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Overview

Torsby
County: Värmlands län
Population 2024: 11,321
Full municipal profile
Kristinehamn
County: Värmlands län
Population 2024: 23,756
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

Torsby
11,321 peopleLowest
Kristinehamn
23,756 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Torsby
-2.5 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
-2.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Torsby
22.0 %Highest
Kristinehamn
22.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Torsby
328,500 SEKHighest
Kristinehamn
317,600 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Torsby
82.0 %Highest
Kristinehamn
74.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Torsby
10.3 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
10.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Torsby
84.8 yearsHighest
Kristinehamn
83.6 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Torsby
938.1 /100kHighest
Kristinehamn
887.1 /100kLowest
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: Torsby moves from 13,404 (2002) to 11,321 (2024) — down 2,083 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearTorsbyKristinehamn
2 00213 40423 963
2 00313 31123 946
2 00413 08623 990
2 00512 96023 899
2 00612 94623 848
2 00712 87823 906
2 00812 70723 958
2 00912 50823 963
2 01012 41423 808
2 01112 31223 698
2 01212 21923 729
2 01312 01323 949
2 01411 99224 114
2 01511 91024 270
2 01612 16924 671
2 01711 89024 650
2 01811 71924 336
2 01911 61624 255
2 02011 54924 190
2 02111 47224 099
2 02211 41124 053
2 02311 38723 817
2 02411 32123 756

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

Torsby
-66.0 peopleLowest
Kristinehamn
-61.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Torsby
-5.6 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
-1.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Torsby
18.7 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
19.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Torsby
50.2 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
51.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Torsby
21.4 %Highest
Kristinehamn
19.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Torsby
9.8 %Highest
Kristinehamn
8.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Torsby
147.0 peopleLowest
Kristinehamn
297.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Torsby
76.0 peopleLowest
Kristinehamn
162.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Torsby
0.99 ratioHighest
Kristinehamn
0.93 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Torsby
455.0 peopleLowest
Kristinehamn
973.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Torsby
-50.0 peopleLowest
Kristinehamn
-40.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Torsby
415.0 peopleLowest
Kristinehamn
1,012.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Torsby
3.1 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
3.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Torsby
56.0 %Highest
Kristinehamn
53.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Torsby
196.0 householdsLowest
Kristinehamn
576.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Torsby
63.4 %Highest
Kristinehamn
63.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Torsby
9.4 %Highest
Kristinehamn
7.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
2024 · SEK/resident

Torsby
20,141 SEK/residentHighest
Kristinehamn
17,999 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,109

Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident
2024 · SEK/resident

Torsby
4,980.8 SEK/residentLowest
Kristinehamn
7,275.4 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,332.9

Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
2024 · %

Torsby
2.7 %Highest
Kristinehamn
-0.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.9

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Torsby
254,137 SEKLowest
Kristinehamn
257,597 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2024 · %

Torsby
35.7 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
42.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
41.8
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Torsby
82.0 %Highest
Kristinehamn
74.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Torsby
67.0 %Highest
Kristinehamn
60.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Torsby
68.6 %Highest
Kristinehamn
67.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Torsby
66.4 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
69.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Torsby
200.0 pointsLowest
Kristinehamn
206.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Torsby
200.1 pointsLowest
Kristinehamn
205.6 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Torsby
29.0 dwellingsHighest
Kristinehamn
11.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Torsby
227.9 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Kristinehamn
185.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Torsby
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Kristinehamn
0.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Torsby
17,179 SEK/m²Highest
Kristinehamn
6,520.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Torsby
11,293 SEK/m²Lowest
Kristinehamn
16,782 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Torsby
31.1 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
31.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Torsby
79.3 yearsLowest
Kristinehamn
80.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Torsby
68.0 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
79.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Torsby
0.6 %Lowest
Kristinehamn
0.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Torsby
929.2 /100kLowest
Kristinehamn
1,182.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Torsby
8,310.1 /100kLowest
Kristinehamn
8,769.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Torsby
955.8 /100kLowest
Kristinehamn
1,436.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Torsby
8.8 /100kLowest
Kristinehamn
12.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Torsby
769.9 /100kHighest
Kristinehamn
739.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Torsby
141.6 /100kLowest
Kristinehamn
198.5 /100kHighest
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.

Torsby
-114 SEK
Kristinehamn
-113 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.
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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

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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