Population & demographics in Osby Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Osby
Creator: Sverigefakta
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Osby. 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 Osby

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

Population (31 Dec)

12 947 people

2024 · -2.0 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-46.0 people

2025 · -31.4 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-39.0 people

2025 · -256.0 % vs 2020

Population density22.5 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

12 947 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Osby — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	12,637
2003	12,707
2004	12,625
2005	12,600
2006	12,634
2007	12,623
2008	12,648
2009	12,656
2010	12,724
2011	12,699
2012	12,637
2013	12,713
2014	12,828
2015	12,954
2016	13,149
2017	13,182
2018	13,267
2019	13,208
2020	13,198
2021	13,269
2022	13,238
2023	13,106
2024	12,947

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

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-159 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Osby — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	70
2004	-82
2005	-25
2006	34
2007	-11
2008	25
2009	8
2010	68
2011	-25
2012	-62
2013	76
2014	115
2015	126
2016	195
2017	33
2018	85
2019	-59
2020	-10
2021	71
2022	-31
2023	-132
2024	-159

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

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-1.98 %(2024)

20072024

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

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

0.93 %(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 (%)

22.2 %(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 (%)

51.2 %(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 (%)

17.6 %(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 (%)

9.00 %(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

0.95 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

98.0 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

144 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)

-46.0 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

654 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

693 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)

-39.0 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

-38.0 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 (%)
2007	-0.1
2008	-0.5
2009	0.2
2010	1
2011	0.5
2012	0.1
2013	0.5
2014	1.4
2015	1.8
2016	3.5
2017	4.3
2018	4.4
2019	3
2020	1.9
2021	0.9
2022	0.4
2023	-1.2
2024	-2

Year	Value (%)
2014	22.3
2015	22.5
2016	22.8
2017	22.9
2018	23.1
2019	23
2020	22.9
2021	23.1
2022	23.1
2023	22.8
2024	22.5
2025	22.2

Year	Value (%)
2014	53.2
2015	52.7
2016	52.5
2017	52.1
2018	52.2
2019	51.9
2020	51.6
2021	51.4
2022	51.2
2023	51.2
2024	51.1
2025	51.2

Year	Value (%)
2014	17.6
2015	17.8
2016	17.7
2017	17.7
2018	17.6
2019	17.8
2020	17.9
2021	17.8
2022	17.9
2023	17.8
2024	17.8
2025	17.6