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Overview

Simrishamn
County: Skåne län
Population 2024: 18,890
Full municipal profile
Ystad
County: Skåne län
Population 2024: 32,106
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

Simrishamn
18,890 peopleLowest
Ystad
32,106 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Simrishamn
-1.5 %Lowest
Ystad
5.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Simrishamn
20.5 %Highest
Ystad
20.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Simrishamn
310,400 SEKLowest
Ystad
349,300 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Simrishamn
83.7 %Lowest
Ystad
88.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Simrishamn
11.2 %Highest
Ystad
8.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Simrishamn
84.6 yearsLowest
Ystad
84.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Simrishamn
530.9 /100kLowest
Ystad
783.9 /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: Simrishamn moves from 19,406 (2002) to 18,890 (2024) — down 516 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearSimrishamnYstad
2 00219 40626 383
2 00319 49926 655
2 00419 47026 898
2 00519 42527 120
2 00619 41827 398
2 00719 30627 719
2 00819 35627 870
2 00919 32828 109
2 01019 29728 338
2 01119 14728 427
2 01218 99728 558
2 01318 95128 623
2 01418 90528 771
2 01519 06528 985
2 01619 48529 448
2 01719 37629 848
2 01819 27830 226
2 01919 17430 541
2 02019 22730 970
2 02119 26731 560
2 02219 07431 714
2 02318 96231 911
2 02418 89032 106

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

Simrishamn
-72.0 peopleLowest
Ystad
195.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Simrishamn
-0.1 %Lowest
Ystad
11.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Simrishamn
17.1 %Lowest
Ystad
20.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Simrishamn
45.7 %Lowest
Ystad
50.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Simrishamn
26.2 %Highest
Ystad
20.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Simrishamn
11.0 %Highest
Ystad
8.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Simrishamn
249.0 peopleLowest
Ystad
354.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Simrishamn
121.0 peopleLowest
Ystad
231.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Simrishamn
1.19 ratioHighest
Ystad
0.98 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Simrishamn
1,103.0 peopleLowest
Ystad
1,719.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Simrishamn
-4.0 peopleLowest
Ystad
236.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Simrishamn
1,096.0 peopleLowest
Ystad
1,511.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Simrishamn
2.1 %Highest
Ystad
1.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Simrishamn
54.3 %Highest
Ystad
53.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Simrishamn
232.0 householdsLowest
Ystad
268.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Simrishamn
70.8 %Lowest
Ystad
71.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Simrishamn
6.3 %Highest
Ystad
5.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Simrishamn
20,689 SEK/residentHighest
Ystad
16,363 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Simrishamn
4,049.3 SEK/residentHighest
Ystad
3,699.1 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Simrishamn
4.6 %Highest
Ystad
3.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Simrishamn
273,150 SEKLowest
Ystad
288,593 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Simrishamn
46.8 %Highest
Ystad
28.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Simrishamn
80.6 %Lowest
Ystad
88.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Simrishamn
70.0 %Lowest
Ystad
79.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Simrishamn
69.8 %Lowest
Ystad
83.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Simrishamn
71.4 %Lowest
Ystad
83.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Simrishamn
218.0 pointsLowest
Ystad
236.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Simrishamn
222.3 pointsLowest
Ystad
238.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Simrishamn
22.0 dwellingsLowest
Ystad
108.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Simrishamn
179.7 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Ystad
184.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Simrishamn
1.2 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Ystad
0.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Simrishamn
17,935 SEK/m²Lowest
Ystad
22,334 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Simrishamn
28,628 SEK/m²Lowest
Ystad
29,679 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Simrishamn
32.2 %Highest
Ystad
25.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Simrishamn
81.5 yearsLowest
Ystad
81.8 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Simrishamn
84.0 %Highest
Ystad
80.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Simrishamn
0.4 %Lowest
Ystad
0.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Simrishamn
1,189.3 /100kLowest
Ystad
1,552.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Simrishamn
8,558.8 /100kLowest
Ystad
11,917 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Simrishamn
2,888.3 /100kHighest
Ystad
2,535.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Simrishamn
0.0 /100kLowest
Ystad
9.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Simrishamn
350.4 /100kLowest
Ystad
1,231.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Simrishamn
228.3 /100kHighest
Ystad
112.0 /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.

Simrishamn
-118 SEK
Ystad
-140 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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  • 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.
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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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