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Overview

Malmö
County: Skåne län
Population 2024: 365,644
Full municipal profile
Svedala
County: Skåne län
Population 2024: 23,581
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

Malmö
365,644 peopleHighest
Svedala
23,581 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Malmö
6.2 %Highest
Svedala
6.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Malmö
21.2 %Highest
Svedala
20.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Malmö
336,500 SEKLowest
Svedala
396,000 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Malmö
83.3 %Lowest
Svedala
91.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Malmö
15.7 %Highest
Svedala
9.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Malmö
84.5 yearsHighest
Svedala
84.4 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Malmö
1,358.3 /100kHighest
Svedala
575.1 /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: Malmö moves from 265,481 (2002) to 365,644 (2024) — up 100,163 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearMalmöSvedala
2 002265 48118 151
2 003267 17118 269
2 004269 14218 541
2 005271 27118 716
2 006276 24418 988
2 007280 80119 149
2 008286 53519 390
2 009293 90919 625
2 010298 96319 822
2 011302 83519 805
2 012307 75819 971
2 013312 99420 067
2 014318 10720 248
2 015322 57420 462
2 016328 49420 771
2 017333 63321 074
2 018339 31321 576
2 019344 16622 229
2 020347 94922 665
2 021351 74923 222
2 022357 37723 288
2 023362 13323 470
2 024365 64423 581

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

Malmö
3,511.0 peopleHighest
Svedala
111.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Malmö
14.9 %Lowest
Svedala
16.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Malmö
22.5 %Lowest
Svedala
28.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Malmö
62.1 %Highest
Svedala
53.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Malmö
11.1 %Lowest
Svedala
12.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Malmö
4.4 %Lowest
Svedala
5.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Malmö
2,488.0 peopleHighest
Svedala
161.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Malmö
4,420.0 peopleHighest
Svedala
226.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Malmö
0.61 ratioLowest
Svedala
0.88 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Malmö
22,434 peopleHighest
Svedala
1,383.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Malmö
101.0 peopleHighest
Svedala
56.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Malmö
22,101 peopleHighest
Svedala
1,308.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Malmö
4.6 %Highest
Svedala
1.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Malmö
50.4 %Highest
Svedala
43.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Malmö
9,553.0 householdsHighest
Svedala
205.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Malmö
65.9 %Lowest
Svedala
78.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Malmö
8.3 %Highest
Svedala
5.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Malmö
10,556 SEK/residentHighest
Svedala
10,000 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Malmö
10,506 SEK/residentHighest
Svedala
2,874.8 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Malmö
2.9 %Lowest
Svedala
9.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Malmö
264,217 SEKLowest
Svedala
290,145 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Malmö
45.8 %Highest
Svedala
37.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Malmö
82.1 %Lowest
Svedala
91.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Malmö
69.2 %Lowest
Svedala
82.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Malmö
66.6 %Lowest
Svedala
82.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Malmö
71.9 %Lowest
Svedala
78.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Malmö
234.0 pointsLowest
Svedala
241.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Malmö
233.9 pointsLowest
Svedala
237.3 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Malmö
1,179.0 dwellingsHighest
Svedala
43.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Malmö
233.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Svedala
88.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Malmö
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Svedala
1.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Malmö
33,526 SEK/m²Highest
Svedala
24,344 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Malmö
43,728 SEK/m²Highest
Svedala
31,709 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Malmö
41.3 %Highest
Svedala
32.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Malmö
80.9 yearsLowest
Svedala
82.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Malmö
78.5 %Lowest
Svedala
91.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Malmö
0.3 %Lowest
Svedala
0.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Malmö
2,073.4 /100kHighest
Svedala
1,272.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Malmö
16,183 /100kHighest
Svedala
7,362.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Malmö
3,122.8 /100kHighest
Svedala
1,924.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Malmö
6.3 /100kLowest
Svedala
8.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Malmö
1,328.0 /100kHighest
Svedala
351.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Malmö
206.1 /100kHighest
Svedala
148.0 /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.

Malmö
-104 SEK
Svedala
-150 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.

About the tool

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

No — we cap at four. Beyond that the table becomes hard to read on mobile and colour coding loses its meaning. Use /en/comparisons for county-vs-county perspectives.