Municipal data and statistics — Berg

In-depth municipal statistics for Berg: economy and housing, society/culture/environment, adult education (Komvux, SFI) and comparison with the SCB municipality group. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, SCB. Updated 2024/25.

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Economy and housing

Municipal finances, housing and infrastructure in Berg.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.2 %
Tax base
226,987 SEK/inh.
Net result
786 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.9 %
Solvency
41.9 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.6 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
5.4 %
Months of assistance (avg)
19.2
Net cost of social assistance
1,386 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet connectivity and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school
8,835 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
17,277 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
21.3 %
New housing completions
0.8 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
92.9 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
84.4 %
Rental housing
7.2 %
Tenant-owned housing
0 %
Owner-occupied housing
87.5 %
Other housing
5.4 %
Cars in use
4,360

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Berg.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,892 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
564 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
113 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
381 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
7,229 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.7

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees. Relevant for understanding staffing capacity and teacher recruitment.

Sick leave, total
6.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
41 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
8.5 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.1 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.8 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
480 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
438 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
7.7 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3 per inh.
Active borrowers
27.2 %
Media budget
1,250 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
18.8 %

Adult education

Komvux (municipal adult education) and SFI (Swedish for immigrants) in Berg.

Komvux

Students in Komvux
93
Cost per full-time student
68,069 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
100 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
146 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
239 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
7
Cost per full-time student
486 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
47.6 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Berg belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Berg compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Berg vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Berg Group median
Merit value 203.9 (median: 211.2)
19th
Qualified teachers 61.2 (median: 67)
13th
Students/teacher 8.5 (median: 11.1)
99th
Cost/pupil 217446.4 (median: 155418.6)
1th
Graduating 3 yrs 72 (median: 67.7)
79th
All subjects passed 61.8 (median: 65.2)
39th
Best in group for students/teacher
Lowest in group for cost/pupil
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Below group median for merit value

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Berg belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. 35 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Berg 203.9 61.2 % 217,446 SEK 72 %
Askersund 203.2 67.6 % 176,524 SEK 63.9 %
Boden 214.7 63.7 % 137,700 SEK 67.9 %
Bräcke 220.2 72.8 % 197,847 SEK 67.7 %
Enköping 217.8 83.2 % 133,166 SEK 68.2 %
Finspång 214.6 67.2 % 145,337 SEK 74.3 %
Flen 219.3 56.4 % 163,424 SEK 63.5 %
Herrljunga 211 72.3 % 151,340 SEK 58.6 %
Hofors 210.1 65 % 159,919 SEK 65.5 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Trend sparklines for economy, society and adult education are currently shown on the Berg overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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Source: Kolada, SCB, BRÅ. Updated 2024/25.

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB