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Overview

Vara
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 16,088
Full municipal profile
Grästorp
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 5,555
Full municipal profile

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Vara
16,088 peopleHighest
Grästorp
5,555.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Vara
0.4 %Highest
Grästorp
-2.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Vara
21.8 %Lowest
Grästorp
22.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Vara
329,700 SEKLowest
Grästorp
339,700 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Vara
15.7 %Highest
Grästorp
8.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Vara
84.9 yearsHighest
Grästorp
84.3 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Vara
822.5 /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: Vara moves from 16,009 (2002) to 16,088 (2024) — up 79 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearVaraGrästorp
2 00216 0095 848
2 00315 9955 835
2 00416 0265 794
2 00516 0085 762
2 00615 9615 809
2 00716 0085 831
2 00815 8685 851
2 00915 7715 857
2 01015 7625 776
2 01115 6945 674
2 01215 5575 639
2 01315 6095 641
2 01415 5975 630
2 01515 6625 644
2 01615 7885 721
2 01715 9425 750
2 01815 9525 731
2 01916 0245 693
2 02016 0965 685
2 02116 1625 730
2 02216 1635 646
2 02316 0665 563
2 02416 0885 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

Vara
22.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
-8.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Vara
3.1 %Highest
Grästorp
-1.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Vara
21.7 %Highest
Grästorp
20.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Vara
53.0 %Highest
Grästorp
51.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Vara
17.8 %Lowest
Grästorp
19.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Vara
7.5 %Lowest
Grästorp
8.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Vara
159.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
72.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Vara
124.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
46.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Vara
0.89 ratioLowest
Grästorp
0.93 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Vara
791.0 peopleHighest
Grästorp
304.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Vara
-67.0 peopleLowest
Grästorp
65.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Vara
834.0 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 · %

Vara
2.4 %Highest
Grästorp
1.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Vara
232.0 householdsHighest
Grästorp
46.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Vara
70.4 %Lowest
Grästorp
75.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Vara
7.5 %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

Vara
16,794 SEK/residentLowest
Grästorp
16,978 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Vara
6,289.1 SEK/residentHighest
Grästorp
2,521.2 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Vara
0.2 %Lowest
Grästorp
0.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Vara
261,913 SEKLowest
Grästorp
281,726 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Vara
40.3 %Highest
Grästorp
34.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Vara
6.0 dwellingsLowest
Grästorp
30.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Vara
139.2 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

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

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Vara
7,620.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Grästorp
10,584 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Vara
11,923 SEK/m²Lowest
Grästorp
14,811 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Vara
36.1 %Highest
Grästorp
30.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Vara
81.0 yearsLowest
Grästorp
81.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Vara
87.5 %Highest
Grästorp
85.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Vara
0.6 %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

Vara
1,140.2 /100kHighest
Grästorp
1,003.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Vara
9,875.7 /100kHighest
Grästorp
7,582.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Vara
2,673.0 /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

Vara
6.2 /100kHighest
Grästorp
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Vara
828.7 /100kHighest
Grästorp
358.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Vara
143.3 /100kLowest
Grästorp
197.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Vara
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Grästorp
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Vara
174.9 residents/politicianHighest
Grästorp
86.8 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Vara
3.3 %Highest
Grästorp
1.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Vara
1.1 %Lowest
Grästorp
1.6 %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.

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.

Vara
-124 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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Method & limitations

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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

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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