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Mönsterås municipality – facts and statistics

In Mönsterås municipality, 12,982 people live (2025).

Kalmar län · municipal tax 34.07 % · population −1.8 % since 2002

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Direct answers

Verified municipal figures with reference year, definition and source. Missing data is left out — never shown as zero.

What stands out

Neutral observations derived from the verified figures below — no score, ranking or assessment.

  • · Foreign background has risen by 6.7 pp since 2011.
  • · Violence in public places against adults, reported offences per 100,000 residents has fallen by 114 since 2017.
  • · Median income, 20+ has risen by 94,500 SEK since 2013.
  • · Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) has fallen by 0.6 pp since 2014.

How many people live in Mönsterås?

12,982 residents

Population · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: +129 residents

14-yr trend: +1 %

Population registered as resident in the municipality on 31 December of the stated year.

Source: SCB BE0101N1 · scb:BE0101N1 · observed value from the source

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How old is the population of Mönsterås?

48.4 years

Median age · 2025 · municipality

Median age approximated linearly within the five-year age band where half the population is reached (Statistics Sweden five-year bands, 31 December).

Source: SCB BE0101N1 · scb:BE0101N1 · own calculation from source data

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What share of Mönsterås has a foreign background?

16.3 %

Foreign background · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: +6.7 pp

Sweden: 27.7 % (11.4 pp)

14-yr trend: +6.7 pp

Born abroad, or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents, as a share of the population (Statistics Sweden UtlSvBakgGrov, 31 December).

Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · scb:BE0101Q2 · observed value from the source

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How high is the municipal tax in Mönsterås?

34.07 %

Total municipal tax rate · 2026 · municipality

Municipal average (unweighted): 33.30 % (+0.77 pp)

Sum of the municipal and regional tax rate in 2026 (municipal 22.21 % + regional 11.86 %). Burial fee and religious community fees are not included.

Source: SCB OE0101 Kommunalskatter2000 · observed value from the source

What does the labour market look like in Mönsterås?

2.4 %

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2014: 0.6 pp

Municipal average (unweighted): 2.7 % (0.3 pp)

County average (unweighted): 2.5 %

11-yr trend: -0.6 pp

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937 · Kolada:N03937 · observed value from the source

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What is the income level in Mönsterås?

335,300 SEK

Median income, 20+ · 2024 · municipality

Change since 2013: +94,500 SEK

Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK (10,116 SEK)

County average (unweighted): 323,150 SEK

11-yr trend: +39 %

Median income, 20+

Source: SCB HE0110 · SCB:HE0110 · observed value from the source

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How much violence in public places is reported in Mönsterås?

131

Violence in public places against adults, reported offences per 100,000 residents · 2025 · municipality

Shared rank 172 of 290 ranked municipalities (2025) — highest number of reported offences per 100,000 residents. An order of reported offences, not of victimisation, safety or risk.

Change since 2017: 114

Sweden: 216 (85)

8-yr trend: -47 %

Reported offences of assault, including aggravated assault, committed outdoors in public places against people aged 18 or over (3 kap. 5, 6 § BrB Misshandel inkl. grov). Reported offences are not the same as committed or cleared offences; reporting propensity, police operations and local movement patterns affect the level.

Source: Brå — Mönsterås.xlsx · Bra:vald-offentlig-miljo-kommun · observed value from the source

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Location of the municipality in Sweden

Key figures

Population (31 Dec)· 2025

12,982people
14-yr trend: +1 %

SCB BE0101N1

Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025

22.2%
+0.5 pp higher than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 21.7 % · County average (unweighted): 22.0 %
11-yr trend: +0.8 pp

SCB via Kolada N00901

Median income, 20+· 2024

335,300SEK
-10,116 SEK lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK · County average (unweighted): 323,150 SEK
11-yr trend: +39 %

SCB HE0110

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)· 2025

2.4%
-0.3 pp lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 2.7 % · County average (unweighted): 2.5 %
11-yr trend: -0.6 pp

Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937

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

82.1%
+0.6 pp higher than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 81.5 % · County average (unweighted): 81.9 %
11-yr trend: +0.2 pp

Skolverket via Kolada N15424

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

12.3%
-1.2 pp lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 13.5 % · County average (unweighted): 11.9 %
11-yr trend: -2.6 pp

SCB via Kolada N07907

Life expectancy, women· 2025

85.1years
+0.4 years higher than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 84.7 years · County average (unweighted): 84.7 years
11-yr trend: +3 %

SCB via Kolada N00925

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025

721.8/100k
-164.1 /100k lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 885.9 /100k · County average (unweighted): 866.9 /100k
8-yr trend: -15 %

Brå via Kolada N07403

Current events in Mönsterås

How many people live in Mönsterås?

Mönsterås had 12,982 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has fallen by 238 people. The largest urban area Mönsterås had 5,127 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).

Population· 2025

12,982
14-yr trend: +1 %

SCB BE0101N1

Population change since 2002· 2002–2025

−1.8%

SCB BE0101N1

Immigration and foreign background in Mönsterås — full breakdown →

Age and sex structure in Mönsterås

Actual municipal figures from SCB — not a scaled national profile.

Children 0–14
1,989
15.3 %
Working age 15–64
7,302
56.2 %
Aged 65+
3,691
28.4 %
Aged 80+
1,141
8.8 %
Women
6,419
49.4 %

Population pyramid

Mönsterås, 2025 · five-year age groups

Men 6,563Women 6,419Median age 48.4 yrs

Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.

