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Overview

Kristinehamn
County: Värmlands län
Population 2024: 23,756
Full municipal profile
Säffle
County: Värmlands län
Population 2024: 14,899
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Kristinehamn
23,756 peopleHighest
Säffle
14,899 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Kristinehamn
-2.1 %Highest
Säffle
-3.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Kristinehamn
22.0 %Highest
Säffle
21.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Kristinehamn
317,600 SEKHighest
Säffle
310,100 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Kristinehamn
74.4 %Highest
Säffle
67.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Kristinehamn
10.5 %Lowest
Säffle
16.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Kristinehamn
83.6 yearsLowest
Säffle
83.8 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Kristinehamn
887.1 /100kLowest
Säffle
1,025.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2024 · people · Municipalities

Verified time series for the selected municipalities, same definition and same years.

Population (31 Dec) over time: Kristinehamn moves from 23,963 (2002) to 23,756 (2024) — down 207 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearKristinehamnSäffle
2 00223 96316 289
2 00323 94616 244
2 00423 99016 077
2 00523 89916 080
2 00623 84815 973
2 00723 90615 868
2 00823 95815 784
2 00923 96315 602
2 01023 80815 547
2 01123 69815 394
2 01223 72915 308
2 01323 94915 276
2 01424 11415 334
2 01524 27015 366
2 01624 67115 633
2 01724 65015 727
2 01824 33615 643
2 01924 25515 455
2 02024 19015 420
2 02124 09915 396
2 02224 05315 242
2 02323 81715 011
2 02423 75614 899

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2024 · people

Kristinehamn
-61.0 peopleHighest
Säffle
-112.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Kristinehamn
-1.5 %Highest
Säffle
-2.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Kristinehamn
19.9 %Lowest
Säffle
20.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Kristinehamn
51.8 %Highest
Säffle
50.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Kristinehamn
19.5 %Highest
Säffle
19.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Kristinehamn
8.8 %Lowest
Säffle
9.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Kristinehamn
297.0 peopleHighest
Säffle
215.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Kristinehamn
162.0 peopleHighest
Säffle
101.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Kristinehamn
0.93 ratioLowest
Säffle
0.98 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Kristinehamn
973.0 peopleHighest
Säffle
617.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Kristinehamn
-40.0 peopleHighest
Säffle
-77.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Kristinehamn
1,012.0 peopleHighest
Säffle
644.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Kristinehamn
3.8 %Lowest
Säffle
4.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Kristinehamn
53.7 %Lowest
Säffle
67.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Kristinehamn
576.0 householdsHighest
Säffle
342.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Kristinehamn
63.0 %Highest
Säffle
56.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Kristinehamn
7.3 %Lowest
Säffle
10.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
2024 · SEK/resident

Kristinehamn
17,999 SEK/residentLowest
Säffle
19,103 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,109

Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident
2024 · SEK/resident

Kristinehamn
7,275.4 SEK/residentHighest
Säffle
6,617.0 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,332.9

Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
2024 · %

Kristinehamn
-0.9 %Highest
Säffle
-3.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.9

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Kristinehamn
257,597 SEKHighest
Säffle
246,801 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2024 · %

Kristinehamn
42.4 %Highest
Säffle
38.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
41.8
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Kristinehamn
74.4 %Highest
Säffle
67.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Kristinehamn
60.6 %Highest
Säffle
58.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Kristinehamn
67.3 %Lowest
Säffle
68.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Kristinehamn
69.0 %Lowest
Säffle
78.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Kristinehamn
206.0 pointsLowest
Säffle
209.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Kristinehamn
205.6 pointsLowest
Säffle
206.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Kristinehamn
11.0 dwellingsLowest
Säffle
22.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Kristinehamn
185.2 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Säffle
177.7 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Kristinehamn
0.5 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Säffle
1.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Kristinehamn
6,520.0 SEK/m²Highest
Säffle
2,937.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Kristinehamn
16,782 SEK/m²Highest
Säffle
11,337 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Kristinehamn
31.3 %Lowest
Säffle
36.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Kristinehamn
80.6 yearsHighest
Säffle
79.8 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Kristinehamn
79.8 %Lowest
Säffle
85.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Kristinehamn
0.9 %Highest
Säffle
0.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Kristinehamn
1,182.8 /100kLowest
Säffle
1,423.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Kristinehamn
8,769.5 /100kLowest
Säffle
8,888.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Kristinehamn
1,436.2 /100kLowest
Säffle
2,003.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Kristinehamn
12.7 /100kLowest
Säffle
20.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Kristinehamn
739.2 /100kHighest
Säffle
499.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Kristinehamn
198.5 /100kHighest
Säffle
128.1 /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.

Kristinehamn
-113 SEK
Säffle
-103 SEK
National
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Primary sources

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2

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6

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