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Overview

Markaryd
County: Kronobergs län
Population 2024: 9,938
Full municipal profile
Örkelljunga
County: Skåne län
Population 2024: 10,277
Full municipal profile

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Markaryd
9,938.0 peopleLowest
Örkelljunga
10,277 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Markaryd
-3.7 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
-0.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Markaryd
21.3 %Highest
Örkelljunga
19.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Markaryd
322,800 SEKHighest
Örkelljunga
316,800 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Markaryd
72.6 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
82.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Markaryd
19.3 %Highest
Örkelljunga
14.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Markaryd
85.0 yearsHighest
Örkelljunga
84.1 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Markaryd
646.5 /100kLowest
Örkelljunga
1,050.1 /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: Markaryd moves from 9,615 (2002) to 9,938 (2024) — up 323 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearMarkarydÖrkelljunga
2 0029 6159 419
2 0039 5949 483
2 0049 6369 500
2 0059 5719 553
2 0069 6139 529
2 0079 6419 577
2 0089 6009 592
2 0099 5599 639
2 0109 6199 631
2 0119 5139 663
2 0129 4779 655
2 0139 5159 653
2 0149 5499 733
2 0159 7799 831
2 0169 9919 958
2 01710 17010 047
2 01810 26010 174
2 01910 32010 280
2 02010 37310 451
2 02110 32010 499
2 02210 16610 455
2 02310 07610 433
2 0249 93810 277

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

Markaryd
-138.0 peopleHighest
Örkelljunga
-156.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Markaryd
4.1 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
5.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Markaryd
21.9 %Highest
Örkelljunga
21.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Markaryd
52.4 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
53.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Markaryd
17.3 %Highest
Örkelljunga
17.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Markaryd
8.5 %Highest
Örkelljunga
7.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Markaryd
113.0 peopleLowest
Örkelljunga
117.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Markaryd
86.0 peopleHighest
Örkelljunga
78.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Markaryd
0.91 ratioHighest
Örkelljunga
0.86 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Markaryd
528.0 peopleLowest
Örkelljunga
685.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Markaryd
-60.0 peopleLowest
Örkelljunga
44.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Markaryd
580.0 peopleLowest
Örkelljunga
632.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Markaryd
1.3 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
2.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2023 · %

Markaryd
66.1 %Highest
Örkelljunga
60.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Markaryd
49.0 householdsLowest
Örkelljunga
121.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Markaryd
71.0 %Highest
Örkelljunga
67.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Markaryd
8.6 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
9.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Markaryd
18,977 SEK/residentHighest
Örkelljunga
15,010 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Markaryd
4,175.7 SEK/residentHighest
Örkelljunga
3,720.6 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Markaryd
-1.8 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
8.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Markaryd
258,218 SEKHighest
Örkelljunga
254,204 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Markaryd
41.4 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
69.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Markaryd
72.6 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
78.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Markaryd
58.1 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
63.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Markaryd
63.1 %Highest
Örkelljunga
59.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Markaryd
68.5 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
73.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Markaryd
197.0 pointsLowest
Örkelljunga
217.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Markaryd
200.0 pointsLowest
Örkelljunga
213.3 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Markaryd
4.0 dwellings
Örkelljunga
4.0 dwellings
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Markaryd
190.8 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Örkelljunga
152.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Markaryd
0.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Örkelljunga
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Markaryd
5,994.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Örkelljunga
8,151.0 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Markaryd
9,391.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Örkelljunga
13,867 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Markaryd
44.8 %Highest
Örkelljunga
38.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Markaryd
81.3 yearsHighest
Örkelljunga
80.8 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Markaryd
85.7 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
94.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Markaryd
0.3 %Highest
Örkelljunga
0.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Markaryd
1,535.4 /100kLowest
Örkelljunga
2,129.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Markaryd
11,323 /100kLowest
Örkelljunga
13,155 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Markaryd
2,010.1 /100kLowest
Örkelljunga
2,897.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Markaryd
0.0 /100k
Örkelljunga
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Markaryd
1,323.2 /100kHighest
Örkelljunga
884.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Markaryd
141.4 /100kLowest
Örkelljunga
252.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Markaryd
1.7 assignments/politicianLowest
Örkelljunga
2.0 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Markaryd
112.9 residents/politicianLowest
Örkelljunga
119.5 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Markaryd
3.4 %Highest
Örkelljunga
1.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Markaryd
1.1 %Lowest
Örkelljunga
1.2 %Highest
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.

Markaryd
-126 SEK
Örkelljunga
-104 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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  • 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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4

agencies/institutions

2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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Definitions

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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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