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Tomelilla municipality – facts and statistics

In Tomelilla municipality, 13,647 people live (2025).

Skåne län · municipal tax 31.79 % · population +9.6 % since 2002

Location of the municipality in Sweden

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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 7.0 pp since 2011.
  • · Violence in public places against adults, reported offences per 100,000 residents has fallen by 152 since 2017.
  • · Median income, 20+ has risen by 90,100 SEK since 2013.
  • · Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) has fallen by 0.6 pp since 2014.

How many people live in Tomelilla?

13,647 residents

Population · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: +717 residents

14-yr trend: +6 %

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 Tomelilla?

46.8 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 Tomelilla has a foreign background?

17.6 %

Foreign background · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: +7.0 pp

Sweden: 27.7 % (10.1 pp)

14-yr trend: +7.0 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 Tomelilla?

31.79 %

Total municipal tax rate · 2026 · municipality

Municipal average (unweighted): 33.30 % (1.51 pp)

Sum of the municipal and regional tax rate in 2026 (municipal 20.61 % + regional 11.18 %). 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 Tomelilla?

3.0 %

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): 3.3 %

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 Tomelilla?

311,200 SEK

Median income, 20+ · 2024 · municipality

Change since 2013: +90,100 SEK

Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK (34,216 SEK)

County average (unweighted): 346,552 SEK

11-yr trend: +41 %

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 Tomelilla?

110

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

Rank 206 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: 152

Sweden: 216 (106)

8-yr trend: -58 %

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

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Key figures

Population (31 Dec)· 2025

13,647people
14-yr trend: +6 %

SCB BE0101N1

Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025

20.6%
-1.1 pp lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 21.7 % · County average (unweighted): 20.5 %
11-yr trend: +0.0 pp

SCB via Kolada N00901

Median income, 20+· 2024

311,200SEK
-34,216 SEK lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK · County average (unweighted): 346,552 SEK
11-yr trend: +41 %

SCB HE0110

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

3.0%
+0.3 pp higher than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 2.7 % · County average (unweighted): 3.3 %
11-yr trend: -0.6 pp

Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937

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

85.0%
+3.5 pp higher than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 81.5 % · County average (unweighted): 82.5 %
11-yr trend: +2.9 pp

Skolverket via Kolada N15424

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

14.8%
+1.3 pp higher than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 13.5 % · County average (unweighted): 13.6 %
11-yr trend: -1.3 pp

SCB via Kolada N07907

Life expectancy, women· 2025

83.9years
-0.8 years lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 84.7 years · County average (unweighted): 84.6 years
11-yr trend: +2 %

SCB via Kolada N00925

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025

871.5/100k
-14.3 /100k lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 885.9 /100k · County average (unweighted): 909.6 /100k
8-yr trend: -20 %

Brå via Kolada N07403

Current events in Tomelilla

How many people live in Tomelilla?

Tomelilla had 13,647 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 1,200 people. The largest urban area Tomelilla had 7,262 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).

Population· 2025

13,647
14-yr trend: +6 %

SCB BE0101N1

Population change since 2002· 2002–2025

+9.6%

SCB BE0101N1

Foreign background· 2025

17.6%
-10.1 pp lower than sweden
Sweden: 27.7 %

SCB BE0101Q2

Immigration and foreign background in Tomelilla — full breakdown →

Age and sex structure in Tomelilla

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

Children 0–14
2,114
15.5 %
Working age 15–64
7,789
57.1 %
Aged 65+
3,744
27.4 %
Aged 80+
1,110
8.1 %
Women
6,787
49.7 %

Population pyramid

Tomelilla, 2025 · five-year age groups

Men 6,860Women 6,787Median age 46.8 yrs

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

Population by age and sex in Tomelilla, 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 Tomelilla, 2025
AgeMenWomen
0-4296300
5-9377376
10-14394371
15-19398398
20-24334281
25-29329280
30-34397371
35-39427424
40-44382395
45-49412408
50-54386388
55-59431439
60-64437472
65-69467467
70-74474428
75-79417381
80-84297319
85-89162176
90-943184
95-991225
100+04

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 2,114, 15–64: 7,789, 65+: 3,744.

