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Overview

Vänersborg
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 40,041
Full municipal profile
Falköping
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 32,806
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

Vänersborg
40,041 peopleHighest
Falköping
32,806 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Vänersborg
1.1 %Highest
Falköping
-1.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Vänersborg
22.2 %Highest
Falköping
22.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Vänersborg
343,600 SEKHighest
Falköping
336,200 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Vänersborg
82.2 %Highest
Falköping
81.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Vänersborg
14.4 %Lowest
Falköping
17.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Vänersborg
84.5 yearsLowest
Falköping
84.5 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Vänersborg
1,001.0 /100kLowest
Falköping
1,103.7 /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: Vänersborg moves from 37,025 (2002) to 40,041 (2024) — up 3,016 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearVänersborgFalköping
2 00237 02530 896
2 00337 10130 981
2 00437 10531 148
2 00536 95131 185
2 00637 02331 240
2 00736 93931 311
2 00836 99131 349
2 00936 87131 419
2 01036 85731 513
2 01136 96231 689
2 01236 96831 689
2 01337 36931 988
2 01437 89032 185
2 01538 38132 511
2 01638 95532 806
2 01739 15133 077
2 01839 41133 155
2 01939 59133 246
2 02039 62433 238
2 02139 63633 270
2 02239 90433 252
2 02340 01232 991
2 02440 04132 806

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

Vänersborg
29.0 peopleHighest
Falköping
-185.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Vänersborg
5.7 %Highest
Falköping
1.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Vänersborg
22.8 %Lowest
Falköping
23.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Vänersborg
53.1 %Lowest
Falköping
53.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Vänersborg
16.3 %Highest
Falköping
16.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Vänersborg
7.8 %Highest
Falköping
7.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Vänersborg
424.0 peopleHighest
Falköping
336.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Vänersborg
335.0 peopleHighest
Falköping
300.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Vänersborg
0.88 ratioHighest
Falköping
0.88 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Vänersborg
2,037.0 peopleHighest
Falköping
1,551.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Vänersborg
3.0 peopleHighest
Falköping
-66.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Vänersborg
1,919.0 peopleHighest
Falköping
1,531.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Vänersborg
3.5 %Lowest
Falköping
3.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Vänersborg
60.5 %Highest
Falköping
57.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Vänersborg
758.0 householdsHighest
Falköping
694.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Vänersborg
67.1 %Lowest
Falköping
67.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Vänersborg
6.6 %Lowest
Falköping
7.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Vänersborg
15,415 SEK/residentLowest
Falköping
16,443 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Vänersborg
6,638.5 SEK/residentHighest
Falköping
6,629.3 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Vänersborg
2.3 %Highest
Falköping
2.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Vänersborg
269,897 SEKHighest
Falköping
264,993 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Vänersborg
43.5 %Highest
Falköping
39.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Vänersborg
81.9 %Highest
Falköping
81.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Vänersborg
66.7 %Lowest
Falköping
71.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Vänersborg
67.1 %Lowest
Falköping
70.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Vänersborg
74.2 %Highest
Falköping
68.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Vänersborg
214.0 pointsLowest
Falköping
218.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Vänersborg
211.5 pointsLowest
Falköping
218.1 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Vänersborg
13.0 dwellingsLowest
Falköping
49.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Vänersborg
185.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Falköping
197.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Vänersborg
0.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Falköping
1.1 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Vänersborg
13,803 SEK/m²Highest
Falköping
7,930.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Vänersborg
18,842 SEK/m²Highest
Falköping
14,814 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Vänersborg
36.8 %Lowest
Falköping
40.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Vänersborg
80.4 yearsLowest
Falköping
80.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Vänersborg
80.8 %Lowest
Falköping
81.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

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

Crime

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

Vänersborg
1,540.2 /100kLowest
Falköping
1,548.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Vänersborg
10,372 /100kHighest
Falköping
10,351 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Vänersborg
2,206.7 /100kHighest
Falköping
1,990.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Vänersborg
12.5 /100kHighest
Falköping
9.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Vänersborg
793.8 /100kLowest
Falköping
1,115.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Vänersborg
244.6 /100kHighest
Falköping
231.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Vänersborg
2.0 assignments/politicianHighest
Falköping
1.7 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Vänersborg
294.4 residents/politicianHighest
Falköping
214.4 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Vänersborg
2.2 %Highest
Falköping
2.0 %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.

Vänersborg
-96 SEK
Falköping
-86 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

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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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