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Overview

Vimmerby
County: Kalmar län
Population 2024: 15,384
Full municipal profile
Västervik
County: Kalmar län
Population 2024: 36,447
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

Vimmerby
15,384 peopleLowest
Västervik
36,447 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Vimmerby
-1.7 %Lowest
Västervik
-0.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Vimmerby
22.4 %Highest
Västervik
21.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Vimmerby
339,500 SEKHighest
Västervik
322,400 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Vimmerby
78.3 %Highest
Västervik
77.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Vimmerby
11.7 %Highest
Västervik
9.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Vimmerby
84.6 yearsLowest
Västervik
84.7 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Vimmerby
794.5 /100kLowest
Västervik
973.7 /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: Vimmerby moves from 15,628 (2002) to 15,384 (2024) — down 244 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearVimmerbyVästervik
2 00215 62836 913
2 00315 62136 768
2 00415 59636 566
2 00515 61336 505
2 00615 58836 400
2 00715 60836 458
2 00815 55136 356
2 00915 53836 290
2 01015 47336 206
2 01115 39736 015
2 01215 40335 892
2 01315 28735 867
2 01415 29735 920
2 01515 41936 049
2 01615 63636 438
2 01715 72836 551
2 01815 76436 680
2 01915 64736 679
2 02015 67236 655
2 02115 57836 747
2 02215 55736 650
2 02315 46136 434
2 02415 38436 447

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

Vimmerby
-77.0 peopleLowest
Västervik
13.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Vimmerby
0.6 %Lowest
Västervik
1.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Vimmerby
21.3 %Highest
Västervik
20.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Vimmerby
51.8 %Highest
Västervik
49.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Vimmerby
18.4 %Lowest
Västervik
20.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Vimmerby
8.4 %Lowest
Västervik
10.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Vimmerby
174.0 peopleLowest
Västervik
517.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Vimmerby
107.0 peopleLowest
Västervik
236.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Vimmerby
0.93 ratioLowest
Västervik
1.03 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Vimmerby
616.0 peopleLowest
Västervik
1,334.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Vimmerby
-10.0 peopleLowest
Västervik
86.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Vimmerby
612.0 peopleLowest
Västervik
1,232.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Vimmerby
1.3 %Lowest
Västervik
1.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Vimmerby
58.8 %Highest
Västervik
57.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Vimmerby
122.0 householdsLowest
Västervik
346.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Vimmerby
70.8 %Lowest
Västervik
72.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Vimmerby
6.0 %Lowest
Västervik
6.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Vimmerby
18,964 SEK/residentLowest
Västervik
20,655 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Vimmerby
4,449.9 SEK/residentLowest
Västervik
5,013.3 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Vimmerby
3.7 %Highest
Västervik
0.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Vimmerby
268,318 SEKHighest
Västervik
265,389 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Vimmerby
46.7 %Highest
Västervik
29.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Vimmerby
78.3 %Highest
Västervik
76.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Vimmerby
63.9 %Lowest
Västervik
66.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Vimmerby
73.2 %Highest
Västervik
68.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Vimmerby
64.2 %Lowest
Västervik
68.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Vimmerby
214.0 pointsLowest
Västervik
221.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Vimmerby
212.8 pointsLowest
Västervik
220.2 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Vimmerby
10.0 dwellingsLowest
Västervik
34.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Vimmerby
196.2 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Västervik
195.8 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Vimmerby
0.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Västervik
0.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Vimmerby
10,408 SEK/m²Lowest
Västervik
12,810 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Vimmerby
12,827 SEK/m²Lowest
Västervik
17,889 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Vimmerby
32.3 %Highest
Västervik
29.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Vimmerby
81.9 yearsHighest
Västervik
81.6 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Vimmerby
73.8 %Lowest
Västervik
82.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Vimmerby
0.4 %Highest
Västervik
0.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Vimmerby
1,491.3 /100kLowest
Västervik
1,606.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Vimmerby
10,524 /100kHighest
Västervik
10,179 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Vimmerby
1,797.4 /100kLowest
Västervik
2,329.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Vimmerby
6.5 /100kLowest
Västervik
19.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Vimmerby
1,816.9 /100kHighest
Västervik
789.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Vimmerby
130.2 /100kLowest
Västervik
209.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Vimmerby
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Västervik
1.7 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Vimmerby
167.2 residents/politicianLowest
Västervik
278.2 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Vimmerby
7.6 %Highest
Västervik
3.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Vimmerby
1.1 %Highest
Västervik
0.8 %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.

Vimmerby
-133 SEK
Västervik
-142 SEK
National
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Primary sources

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6

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Definitions

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Ranking & percentile
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