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Overview

Sölvesborg
County: Blekinge län
Population 2025: 17,409
Full municipal profile
Bromölla
County: Skåne län
Population 2025: 12,503
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

Sölvesborg
17,409 peopleHighest
Bromölla
12,503 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Sölvesborg
-0.3 %Highest
Bromölla
-2.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Sölvesborg
21.8 %Lowest
Bromölla
22.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Sölvesborg
334,800 SEKHighest
Bromölla
328,600 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Sölvesborg
77.3 %Highest
Bromölla
72.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Sölvesborg
11.1 %Lowest
Bromölla
16.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Sölvesborg
84.3 yearsLowest
Bromölla
85.3 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Sölvesborg
901.4 /100kLowest
Bromölla
1,057.4 /100kHighest
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: Sölvesborg moves from 16,351 (2002) to 17,409 (2025) — up 1,058 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearSölvesborgBromölla
2 00216 35112 022
2 00316 42511 994
2 00416 54412 080
2 00516 55812 098
2 00616 61512 145
2 00716 82112 181
2 00816 84012 200
2 00916 81312 285
2 01016 81012 272
2 01116 79312 366
2 01216 80812 250
2 01316 80012 336
2 01416 95912 400
2 01517 16012 513
2 01617 43712 625
2 01717 45512 699
2 01817 46812 876
2 01917 45212 870
2 02017 45612 759
2 02117 54012 650
2 02217 51412 633
2 02317 47512 498
2 02417 43012 470
2 02517 40912 503

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

Sölvesborg
-21.0 peopleLowest
Bromölla
33.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Sölvesborg
1.5 %Highest
Bromölla
-0.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Sölvesborg
19.8 %Lowest
Bromölla
22.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Sölvesborg
52.2 %Lowest
Bromölla
52.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Sölvesborg
19.2 %Highest
Bromölla
17.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Sölvesborg
8.8 %Highest
Bromölla
7.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Sölvesborg
216.0 peopleHighest
Bromölla
140.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Sölvesborg
114.0 peopleLowest
Bromölla
119.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Sölvesborg
0.92 ratioHighest
Bromölla
0.91 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Sölvesborg
866.0 peopleHighest
Bromölla
697.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Sölvesborg
85.0 peopleHighest
Bromölla
40.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Sölvesborg
786.0 peopleHighest
Bromölla
655.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Sölvesborg
1.5 %Lowest
Bromölla
2.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Sölvesborg
63.6 %Highest
Bromölla
43.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Sölvesborg
162.0 householdsLowest
Bromölla
163.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Sölvesborg
66.7 %Highest
Bromölla
66.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Sölvesborg
7.9 %Lowest
Bromölla
8.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Sölvesborg
18,535 SEK/residentHighest
Bromölla
18,239 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Sölvesborg
4,180.2 SEK/residentLowest
Bromölla
4,555.9 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Sölvesborg
1.4 %Lowest
Bromölla
4.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Sölvesborg
280,892 SEKHighest
Bromölla
262,194 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Sölvesborg
59.5 %Highest
Bromölla
48.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Sölvesborg
77.3 %Highest
Bromölla
72.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Sölvesborg
64.5 %Highest
Bromölla
58.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Sölvesborg
70.7 %Highest
Bromölla
67.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Sölvesborg
78.3 %Highest
Bromölla
74.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Sölvesborg
210.0 pointsHighest
Bromölla
203.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Sölvesborg
209.4 pointsHighest
Bromölla
203.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Sölvesborg
19.0 dwellingsHighest
Bromölla
8.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Sölvesborg
152.1 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Bromölla
143.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Sölvesborg
0.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Bromölla
0.6 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Sölvesborg
15,402 SEK/m²Highest
Bromölla
6,910.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Sölvesborg
18,445 SEK/m²Highest
Bromölla
13,739 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Sölvesborg
31.2 %Lowest
Bromölla
37.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Sölvesborg
81.4 yearsHighest
Bromölla
81.1 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Sölvesborg
71.1 %Lowest
Bromölla
84.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Sölvesborg
0.5 %Highest
Bromölla
0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Sölvesborg
1,860.2 /100kLowest
Bromölla
1,994.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Sölvesborg
11,638 /100kHighest
Bromölla
9,845.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Sölvesborg
2,422.9 /100kHighest
Bromölla
1,778.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Sölvesborg
5.7 /100kHighest
Bromölla
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Sölvesborg
700.4 /100kHighest
Bromölla
560.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Sölvesborg
200.9 /100kLowest
Bromölla
232.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Sölvesborg
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Bromölla
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Sölvesborg
136.2 residents/politicianHighest
Bromölla
135.5 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Sölvesborg
3.1 %Highest
Bromölla
1.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Sölvesborg
1.6 %Highest
Bromölla
1.1 %Lowest
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.

Sölvesborg
-134 SEK
Bromölla
-74 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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Compare municipalities — method, units and sources

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  • 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.
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Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

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2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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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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