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VäxjöprofileAlvestaprofile

Overview

Växjö
County: Kronobergs län
Population 2025: 98,946
Full municipal profile
Alvesta
County: Kronobergs län
Population 2025: 19,708
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)
2025 · people

Växjö
98,946 peopleHighest
Alvesta
19,708 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Växjö
4.3 %Highest
Alvesta
-2.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Växjö
20.2 %Lowest
Alvesta
21.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Växjö
349,900 SEKHighest
Alvesta
331,800 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Växjö
84.9 %Highest
Alvesta
83.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Växjö
12.0 %Lowest
Alvesta
25.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Växjö
85.9 yearsHighest
Alvesta
85.4 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Växjö
1,066.5 /100kHighest
Alvesta
830.0 /100kLowest
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: Växjö moves from 75,036 (2002) to 98,946 (2025) — up 23,910 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearVäxjöAlvesta
2 00275 03618 930
2 00375 84818 879
2 00476 75518 865
2 00577 36318 684
2 00678 47318 741
2 00779 56218 776
2 00881 07418 775
2 00982 02318 757
2 01083 00518 802
2 01183 71018 917
2 01284 80019 034
2 01385 82219 280
2 01486 97019 503
2 01588 10819 581
2 01689 50019 850
2 01791 06020 026
2 01892 56720 150
2 01994 12920 134
2 02094 85920 224
2 02195 99520 287
2 02297 13720 257
2 02397 57420 040
2 02498 33419 830
2 02598 94619 708

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

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Växjö
612.0 peopleHighest
Alvesta
-122.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Växjö
12.3 %Highest
Alvesta
0.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Växjö
23.6 %Lowest
Alvesta
24.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Växjö
57.0 %Highest
Alvesta
51.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Växjö
13.2 %Lowest
Alvesta
16.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Växjö
6.2 %Lowest
Alvesta
7.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Växjö
729.0 peopleHighest
Alvesta
199.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Växjö
979.0 peopleHighest
Alvesta
180.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Växjö
0.75 ratioLowest
Alvesta
0.94 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Växjö
5,698.0 peopleHighest
Alvesta
958.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Växjö
215.0 peopleHighest
Alvesta
-147.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Växjö
5,349.0 peopleHighest
Alvesta
1,082.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Växjö
3.3 %Lowest
Alvesta
4.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Växjö
54.1 %Highest
Alvesta
45.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Växjö
1,813.0 householdsHighest
Alvesta
483.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Växjö
66.2 %Highest
Alvesta
64.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Växjö
4.8 %Lowest
Alvesta
7.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Växjö
12,290 SEK/residentLowest
Alvesta
16,673 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Växjö
4,927.4 SEK/residentLowest
Alvesta
5,293.7 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Växjö
1.5 %Highest
Alvesta
-0.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Växjö
279,222 SEKHighest
Alvesta
253,673 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Växjö
45.9 %Highest
Alvesta
40.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Växjö
81.5 %Lowest
Alvesta
83.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Växjö
74.2 %Highest
Alvesta
66.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Växjö
70.2 %Highest
Alvesta
65.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Växjö
71.5 %Highest
Alvesta
67.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Växjö
229.0 pointsHighest
Alvesta
210.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Växjö
228.3 pointsHighest
Alvesta
209.3 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Växjö
202.0 dwellingsHighest
Alvesta
61.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Växjö
251.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Alvesta
159.5 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Växjö
0.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Alvesta
0.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Växjö
23,510 SEK/m²Highest
Alvesta
13,295 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Växjö
23,637 SEK/m²Highest
Alvesta
14,023 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Växjö
33.8 %Lowest
Alvesta
49.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Växjö
83.3 yearsHighest
Alvesta
82.1 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Växjö
77.3 %Lowest
Alvesta
78.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Växjö
0.5 %Highest
Alvesta
0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Växjö
1,693.1 /100kHighest
Alvesta
1,401.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Växjö
12,124 /100kHighest
Alvesta
8,340.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Växjö
2,684.6 /100kHighest
Alvesta
1,867.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Växjö
7.1 /100kLowest
Alvesta
20.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Växjö
1,384.9 /100kHighest
Alvesta
819.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Växjö
225.1 /100kHighest
Alvesta
182.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
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.

Växjö
-106 SEK
Alvesta
-106 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

  • 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.
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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

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.