Strängnäs municipality – facts and statistics
In Strängnäs municipality, 39,358 people live (2025).
Södermanlands län · municipal tax 32.50 % · population +31.1 % since 2002
Last updated: View changelog
Key figures
Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025
Median income, 20+· 2024
Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)· 2025
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)· 2025
Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)· 2025
Life expectancy, women· 2025
Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025
How many people live in Strängnäs?
Strängnäs had 39,358 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 9,343 people. The main urban area Mariefred had 4,277 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
Population· 2025
Population change since 2002· 2002–2025
SCB BE0101N1
Foreign background· 2025
Immigration and foreign background in Strängnäs — full breakdown →
Age and sex structure in Strängnäs
Actual municipal figures from SCB — not a scaled national profile.
- Children 0–14
- 6,731
- 17.1 %
- Working age 15–64
- 23,308
- 59.2 %
- Aged 65+
- 9,319
- 23.7 %
- Aged 80+
- 2,813
- 7.1 %
- Women
- 19,571
- 49.7 %
Population pyramid
Strängnäs, 2025 · five-year age groups
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
Show the data as a table
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 990 | 901 |
| 5-9 | 1,209 | 1,188 |
| 10-14 | 1,255 | 1,188 |
| 15-19 | 1,246 | 1,236 |
| 20-24 | 978 | 763 |
| 25-29 | 856 | 732 |
| 30-34 | 1,128 | 1,177 |
| 35-39 | 1,327 | 1,316 |
| 40-44 | 1,241 | 1,242 |
| 45-49 | 1,233 | 1,136 |
| 50-54 | 1,320 | 1,294 |
| 55-59 | 1,345 | 1,299 |
| 60-64 | 1,263 | 1,176 |
| 65-69 | 1,022 | 1,162 |
| 70-74 | 1,049 | 1,077 |
| 75-79 | 1,058 | 1,138 |
| 80-84 | 781 | 863 |
| 85-89 | 362 | 426 |
| 90-94 | 103 | 186 |
| 95-99 | 18 | 65 |
| 100+ | 3 | 6 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 6,731, 15–64: 23,308, 65+: 9,319.
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 Strängnäs
Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.
- Households
- 18,084
- Persons per household
- 2.17
- One-person households
- 38.1 %
- 6,891
- Households with children 0–24
- 30.2 %
- 5,454
2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM
SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.
Work
All indicators →- Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)2025 · Sweden 2.7 % (+0.0 pp) · Södermanlands län 3.2 %2.7%
- Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)2025 · Sweden 3.2 % (+0.0 pp) · Södermanlands län 4.1 %3.2%
- Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)2024 · Sweden 6.9 % (+0.3 pp) · Södermanlands län 7.8 %7.2%
Indicators for work in Strängnäs.
Economy & tax
All indicators →- Municipal tax rate (%)2025 · Sweden 21.7 % (+0.0 pp) · Södermanlands län 22.0 %21.7%
- Tax base per resident (SEK)2025 · Sweden 280,284 SEK (+20,879 SEK) · Södermanlands län 273,769 SEK301,163SEK
- Equity ratio, municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 40.5 % (−8.8 pp) · Södermanlands län 25.3 %31.7%
Indicators for economy & tax in Strängnäs.
Schools
All indicators →- Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)2025 · Sweden 81.5 % (+2.0 pp) · Södermanlands län 83.5 %83.5%
- Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)2025 · Sweden 218.3 points (+9.7 points) · Södermanlands län 220.4 points228.0points
- Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 69.3 % (−5.0 pp) · Södermanlands län 67.9 %64.2%
Indicators for schools in Strängnäs.
Housing
All indicators →- Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)2025 · Sweden 13.5 % (−2.4 pp) · Södermanlands län 14.3 %11.1%
- House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²2025 · Sweden 21,704 SEK/m² (+9,434 SEK/m²) · Södermanlands län 25,024 SEK/m²31,138SEK/m²
- Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents2025 · Sweden 171.6 per 1,000 residents (+18.6 per 1,000 residents) · Södermanlands län 200.3 per 1,000 residents190.2per 1,000 residents
Indicators for housing in Strängnäs.
Health
All indicators →- Life expectancy, women2025 · Sweden 84.7 years (+0.6 years) · Södermanlands län 84.4 years85.3years
- Life expectancy, men2025 · Sweden 81.3 years (+0.3 years) · Södermanlands län 81.4 years81.7years
- Ill-health rate, days per insured person2025 · Sweden 26.3 days (−3.3 days) · Södermanlands län 27.6 days23.0days
Indicators for health in Strängnäs.
Crime
All indicators →- Reported offences, total (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 9,856.9 /100k (−494.7 /100k) · Södermanlands län 11,656.6 /100k9,362.1/100k
- Reported violent offences (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 885.9 /100k (−32.0 /100k) · Södermanlands län 1,005.7 /100k853.9/100k
- Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 1,418.9 /100k (+39.8 /100k) · Södermanlands län 1,937.0 /100k1,458.7/100k
Indicators for crime in Strängnäs.
Politics
All indicators →- Assignments per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 1.8 assignments/politician (−0.1 assignments/politician) · Södermanlands län 1.8 assignments/politician1.7assignments/politician
- Residents per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 221.4 residents/politician (+44.2 residents/politician) · Södermanlands län 248.7 residents/politician265.6residents/politician
- Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)2025 · Sweden 2.5 % (+0.8 pp) · Södermanlands län 4.3 %3.4%
Indicators for politics in Strängnäs.
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Frequently asked questions about Strängnäs
›How many people live in Strängnäs?
In 2025, Strängnäs municipality had 39,358 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 4,277 lived in the main urban area Mariefred (2023).
›How has the population of Strängnäs changed?
Since 2002 the population has grown by 9,343 people (+31.1 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
›Which county is Strängnäs in?
Strängnäs municipality is located in Södermanlands län (county code 04).
›What is the municipal tax rate in Strängnäs?
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Strängnäs is 32.50 % (municipality 21.67 % plus region 10.83 %). That is rank 67 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
›What does unemployment look like in Strängnäs?
In Strängnäs, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.7 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.0486.2025.
›How are school results in Strängnäs?
In Strängnäs, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 83.5 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.0486.2025.
›How much crime is reported in Strängnäs?
In Strängnäs, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 9,362.1 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.0486.2025.
›What share of the population in Strängnäs has a foreign background?
In 2025, 22.0 % of the population in Strängnäs had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Strängnäs.
›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
- Open source ↗
BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec) - Open source ↗
BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov) - Open source ↗
BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household type - Open source ↗
KoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine
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: 21.9 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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