Population & demographics in Högsby Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Högsby
Creator: Sverigefakta
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Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Högsby. Foreign background is reported separately on the municipality immigration page. Verified time series from Statistics Sweden and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Foreign background and migration in Högsby

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v9 · Updated: 2026-08-04

Population (31 Dec)

5321 people

2024 · -10.1 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-54.0 people

2025 · -63.6 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-138 people

2025 · +14.8 % vs 2020

Population density7.10 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

5321 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Högsby — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	6,300
2003	6,348
2004	6,244
2005	6,066
2006	6,033
2007	5,931
2008	5,930
2009	5,873
2010	5,777
2011	5,768
2012	5,730
2013	5,718
2014	5,782
2015	5,857
2016	6,080
2017	6,087
2018	6,094
2019	5,921
2020	5,731
2021	5,645
2022	5,584
2023	5,438
2024	5,321

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-117 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Högsby — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	48
2004	-104
2005	-178
2006	-33
2007	-102
2008	-1
2009	-57
2010	-96
2011	-9
2012	-38
2013	-12
2014	64
2015	75
2016	223
2017	7
2018	7
2019	-173
2020	-190
2021	-86
2022	-61
2023	-146
2024	-117

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-10.1 %(2024)

20072024

Population change, 5 years, Högsby — 2007–2024 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	-5.9
2008	-6.6
2009	-5.9
2010	-4.8
2011	-4.4
2012	-3.4
2013	-3.6
2014	-1.5
2015	1.4
2016	5.4
2017	6.2
2018	6.6
2019	2.4
2020	-2.2
2021	-7.2
2022	-8.3
2023	-10.8
2024	-10.1

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

-7.97 %(2024)

20122024

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

13 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

19.9 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01994 (Kolada:N01994) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01994

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)

48.2 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01961 (Kolada:N01961) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01961

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)

23.3 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01812 (Kolada:N01812) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01812

Residents aged 80+, share (%)

8.59 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01813 (Kolada:N01813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01813

Demographic dependency ratio

1.08 ratio(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N00927 (Kolada:N00927) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N00927

Births, deaths & natural change

Births, number

34.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01804 (Kolada:N01804) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01804

Deaths, number

88.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01805 (Kolada:N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01805

Natural change (births − deaths)

-54.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805 (Kolada:N01804+N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805

Migration flows

In-migration to the municipality

236 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01801 (Kolada:N01801) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01801

Out-migration from the municipality

374 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01802 (Kolada:N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01802

Net migration (in − out)

-138 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802 (Kolada:N01801+N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802

Net domestic migration

-132 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01964 (Kolada:N01964) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01964

Deep dive

See population & demographics in a national context

Read chapter: Demography →

Year	Value (%)
2012	-9
2013	-9.9
2014	-7.4
2015	-3.4
2016	0.8
2017	2.6
2018	2.8
2019	0.8
2020	-0.8
2021	-2.1
2022	-2.5
2023	-4.9
2024	-8

Year	Value (%)
2014	20.7
2015	21.2
2016	22.9
2017	23.3
2018	23.6
2019	23.2
2020	22.4
2021	22.3
2022	22.3
2023	21.1
2024	20.5
2025	19.9

Year	Value (%)
2014	53.5
2015	53.2
2016	52.5
2017	52.1
2018	51.2
2019	51.1
2020	51
2021	50.2
2022	49.4
2023	49.1
2024	49
2025	48.2

Year	Value (%)
2014	18
2015	18.3
2016	17.9
2017	18
2018	18.7
2019	18.9
2020	19.9
2021	20.6
2022	21
2023	22.2
2024	22.5
2025	23.3