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Overview

Varberg
County: Hallands län
Population 2024: 69,070
Full municipal profile
Mark
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 35,155
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

Varberg
69,070 peopleHighest
Mark
35,155 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Varberg
6.9 %Highest
Mark
1.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Varberg
20.3 %Lowest
Mark
21.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Varberg
364,300 SEKHighest
Mark
343,100 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Varberg
84.4 %Highest
Mark
76.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Varberg
8.1 %Lowest
Mark
17.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Varberg
86.1 yearsHighest
Mark
84.5 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Varberg
695.9 /100kHighest
Mark
688.6 /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: Varberg moves from 53,346 (2002) to 69,070 (2024) — up 15,724 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearVarbergMark
2 00253 34633 015
2 00353 89233 218
2 00454 33833 356
2 00554 81733 494
2 00655 45933 594
2 00756 11433 729
2 00856 67333 807
2 00957 43933 821
2 01058 08433 845
2 01158 57633 791
2 01259 18633 763
2 01359 93633 753
2 01460 42233 887
2 01561 03033 906
2 01661 86834 218
2 01762 75534 484
2 01863 63034 781
2 01964 60134 754
2 02065 39734 896
2 02166 65835 201
2 02267 80035 329
2 02368 32535 287
2 02469 07035 155

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

Varberg
745.0 peopleHighest
Mark
-132.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Varberg
14.3 %Highest
Mark
3.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Varberg
22.5 %Lowest
Mark
23.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Varberg
52.1 %Lowest
Mark
52.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Varberg
17.9 %Highest
Mark
16.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Varberg
7.6 %Highest
Mark
7.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Varberg
639.0 peopleHighest
Mark
364.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Varberg
650.0 peopleHighest
Mark
308.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Varberg
0.92 ratioHighest
Mark
0.90 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Varberg
2,659.0 peopleHighest
Mark
1,547.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Varberg
349.0 peopleHighest
Mark
51.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Varberg
2,273.0 peopleHighest
Mark
1,519.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Varberg
1.6 %Lowest
Mark
2.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Varberg
66.7 %Highest
Mark
55.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Varberg
679.0 householdsHighest
Mark
435.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Varberg
75.9 %Highest
Mark
72.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Varberg
5.1 %Lowest
Mark
5.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Varberg
13,347 SEK/residentLowest
Mark
16,547 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Varberg
4,177.2 SEK/residentLowest
Mark
5,204.1 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Varberg
-0.6 %Lowest
Mark
1.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Varberg
294,488 SEKHighest
Mark
273,898 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Varberg
27.0 %Lowest
Mark
40.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Varberg
82.7 %Highest
Mark
77.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Varberg
75.1 %Highest
Mark
63.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Varberg
74.5 %Highest
Mark
71.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Varberg
77.6 %Highest
Mark
74.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Varberg
223.0 pointsHighest
Mark
208.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Varberg
222.7 pointsHighest
Mark
207.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Varberg
140.0 dwellingsHighest
Mark
63.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Varberg
181.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Mark
145.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Varberg
0.9 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Mark
0.8 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Varberg
35,352 SEK/m²Highest
Mark
17,176 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Varberg
35,431 SEK/m²Highest
Mark
21,172 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Varberg
26.8 %Lowest
Mark
39.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Varberg
83.4 yearsHighest
Mark
81.4 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Varberg
80.3 %Highest
Mark
76.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Varberg
0.4 %Lowest
Mark
0.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Varberg
1,092.9 /100kLowest
Mark
1,360.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Varberg
7,908.8 /100kHighest
Mark
7,688.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Varberg
1,972.1 /100kHighest
Mark
1,838.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Varberg
7.2 /100kHighest
Mark
5.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Varberg
576.0 /100kHighest
Mark
421.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Varberg
99.6 /100kLowest
Mark
247.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Varberg
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
Mark
1.7 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Varberg
397.0 residents/politicianHighest
Mark
215.7 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4
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.

Varberg
-139 SEK
Mark
-125 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.

About the tool

Compare municipalities — method, units and sources

Choose up to four municipalities and see them side by side on the same indicator, the same year and the same unit. The national mean is shown as a reference. Shareable URL — the recipient opens the same comparison.

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

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

No — we cap at four. Beyond that the table becomes hard to read on mobile and colour coding loses its meaning. Use /en/comparisons for county-vs-county perspectives.