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Overview

Östersund
County: Jämtlands län
Population 2025: 64,973
Full municipal profile
Ragunda
County: Jämtlands län
Population 2025: 5,187
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

Östersund
64,973 peopleHighest
Ragunda
5,187.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Östersund
1.5 %Highest
Ragunda
-0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
22.0 %Lowest
Ragunda
23.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Östersund
347,400 SEKHighest
Ragunda
307,100 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Östersund
83.8 %Highest
Ragunda
72.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Östersund
8.9 %Lowest
Ragunda
11.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

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

Östersund
1,117.4 /100kHighest
Ragunda
932.2 /100kLowest
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: Östersund moves from 58,156 (2002) to 64,973 (2025) — up 6,817 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearÖstersundRagunda
2 00258 1566 079
2 00358 3615 948
2 00458 4595 894
2 00558 4285 796
2 00658 5835 806
2 00758 6865 747
2 00858 9145 681
2 00959 1365 609
2 01059 4165 590
2 01159 3735 501
2 01259 4855 466
2 01359 9565 458
2 01460 4955 440
2 01561 0665 387
2 01661 7455 415
2 01762 6015 444
2 01863 2275 343
2 01963 7795 284
2 02063 9855 208
2 02164 3245 210
2 02264 7145 174
2 02364 8815 135
2 02464 9795 146
2 02564 9735 187

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

Östersund
-6.0 peopleLowest
Ragunda
41.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Östersund
6.4 %Highest
Ragunda
-3.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Östersund
22.1 %Highest
Ragunda
19.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Östersund
55.3 %Highest
Ragunda
49.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Östersund
15.7 %Lowest
Ragunda
21.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Östersund
6.9 %Lowest
Ragunda
9.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Östersund
629.0 peopleHighest
Ragunda
54.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Östersund
581.0 peopleHighest
Ragunda
36.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Östersund
0.81 ratioLowest
Ragunda
1.02 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Östersund
3,195.0 peopleHighest
Ragunda
295.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Östersund
6.0 peopleHighest
Ragunda
-18.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Östersund
3,166.0 peopleHighest
Ragunda
274.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Östersund
2.5 %Highest
Ragunda
2.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2022 · %

Östersund
68.5 %Lowest
Ragunda
76.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
60.0

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Östersund
976.0 householdsHighest
Ragunda
72.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Östersund
73.7 %Highest
Ragunda
65.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Östersund
4.8 %Lowest
Ragunda
8.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Östersund
14,506 SEK/residentLowest
Ragunda
27,312 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Östersund
6,005.8 SEK/residentHighest
Ragunda
4,790.0 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Östersund
3.3 %Highest
Ragunda
-0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Östersund
281,257 SEKHighest
Ragunda
247,570 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
28.7 %Highest
Ragunda
19.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Östersund
82.3 %Highest
Ragunda
72.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Östersund
72.3 %Highest
Ragunda
50.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Östersund
66.3 %Highest
Ragunda
63.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Östersund
73.3 %Highest
Ragunda
72.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Östersund
227.0 pointsHighest
Ragunda
194.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Östersund
227.7 pointsHighest
Ragunda
194.4 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Östersund
40.0 dwellingsHighest
Ragunda
0.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Östersund
224.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Ragunda
168.9 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Östersund
0.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Ragunda
0.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

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

Östersund
27,000 SEK/m²Highest
Ragunda
5,294.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Östersund
30.5 %Lowest
Ragunda
33.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Östersund
1,380.6 /100kLowest
Ragunda
1,612.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Östersund
11,744 /100kHighest
Ragunda
8,118.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Östersund
2,196.4 /100kHighest
Ragunda
1,825.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Östersund
9.2 /100kHighest
Ragunda
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Östersund
1,736.2 /100kHighest
Ragunda
388.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Östersund
312.4 /100kHighest
Ragunda
77.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Östersund
1.7 assignments/politicianLowest
Ragunda
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Östersund
421.9 residents/politicianHighest
Ragunda
87.2 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Östersund
6.5 %Highest
Ragunda
5.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Östersund
1.3 %Lowest
Ragunda
1.7 %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.

Östersund
-132 SEK
Ragunda
-135 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.