsta
124.8 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Upplands Väsby
160.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Knivsta
0.9 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Upplands Väsby
0.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Knivsta
28,007 SEK/m²Lowest
Upplands Väsby
28,890 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Knivsta
36,489 SEK/m²Lowest
Upplands Väsby
39,891 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Knivsta
44.1 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
46.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Knivsta
83.5 yearsHighest
Upplands Väsby
81.6 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Knivsta
77.8 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
81.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Knivsta
0.6 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
0.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Knivsta
1,006.4 /100kLowest
Upplands Väsby
1,737.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Knivsta
9,029.5 /100kLowest
Upplands Väsby
11,331 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Knivsta
2,460.0 /100kHighest
Upplands Väsby
2,364.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Knivsta
0.0 /100kLowest
Upplands Väsby
17.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Knivsta
936.5 /100kHighest
Upplands Väsby
650.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Knivsta
167.7 /100kLowest
Upplands Väsby
208.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Knivsta
1.8 assignments/politicianLowest
Upplands Väsby
1.8 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Knivsta
286.4 residents/politicianLowest
Upplands Väsby
367.3 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Knivsta
1.4 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Knivsta
1.4 %Lowest
Upplands Väsby
3.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
1.5

Voter turnout, municipal election (%)
2025 · %

Knivsta
86.0 %Highest
Upplands Väsby
73.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3
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.

Knivsta
-143 SEK
Upplands Väsby
-70 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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