Population by age and sex in Mönsterås, 2025100+95-9990-9485-8980-8475-7970-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-90-4200200400400MenWomen
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Population by age and sex in Mönsterås, 2025
AgeMenWomen
0-4294277
5-9320357
10-14377364
15-19357346
20-24264213
25-29337271
30-34396327
35-39415425
40-44346327
45-49375327
50-54406367
55-59449438
60-64478438
65-69422437
70-74450415
75-79390436
80-84287319
85-89136212
90-9457105
95-99714
100+04

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 1,989, 15–64: 7,302, 65+: 3,691.

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.

Households in Mönsterås

Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.

Households
6,385
Persons per household
2.03
One-person households
42.3 %
2,704
Households with children 0–24
24.1 %
1,536

2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM

SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)
Mönsterås 2.4 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.7 %

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937 (Kolada:N03937) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

  • Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.7 % (0.3 pp) · Kalmar län 2.5 %
    2.4%
  • Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 3.2 % (+0.2 pp) · Kalmar län 3.4 %
    3.4%
  • Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
    2024 · Municipal average (unweighted) 6.9 % (+0.7 pp) · Kalmar län 7.2 %
    7.6%

Indicators for work in Mönsterås.

Economy & tax

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Municipal tax rate (%)
Mönsterås 22.2 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 21.7 %

Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 (Kolada:N00901) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

  • Municipal tax rate (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 21.7 % (+0.5 pp) · Kalmar län 22.0 %
    22.2%
  • Tax base per resident (SEK)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 280,284 SEK (10,649 SEK) · Kalmar län 260,658 SEK
    269,635SEK
  • Equity ratio, municipality (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 40.5 % (+1.2 pp) · Kalmar län 35.5 %
    41.7%

Indicators for economy & tax in Mönsterås.

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
Mönsterås 82.1 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 81.5 %

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424 (Kolada:N15424) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

  • Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 81.5 % (+0.6 pp) · Kalmar län 81.9 %
    82.1%
  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 218.3 points (2.3 points) · Kalmar län 216.9 points
    216.0points
  • Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 69.3 % (3.5 pp) · Kalmar län 68.4 %
    65.8%

Indicators for schools in Mönsterås.

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
Mönsterås 12.3 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 13.5 %

Source: SCB via Kolada N07907 (Kolada:N07907) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

  • Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 13.5 % (1.2 pp) · Kalmar län 11.9 %
    12.3%
  • House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 21,704 SEK/m² (8,330 SEK/m²) · Kalmar län 15,508 SEK/m²
    13,374SEK/m²
  • Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 171.6 per 1,000 residents (6.5 per 1,000 residents) · Kalmar län 175.9 per 1,000 residents
    165.0per 1,000 residents

Indicators for housing in Mönsterås.

Life expectancy, women
Mönsterås 85.1 years · Municipal average (unweighted) 84.7 years

Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 (Kolada:N00925) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

  • Life expectancy, women
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 84.7 years (+0.4 years) · Kalmar län 84.7 years
    85.1years
  • Life expectancy, men
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 81.3 years (0.2 years) · Kalmar län 81.2 years
    81.2years
  • Ill-health rate, days per insured person
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 26.3 days (+4.9 days) · Kalmar län 27.6 days
    31.2days

Indicators for health in Mönsterås.

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
Mönsterås 8,070.0 /100k · Municipal average (unweighted) 9,856.9 /100k

Source: Brå via Kolada N07540 (Kolada:N07540) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

  • Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 9,856.9 /100k (1,786.8 /100k) · Kalmar län 10,274.5 /100k
    8,070.0/100k
  • Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 885.9 /100k (164.1 /100k) · Kalmar län 866.9 /100k
    721.8/100k
  • Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 1,418.9 /100k (274.8 /100k) · Kalmar län 1,569.3 /100k
    1,144.1/100k

Indicators for crime in Mönsterås.

Assignments per elected municipal politician
Mönsterås 2.0 assignments/politician · Municipal average (unweighted) 1.8 assignments/politician

Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05813 (Kolada:N05813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

  • Assignments per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 1.8 assignments/politician (+0.2 assignments/politician) · Kalmar län 1.8 assignments/politician
    2.0assignments/politician
  • Residents per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 221.4 residents/politician (102.6 residents/politician) · Kalmar län 187.8 residents/politician
    118.8residents/politician
  • Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.5 % (1.6 pp) · Kalmar län 2.2 %
    0.9%

Indicators for politics in Mönsterås.

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Frequently asked questions about Mönsterås

How many people live in Mönsterås?

In 2025, Mönsterås municipality had 12,982 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 5,127 lived in the main urban area Mönsterås (2023).

How has the population of Mönsterås changed?

Since 2002 the population has fallen by 238 people (−1.8 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.

Which county is Mönsterås in?

Mönsterås municipality is located in Kalmar län (county code 08).

What is the municipal tax rate in Mönsterås?

In 2026 the total local tax rate in Mönsterås is 34.07 % (municipality 22.21 % plus region 11.86 %). That is rank 214 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.

What does unemployment look like in Mönsterås?

In Mönsterås, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.4 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.0861.2025.

How are school results in Mönsterås?

In Mönsterås, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 82.1 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.0861.2025.

How much crime is reported in Mönsterås?

In Mönsterås, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 8,070.0 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.0861.2025.

What share of the population in Mönsterås has a foreign background?

In 2025, 16.3 % of the population in Mönsterås had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Mönsterås.

Where does the data come from?

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.

Sources and method

  • BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)

    Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-08-13

    Open source ↗
  • BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)

    Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-06-15

    Open source ↗
  • BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household type
    Open source ↗
  • KoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine
    Open source ↗

The 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: 16.3 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).

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