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Overview

Laholm
County: Hallands län
Population 2024: 26,595
Full municipal profile
Varberg
County: Hallands län
Population 2024: 69,070
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)
2024 · people

Laholm
26,595 peopleLowest
Varberg
69,070 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Laholm
2.7 %Lowest
Varberg
6.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Laholm
21.4 %Highest
Varberg
20.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Laholm
331,900 SEKLowest
Varberg
364,300 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Laholm
77.4 %Lowest
Varberg
84.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Laholm
15.5 %Highest
Varberg
8.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

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

Laholm
812.6 /100kHighest
Varberg
695.9 /100kLowest
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: Laholm moves from 22,750 (2002) to 26,595 (2024) — up 3,845 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearLaholmVarberg
2 00222 75053 346
2 00322 88353 892
2 00422 95554 338
2 00523 03754 817
2 00623 15355 459
2 00723 18956 114
2 00823 25856 673
2 00923 34557 439
2 01023 39058 084
2 01123 47058 576
2 01223 45859 186
2 01323 51759 936
2 01423 78160 422
2 01524 19561 030
2 01624 66461 868
2 01725 14762 755
2 01825 49163 630
2 01925 90364 601
2 02025 96765 397
2 02126 31966 658
2 02226 57567 800
2 02326 56568 325
2 02426 59569 070

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

Laholm
30.0 peopleLowest
Varberg
745.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Laholm
11.8 %Lowest
Varberg
14.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Laholm
22.3 %Lowest
Varberg
22.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Laholm
50.7 %Lowest
Varberg
52.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Laholm
19.0 %Highest
Varberg
17.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Laholm
8.0 %Highest
Varberg
7.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Laholm
303.0 peopleLowest
Varberg
639.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Laholm
238.0 peopleLowest
Varberg
650.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Laholm
0.97 ratioHighest
Varberg
0.92 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Laholm
1,306.0 peopleLowest
Varberg
2,659.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Laholm
25.0 peopleLowest
Varberg
349.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Laholm
1,271.0 peopleLowest
Varberg
2,273.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Laholm
2.0 %Highest
Varberg
1.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Laholm
55.2 %Lowest
Varberg
66.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Laholm
306.0 householdsLowest
Varberg
679.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Laholm
70.9 %Lowest
Varberg
75.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Laholm
7.8 %Highest
Varberg
5.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Laholm
17,044 SEK/residentHighest
Varberg
13,347 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Laholm
5,142.9 SEK/residentHighest
Varberg
4,177.2 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Laholm
2.2 %Highest
Varberg
-0.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Laholm
265,015 SEKLowest
Varberg
294,488 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Laholm
60.7 %Highest
Varberg
27.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Laholm
77.4 %Lowest
Varberg
82.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Laholm
63.9 %Lowest
Varberg
75.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Laholm
71.0 %Lowest
Varberg
74.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Laholm
69.5 %Lowest
Varberg
77.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Laholm
210.0 pointsLowest
Varberg
223.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Laholm
210.5 pointsLowest
Varberg
222.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Laholm
23.0 dwellingsLowest
Varberg
140.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Laholm
131.8 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Varberg
181.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Laholm
0.9 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Varberg
0.9 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Laholm
18,918 SEK/m²Lowest
Varberg
35,352 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Laholm
21,068 SEK/m²Lowest
Varberg
35,431 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Laholm
38.5 %Highest
Varberg
26.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Laholm
1,422.1 /100kHighest
Varberg
1,092.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Laholm
8,972.9 /100kHighest
Varberg
7,908.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Laholm
2,080.5 /100kHighest
Varberg
1,972.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Laholm
15.0 /100kHighest
Varberg
7.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Laholm
586.9 /100kHighest
Varberg
576.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Laholm
139.2 /100kHighest
Varberg
99.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Laholm
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Varberg
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Laholm
231.3 residents/politicianLowest
Varberg
397.0 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Laholm
5.2 %Lowest
Varberg
5.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Laholm
0.9 %Highest
Varberg
0.6 %Lowest
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.

Laholm
-88 SEK
Varberg
-139 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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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

All primary sources

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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