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VänersborgprofileGrästorpprofile

Overview

Vänersborg
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 40,041
Full municipal profile
Grästorp
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 5,555
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Vänersborg
40,041 peopleHighest
Grästorp
5,555.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Vänersborg
1.1 %Highest
Grästorp
-2.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

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

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Vänersborg
343,600 SEKHighest
Grästorp
339,700 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Vänersborg
14.4 %Highest
Grästorp
8.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Vänersborg
84.5 yearsHighest
Grästorp
84.3 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Vänersborg
1,001.0 /100kHighest
Grästorp
788.7 /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: 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
YearVänersborgGrästorp
2 00237 0255 848
2 00337 1015 835
2 00437 1055 794
2 00536 9515 762
2 00637 0235 809
2 00736 9395 831
2 00836 9915 851
2 00936 8715 857
2 01036 8575 776
2 01136 9625 674
2 01236 9685 639
2 01337 3695 641
2 01437 8905 630
2 01538 3815 644
2 01638 9555 721
2 01739 1515 750
2 01839 4115 731
2 01939 5915 693
2 02039 6245 685
2 02139 6365 730
2 02239 9045 646
2 02340 0125 563
2 02440 0415 555

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
Grästorp
-8.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Vänersborg
5.7 %Highest
Grästorp
-1.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Vänersborg
22.8 %Highest
Grästorp
20.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Vänersborg
53.1 %Highest
Grästorp
51.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Vänersborg
16.3 %Lowest
Grästorp
19.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Vänersborg
7.8 %Lowest
Grästorp
8.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Vänersborg
424.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
72.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Vänersborg
335.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
46.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Vänersborg
0.88 ratioLowest
Grästorp
0.93 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Vänersborg
2,037.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
304.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Vänersborg
3.0 peopleLowest
Grästorp
65.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Vänersborg
1,919.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
237.0 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 %Highest
Grästorp
1.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Vänersborg
758.0 householdsHighest
Grästorp
46.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Vänersborg
67.1 %Lowest
Grästorp
75.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Vänersborg
6.6 %Highest
Grästorp
5.7 %Lowest
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
Grästorp
16,978 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
Grästorp
2,521.2 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Vänersborg
2.3 %Highest
Grästorp
0.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Vänersborg
269,897 SEKLowest
Grästorp
281,726 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Vänersborg
43.5 %Highest
Grästorp
34.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Vänersborg
13.0 dwellingsLowest
Grästorp
30.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Vänersborg
185.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Grästorp
132.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Vänersborg
0.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Grästorp
0.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Vänersborg
13,803 SEK/m²Highest
Grästorp
10,584 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Vänersborg
18,842 SEK/m²Highest
Grästorp
14,811 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Vänersborg
36.8 %Highest
Grästorp
30.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Vänersborg
80.4 yearsLowest
Grästorp
81.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Vänersborg
80.8 %Lowest
Grästorp
85.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Vänersborg
0.8 %Highest
Grästorp
0.6 %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 /100kHighest
Grästorp
1,003.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Vänersborg
10,372 /100kHighest
Grästorp
7,582.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Vänersborg
2,206.7 /100kHighest
Grästorp
1,380.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Vänersborg
12.5 /100kHighest
Grästorp
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Vänersborg
793.8 /100kHighest
Grästorp
358.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Vänersborg
244.6 /100kHighest
Grästorp
197.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

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

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Vänersborg
294.4 residents/politicianHighest
Grästorp
86.8 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Vänersborg
0.0 %Lowest
Grästorp
1.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Vänersborg
2.2 %Highest
Grästorp
1.6 %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
Grästorp
-108 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

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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