Municipal data and statistics — Färgelanda

In-depth municipal statistics for Färgelanda: 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 Färgelanda.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.9 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.4 %
Tax base
233,198 SEK/inh.
Net result
110 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.1 %
Solvency
32.8 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.2 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
5.5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
30.1
Net cost of social assistance
1,742 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
2,069 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
9.8 %
New housing completions
0.8 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
96.7 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
93.6 %
Rental housing
14.8 %
Tenant-owned housing
3.9 %
Owner-occupied housing
78.4 %
Other housing
2.8 %
Cars in use
3,889

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Färgelanda.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
9,965 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,058 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
332 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
158 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
4,632 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.2

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.8 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
44.9 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6.1 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.9 %
Stress-related cases
0.8 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
133 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
119 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
3.8 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.9 per inh.
Active borrowers
21.9 %
Media budget
766 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
15.1 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
160
Cost per full-time student
82,636 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
78.6 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
81.4 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
262 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
206 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
22
Cost per full-time student
254 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
37.5 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Färgelanda belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Färgelanda compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Färgelanda vs SCB group B4 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Färgelanda Group median
Merit value 200.5 (median: 212.5)
18th
Qualified teachers 65.6 (median: 72.7)
12th
Students/teacher 8.9 (median: 11.4)
99th
Cost/pupil 173809 (median: 146870.9)
3th
Graduating 3 yrs 72.3 (median: 69.7)
63th
All subjects passed 63 (median: 65.3)
31th
Best in group for students/teacher
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Färgelanda belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. 52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Färgelanda 200.5 65.6 % 173,809 SEK 72.3 %
Alvesta 209.3 68.3 % 142,053 SEK 65.1 %
Aneby 223.6 64.3 % 141,549 SEK 72 %
Bjurholm 196.6 75.8 % 169,648 SEK 79.2 %
Bjuv 190 63 % 151,037 SEK 64.3 %
Eslöv 224.3 79.1 % 140,361 SEK 69.4 %
Forshaga 210.4 75.8 % 137,783 SEK 72.3 %
Gagnef 213.4 64 % 149,864 SEK 77.9 %
Gnesta 225.3 69.9 % 153,619 SEK 69.5 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB