In Boxholm municipality, 5,445 people live (2025).
Östergötlands län · municipal tax 33.37 % · population +2.9 % since 2002
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Boxholm had 5,445 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 154 people. The main urban area Strålsnäs had 391 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
SCB BE0101N1
Immigration and foreign background in Boxholm — full breakdown →
Actual municipal figures from SCB — not a scaled national profile.
Boxholm, 2025 · five-year age groups
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 140 | 131 |
| 5-9 | 152 | 138 |
| 10-14 | 163 | 155 |
| 15-19 | 144 | 123 |
| 20-24 | 117 | 86 |
| 25-29 | 108 | 114 |
| 30-34 | 167 | 149 |
| 35-39 | 178 | 172 |
| 40-44 | 149 | 160 |
| 45-49 | 156 | 110 |
| 50-54 | 169 | 169 |
| 55-59 | 217 | 183 |
| 60-64 | 215 | 196 |
| 65-69 | 190 | 173 |
| 70-74 | 181 | 174 |
| 75-79 | 193 | 157 |
| 80-84 | 127 | 140 |
| 85-89 | 51 | 57 |
| 90-94 | 15 | 15 |
| 95-99 | 0 | 11 |
| 100+ | 0 | 0 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 879, 15–64: 3,082, 65+: 1,484.
Foreign background by age and sex is not published at municipal level by Statistics Sweden. Foreign background for this municipality is shown by area (DeSO) further down the page.
Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.
2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM
SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.
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In 2025, Boxholm municipality had 5,445 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 391 lived in the main urban area Strålsnäs (2023).
Since 2002 the population has grown by 154 people (+2.9 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
Boxholm municipality is located in Östergötlands län (county code 05).
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Boxholm is 33.37 % (municipality 21.82 % plus region 11.55 %). That is rank 125 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
In Boxholm, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.6 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.0560.2025.
In Boxholm, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 90.9 % (2024). The national figure is 81.4 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.0560.2024.
In Boxholm, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 6,947.5 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.0560.2025.
In 2025, 13.1 % of the population in Boxholm had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Boxholm.
Population comes from Statistics Sweden BE0101N1 and foreign background from BE0101Q2. Local key figures come from Kolada (RKA) and Statistics Sweden via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine, and every figure carries its own observation ID.
BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household typeKoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via Sverigefakta's municipal data engineThe figures on this page can be traced to their stated sources. Where an observation ID is available, it is shown with the corresponding fact. Read the method.
Foreign background: 13.1 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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