Municipal data and statistics — Degerfors

In-depth municipal statistics for Degerfors: 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 Degerfors.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
23 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
35.3 %
Tax base
243,711 SEK/inh.
Net result
353 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.4 %
Solvency
11.6 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
6 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
11.8 %
Months of assistance (avg)
43
Net cost of social assistance
2,443 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
5,291 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
8,394 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
13 %
New housing completions
0.5 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
98 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
87.7 %
Rental housing
33.9 %
Tenant-owned housing
11 %
Owner-occupied housing
53.3 %
Other housing
1.8 %
Cars in use
5,252

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Degerfors.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
14,097 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
961 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
270 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,210 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,584 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.3

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
62 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
3.8 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
7.6 %
Sick leave >49 years
8.9 %
Stress-related cases
0.6 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
676 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
633 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
3.9 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.6 per inh.
Active borrowers
14.7 %
Media budget
556 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.4 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
32.4 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
157
Cost per full-time student
149,656 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
62.5 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
51.5 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
920 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
31
Cost per full-time student
-109 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
56.3 %
Teacher certification
44.4 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Degerfors belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town. Shown here is how Degerfors compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Degerfors vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Degerfors Group median
Merit value 209.1 (median: 207.4)
53th
Qualified teachers 76.1 (median: 70.9)
78th
Students/teacher 10.9 (median: 10.6)
38th
Cost/pupil 139706.7 (median: 153333.9)
86th
Graduating 3 yrs 49.5 (median: 65.4)
1th
All subjects passed 62 (median: 61.6)
53th
Lowest in group for graduating 3 yrs
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Degerfors belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town. 52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Degerfors 209.1 76.1 % 139,707 SEK 49.5 %
Arboga 226.7 72.1 % 138,550 SEK 58.2 %
Boxholm 224.5 79.6 % 164,524 SEK 67.9 %
Bromölla 203 75.2 % 145,712 SEK 67.9 %
Eksjö 217.9 65.4 % 151,682 SEK 71.1 %
Emmaboda 216.4 77.7 % 181,122 SEK 64.3 %
Essunga 177.6 69.3 % 162,716 SEK 81.3 %
Fagersta 206.3 56 % 146,282 SEK 54.1 %
Gnosjö 222.8 64.2 % 146,135 SEK 62.3 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB