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Overview

Trollhättan
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2025: 59,265
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Vänersborg
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2025: 40,078
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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

Trollhättan
59,265 peopleHighest
Vänersborg
40,078 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
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Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Trollhättan
0.0 %Lowest
Vänersborg
1.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
—
Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Trollhättan
22.4 %Highest
Vänersborg
22.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Trollhättan
347,000 SEKHighest
Vänersborg
343,600 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
2025 · %

Trollhättan
85.6 %Highest
Vänersborg
82.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Trollhättan
16.1 %Highest
Vänersborg
14.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Trollhättan
84.4 yearsLowest
Vänersborg
84.5 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Trollhättan
889.5 /100kLowest
Vänersborg
1,001.0 /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: Trollhättan moves from 52,937 (2002) to 59,265 (2025) — up 6,328 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearTrollhättanVänersborg
2,00252,93737,025
2,00352,92037,101
2,00453,15437,105
2,00553,30236,951
2,00653,83037,023
2,00754,30036,939
2,00854,48736,991
2,00954,87336,871
2,01055,24836,857
2,01155,49936,962
2,01255,74936,968
2,01356,57337,369
2,01456,92937,890
2,01557,09238,381
2,01657,75338,955
2,01758,23839,151
2,01858,72839,411
2,01959,05839,591
2,02059,24939,624
2,02159,15439,636
2,02259,27439,904
2,02359,07340,012
2,02459,00340,041
2,02559,26540,078

Observed published official statistics with no processing of our own

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Trollhättan
262.0 peopleHighest
Vänersborg
37.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
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Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Trollhättan
3.8 %Lowest
Vänersborg
4.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
—
Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

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

Trollhättan
23.0 %Highest
Vänersborg
22.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Trollhättan
57.0 %Highest
Vänersborg
53.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Trollhättan
13.9 %Lowest
Vänersborg
16.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Trollhättan
6.1 %Lowest
Vänersborg
7.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Trollhättan
535.0 peopleHighest
Vänersborg
424.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Trollhättan
587.0 peopleHighest
Vänersborg
335.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Trollhättan
0.75 ratioLowest
Vänersborg
0.88 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Trollhättan
3,293.0 peopleHighest
Vänersborg
2,037.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Trollhättan
-186.0 peopleLowest
Vänersborg
3.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Trollhättan
3,076.0 peopleHighest
Vänersborg
1,919.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Trollhättan
2.9 %Lowest
Vänersborg
3.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Trollhättan
53.1 %Lowest
Vänersborg
60.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Trollhättan
947.0 householdsHighest
Vänersborg
758.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Trollhättan
65.4 %Lowest
Vänersborg
67.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Trollhättan
6.1 %Lowest
Vänersborg
6.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Trollhättan
13,134 SEK/residentLowest
Vänersborg
15,415 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Trollhättan
6,774.8 SEK/residentHighest
Vänersborg
6,638.5 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Trollhättan
4.5 %Highest
Vänersborg
2.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Trollhättan
281,381 SEKHighest
Vänersborg
269,897 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Trollhättan
58.8 %Highest
Vänersborg
43.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5

Net cost of preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Trollhättan
10,242 SEK/residentHighest
Vänersborg
10,122 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
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Net cost of compulsory school, preschool class–year 9, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Trollhättan
14,133 SEK/residentLowest
Vänersborg
14,997 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of upper-secondary school, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Trollhättan
5,127.8 SEK/residentHighest
Vänersborg
5,091.3 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of disability services (SoL, LSS, SFB), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Trollhättan
9,186.9 SEK/residentLowest
Vänersborg
10,077 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of infrastructure, protection and related activities, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Trollhättan
5,868.5 SEK/residentHighest
Vänersborg
4,835.6 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
—
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Trollhättan
83.7 %Highest
Vänersborg
81.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%)
2025 · %

Trollhättan
72.1 %Highest
Vänersborg
66.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Trollhättan
69.1 %Highest
Vänersborg
67.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Trollhättan
72.1 %Lowest
Vänersborg
74.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Trollhättan
225.0 pointsHighest
Vänersborg
214.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Trollhättan
227.3 pointsHighest
Vänersborg
211.5 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Trollhättan
17.0 dwellingsHighest
Vänersborg
13.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Trollhättan
211.2 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Vänersborg
185.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Trollhättan
0.1 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Vänersborg
0.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Trollhättan
18,283 SEK/m²Highest
Vänersborg
13,803 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Trollhättan
23,821 SEK/m²Highest
Vänersborg
18,842 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Trollhättan
40.1 %Highest
Vänersborg
36.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Trollhättan
81.0 yearsHighest
Vänersborg
80.4 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Trollhättan
80.6 %Lowest
Vänersborg
80.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Trollhättan
0.7 %Lowest
Vänersborg
0.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Trollhättan
1,501.7 /100kLowest
Vänersborg
1,540.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Trollhättan
9,985.8 /100kLowest
Vänersborg
10,372 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Trollhättan
1,850.0 /100kLowest
Vänersborg
2,206.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Trollhättan
16.9 /100kHighest
Vänersborg
12.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Trollhättan
967.3 /100kHighest
Vänersborg
793.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Trollhättan
172.5 /100kLowest
Vänersborg
244.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Trollhättan
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
Vänersborg
2.0 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Trollhättan
349.1 residents/politicianHighest
Vänersborg
294.4 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Trollhättan
1.8 %Highest
Vänersborg
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Trollhättan
0.6 %Lowest
Vänersborg
2.2 %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.

Share with a foreign background 2025
Observed statistics
Note: The share says nothing about cause. Differences between municipalities reflect housing and labour markets, reception history and age structure.

Trollhättan
31.9 %
Vänersborg
21.2 %
National
27.7 %

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 per Ruist, ESO 2018:3; calculations based on 2015 public finances; unadjusted amount from the report) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

Trollhättan
-84 SEK
Vänersborg
-75 SEK
National
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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

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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

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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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