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Overview

Ljusnarsberg
County: Örebro län
Population 2025: 4,280
Full municipal profile
Karlskoga
County: Örebro län
Population 2025: 30,108
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

Ljusnarsberg
4,280.0 peopleLowest
Karlskoga
30,108 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Ljusnarsberg
-8.4 %Lowest
Karlskoga
-0.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Ljusnarsberg
21.5 %Lowest
Karlskoga
22.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Ljusnarsberg
282,700 SEKLowest
Karlskoga
348,400 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Ljusnarsberg
75.8 %Lowest
Karlskoga
80.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Ljusnarsberg
10.7 %Lowest
Karlskoga
12.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Ljusnarsberg
81.8 yearsLowest
Karlskoga
84.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Ljusnarsberg
854.6 /100kLowest
Karlskoga
1,084.4 /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: Ljusnarsberg moves from 5,482 (2002) to 4,280 (2025) — down 1,202 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearLjusnarsbergKarlskoga
2 0025 48230 600
2 0035 41530 532
2 0045 38930 343
2 0055 31730 185
2 0065 24330 159
2 0075 18829 988
2 0085 12929 872
2 0095 05529 742
2 0104 93129 668
2 0114 87029 616
2 0124 84829 631
2 0134 87529 728
2 0144 91330 054
2 0154 92830 283
2 0165 00630 538
2 0174 94230 413
2 0184 84630 419
2 0194 77130 381
2 0204 67430 263
2 0214 60430 437
2 0224 51730 278
2 0234 40730 261
2 0244 36930 180
2 0254 28030 108

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

Ljusnarsberg
-89.0 peopleLowest
Karlskoga
-72.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Ljusnarsberg
-13.1 %Lowest
Karlskoga
-0.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

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

Ljusnarsberg
15.9 %Lowest
Karlskoga
21.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Ljusnarsberg
49.5 %Lowest
Karlskoga
53.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Ljusnarsberg
24.2 %Highest
Karlskoga
16.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Ljusnarsberg
10.5 %Highest
Karlskoga
8.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Ljusnarsberg
79.0 peopleLowest
Karlskoga
359.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Ljusnarsberg
15.0 peopleLowest
Karlskoga
254.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Ljusnarsberg
1.02 ratioHighest
Karlskoga
0.87 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Ljusnarsberg
233.0 peopleLowest
Karlskoga
1,283.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Ljusnarsberg
-20.0 peopleLowest
Karlskoga
41.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

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

Work

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

Ljusnarsberg
3.8 %Highest
Karlskoga
3.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Ljusnarsberg
112.0 householdsLowest
Karlskoga
532.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Ljusnarsberg
64.9 %Lowest
Karlskoga
70.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Ljusnarsberg
10.6 %Highest
Karlskoga
6.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Ljusnarsberg
24,194 SEK/residentHighest
Karlskoga
16,754 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Ljusnarsberg
7,627.0 SEK/residentHighest
Karlskoga
6,593.4 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Ljusnarsberg
1.2 %Lowest
Karlskoga
2.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Ljusnarsberg
244,089 SEKLowest
Karlskoga
282,964 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Ljusnarsberg
56.8 %Highest
Karlskoga
54.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Ljusnarsberg
75.8 %Lowest
Karlskoga
80.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Ljusnarsberg
45.5 %Lowest
Karlskoga
69.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Ljusnarsberg
65.8 %Lowest
Karlskoga
74.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Ljusnarsberg
69.0 %Lowest
Karlskoga
74.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Ljusnarsberg
194.0 pointsLowest
Karlskoga
218.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Ljusnarsberg
188.8 pointsLowest
Karlskoga
219.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Ljusnarsberg
0.0 dwellingsLowest
Karlskoga
92.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Ljusnarsberg
193.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Karlskoga
149.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

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

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Ljusnarsberg
1,951.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlskoga
9,052.0 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Ljusnarsberg
6,678.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Karlskoga
15,646 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Ljusnarsberg
31.5 %Lowest
Karlskoga
33.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Ljusnarsberg
77.6 yearsLowest
Karlskoga
82.1 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Ljusnarsberg
66.7 %Lowest
Karlskoga
80.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

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

Crime

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

Ljusnarsberg
1,547.5 /100kHighest
Karlskoga
1,157.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Ljusnarsberg
13,027 /100kHighest
Karlskoga
10,556 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Ljusnarsberg
1,986.4 /100kHighest
Karlskoga
1,681.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

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

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

Ljusnarsberg
2,032.6 /100kHighest
Karlskoga
1,525.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Ljusnarsberg
138.6 /100kHighest
Karlskoga
82.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Ljusnarsberg
2.5 assignments/politicianHighest
Karlskoga
1.8 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Ljusnarsberg
109.2 residents/politicianLowest
Karlskoga
220.3 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Ljusnarsberg
5.0 %Highest
Karlskoga
4.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Ljusnarsberg
2.5 %Highest
Karlskoga
1.5 %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.

Ljusnarsberg
-52 SEK
Karlskoga
-125 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

Choose up to four municipalities and see them side by side on the same indicator, the same year and the same unit. The national mean is shown as a reference. Shareable URL — the recipient opens the same comparison.

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.
  • The clear button resets selections. URL parameters make the comparison shareable.

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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