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 Tomelilla

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

Households
6,538
Persons per household
2.09
One-person households
41.2 %
2,694
Households with children 0–24
26.1 %
1,707

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 (%)
Tomelilla 3.0 % · 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) · Skåne län 3.3 %
    3.0%
  • Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 3.2 % (+0.6 pp) · Skåne län 4.2 %
    3.8%
  • Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
    2024 · Municipal average (unweighted) 6.9 % (+3.0 pp) · Skåne län 7.3 %
    9.9%

Indicators for work in Tomelilla.

Economy & tax

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Municipal tax rate (%)
Tomelilla 20.6 % · 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 % (1.1 pp) · Skåne län 20.5 %
    20.6%
  • Tax base per resident (SEK)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 280,284 SEK (28,302 SEK) · Skåne län 279,007 SEK
    251,982SEK
  • Equity ratio, municipality (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 40.5 % (+20.1 pp) · Skåne län 42.7 %
    60.5%

Indicators for economy & tax in Tomelilla.

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
Tomelilla 85.0 % · 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 % (+3.5 pp) · Skåne län 82.5 %
    85.0%
  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 218.3 points (10.3 points) · Skåne län 224.2 points
    208.0points
  • Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 69.3 % (5.8 pp) · Skåne län 70.5 %
    63.5%

Indicators for schools in Tomelilla.

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
Tomelilla 14.8 % · 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 % (+1.3 pp) · Skåne län 13.6 %
    14.8%
  • House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 21,704 SEK/m² (3,796 SEK/m²) · Skåne län 26,069 SEK/m²
    17,908SEK/m²
  • Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 171.6 per 1,000 residents (27.5 per 1,000 residents) · Skåne län 155.4 per 1,000 residents
    144.0per 1,000 residents

Indicators for housing in Tomelilla.

Life expectancy, women
Tomelilla 83.9 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 (0.8 years) · Skåne län 84.6 years
    83.9years
  • Life expectancy, men
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 81.3 years (0.1 years) · Skåne län 81.5 years
    81.3years
  • Ill-health rate, days per insured person
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 26.3 days (+5.3 days) · Skåne län 24.1 days
    31.6days

Indicators for health in Tomelilla.

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
Tomelilla 12,765 /100k · Municipal average (unweighted) 9,857 /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) 9,857 /100k (+2,909 /100k) · Skåne län 10,970 /100k
    12,765/100k
  • Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 885.9 /100k (14.3 /100k) · Skåne län 909.6 /100k
    871.5/100k
  • Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 1,418.9 /100k (+521.9 /100k) · Skåne län 1,672.4 /100k
    1,940.8/100k

Indicators for crime in Tomelilla.

Assignments per elected municipal politician
Tomelilla 1.8 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 (+0.0 assignments/politician) · Skåne län 1.8 assignments/politician
    1.8assignments/politician
  • Residents per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 221.4 residents/politician (80.8 residents/politician) · Skåne län 245.5 residents/politician
    140.6residents/politician
  • Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.5 % (0.5 pp) · Skåne län 2.0 %
    2.1%

Indicators for politics in Tomelilla.

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Frequently asked questions about Tomelilla

How many people live in Tomelilla?

In 2025, Tomelilla municipality had 13,647 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 7,262 lived in the main urban area Tomelilla (2023).

How has the population of Tomelilla changed?

Since 2002 the population has grown by 1,200 people (+9.6 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.

Which county is Tomelilla in?

Tomelilla municipality is located in Skåne län (county code 12).

What is the municipal tax rate in Tomelilla?

In 2026 the total local tax rate in Tomelilla is 31.79 % (municipality 20.61 % plus region 11.18 %). That is rank 41 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.

What does unemployment look like in Tomelilla?

In Tomelilla, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 3.0 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.1270.2025.

How are school results in Tomelilla?

In Tomelilla, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 85.0 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.1270.2025.

How much crime is reported in Tomelilla?

In Tomelilla, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 12,765 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,857 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.1270.2025.

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

In 2025, 17.6 % of the population in Tomelilla had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Tomelilla.

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: 17.6 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).

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