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Overview

Sandviken
County: Gävleborgs län
Population 2024: 38,360
Full municipal profile
Avesta
County: Dalarnas län
Population 2024: 22,417
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

Sandviken
38,360 peopleHighest
Avesta
22,417 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Sandviken
-2.2 %Highest
Avesta
-3.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Sandviken
21.6 %Lowest
Avesta
22.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Sandviken
333,400 SEKLowest
Avesta
334,500 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Sandviken
73.4 %Lowest
Avesta
77.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Sandviken
14.2 %Lowest
Avesta
16.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Sandviken
83.4 yearsLowest
Avesta
84.1 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Sandviken
649.3 /100kLowest
Avesta
1,156.7 /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: Sandviken moves from 36,765 (2002) to 38,360 (2024) — up 1,595 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearSandvikenAvesta
2 00236 76522 296
2 00336 81722 249
2 00436 83522 102
2 00536 69021 954
2 00636 74821 963
2 00736 80421 886
2 00836 87921 937
2 00936 97821 762
2 01036 91621 583
2 01136 99521 486
2 01237 08921 467
2 01337 25021 582
2 01437 83322 022
2 01538 31422 781
2 01638 94923 161
2 01739 25923 256
2 01839 20823 323
2 01939 23423 178
2 02039 29023 067
2 02139 25022 925
2 02239 09822 932
2 02338 62822 753
2 02438 36022 417

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

Sandviken
-268.0 peopleHighest
Avesta
-336.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Sandviken
1.4 %Lowest
Avesta
1.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Sandviken
21.1 %Lowest
Avesta
21.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Sandviken
53.6 %Highest
Avesta
50.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Sandviken
17.1 %Lowest
Avesta
19.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Sandviken
8.2 %Lowest
Avesta
8.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Sandviken
486.0 peopleHighest
Avesta
300.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Sandviken
289.0 peopleHighest
Avesta
185.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Sandviken
0.86 ratioLowest
Avesta
0.97 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Sandviken
1,658.0 peopleHighest
Avesta
911.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Sandviken
-287.0 peopleLowest
Avesta
91.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Sandviken
1,784.0 peopleHighest
Avesta
847.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Sandviken
2.9 %Lowest
Avesta
3.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Sandviken
33.6 %Lowest
Avesta
47.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Sandviken
633.0 householdsHighest
Avesta
478.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Sandviken
64.4 %Lowest
Avesta
64.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Sandviken
7.1 %Highest
Avesta
6.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Sandviken
15,067 SEK/residentLowest
Avesta
17,395 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Sandviken
6,718.0 SEK/residentHighest
Avesta
6,401.1 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Sandviken
3.0 %Highest
Avesta
0.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Sandviken
280,889 SEKHighest
Avesta
271,727 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Sandviken
27.4 %Highest
Avesta
20.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Sandviken
71.9 %Lowest
Avesta
77.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Sandviken
61.5 %Highest
Avesta
53.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Sandviken
65.5 %Highest
Avesta
62.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Sandviken
72.2 %Highest
Avesta
61.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Sandviken
211.0 pointsHighest
Avesta
210.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Sandviken
209.0 pointsHighest
Avesta
208.5 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Sandviken
26.0 dwellingsHighest
Avesta
3.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Sandviken
192.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Avesta
179.9 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Sandviken
0.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Avesta
0.1 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Sandviken
10,714 SEK/m²Highest
Avesta
7,057.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Sandviken
16,384 SEK/m²Highest
Avesta
14,564 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Sandviken
40.4 %Highest
Avesta
38.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Sandviken
80.6 yearsLowest
Avesta
81.3 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Sandviken
82.6 %Highest
Avesta
74.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Sandviken
0.4 %Lowest
Avesta
0.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Sandviken
1,162.4 /100kLowest
Avesta
1,254.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Sandviken
9,411.9 /100kLowest
Avesta
10,910 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Sandviken
2,440.0 /100kHighest
Avesta
2,291.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Sandviken
2.6 /100kLowest
Avesta
4.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Sandviken
1,097.0 /100kLowest
Avesta
1,223.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Sandviken
199.0 /100kHighest
Avesta
192.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Sandviken
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
Avesta
2.1 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Sandviken
241.3 residents/politicianHighest
Avesta
217.6 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Sandviken
5.7 %Highest
Avesta
2.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Sandviken
0.6 %Lowest
Avesta
1.0 %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.

Sandviken
-95 SEK
Avesta
-123 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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Primary sources

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2

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6

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Definitions

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Ranking & percentile
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Short answers to what is most often discussed

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