Municipal data and statistics — Borgholm

In-depth municipal statistics for Borgholm: 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 Borgholm.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
21.6 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.4 %
Tax base
242,683 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,328 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
2.9 %
Solvency
40.7 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.9 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
5.5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
29.5
Net cost of social assistance
847 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
7,480 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
7.3 %
New housing completions
14.7 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
95.8 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
93.6 %
Rental housing
15.8 %
Tenant-owned housing
6.8 %
Owner-occupied housing
73.6 %
Other housing
3.7 %
Cars in use
6,506

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Borgholm.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
11,798 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,015 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
169 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
977 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,896 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.8 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
49.6 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.8 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.5 %
Sick leave >49 years
9 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
18.6 %
Number of students
240
Average student fee
25 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
586 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
560 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
64.6 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
7.4 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.3 per inh.
Active borrowers
32.8 %
Media budget
838 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
14.1 tonnes

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
49,796 SEK/year
Certified teachers, foundation level
54.4 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
42.4 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
253 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
344 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
390 SEK/year
Teacher certification
10.3 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C9

Borgholm belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. Shown here is how Borgholm compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.

Borgholm vs SCB group C9 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Borgholm Group median
Merit value 219.8 (median: 219.8)
50th
Qualified teachers 75.7 (median: 67.7)
83th
Students/teacher 10.4 (median: 10.4)
53th
Cost/pupil 180001.3 (median: 164250)
23th
Graduating 3 yrs 62.6 (median: 69)
30th
All subjects passed 75.4 (median: 71.4)
77th
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for cost/pupil
Below group median for graduating 3 yrs

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Borgholm belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. 15 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Borgholm 219.8 75.7 % 180,001 SEK 62.6 %
Arjeplog 203.1 54.4 % 184,502 SEK 81.8 %
Båstad 224.6 80.3 % 157,510 SEK 73.1 %
Eda 199.8 66 % 162,162 SEK 62 %
Härjedalen 228.4 63.4 % 173,212 SEK 69 %
Leksand 229.3 73.9 % 137,497 SEK 74.2 %
Malung – Sälen 222.7 51.5 % 155,351 SEK 62.3 %
Orsa 199.5 75.6 % 159,369 SEK 65.8 %
Rättvik 208.9 76.1 % 172,996 SEK 71.7 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB