Demographics and conditions for children — Mora

In-depth statistics on children and young people in Mora: health and economic conditions, population, household types, migration patterns, education labour market, year 6 grade development and refugee reception. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, Socialstyrelsen, SCB, Skolverket. Updated 2025/26.

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Children's health and care

Health and care indicators for children and young people in Mora.

Mental ill health, children and youth: 11.7 %
Initiated child investigations: 15.9 per 1,000 inh. 0–20
Children placed in care: 9.4 per 1,000 inh. 0–20
Net cost, child/youth care: 2,654 SEK/inh. 0–20/year
Injuries/incidents, ages 0-14: 11,749.6 per 100,000
Injuries/incidents, ages 15-24: 13,713.7 per 100,000

Source: Kolada (N33820, N31801, N31810, N31819) and Socialstyrelsen.

Socialstyrelsen's injury/incidents measures are 3-year municipality-level averages, not school or DeSO measures. Small numbers are secret-masked by the source and are therefore not shown.

Children's economic conditions

Child poverty and economic standard in Mora (2025/26).

Children in economic vulnerability: 12.3 %
Median economic standard: 314 kSEK

Source: SCB — EU poverty threshold (60 % of median) and DeSO-weighted medians.

Demographics

Population data for Mora.

Total population: 20,419 Kolada year 2025
Population change: -0.6 % Kolada year 2025
Population 1–5 yrs (preschool age): 817 Kolada year 2025
Population 7–15 yrs (compulsory-school age): 1,965 Kolada year 2025
Population 16–18 yrs (upper-secondary age): 754 Kolada year 2025
Higher education 25–64 yrs: 24.4 % Kolada year 2025
Foreign-born 20–64 yrs: 13.2 % Kolada year 2025
16–24 yrs not in work/study: 6.7 % Kolada year 2024

Source: Kolada — database for Swedish municipalities and regions.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Mora (2025/26).

Single without children: 43.4 %
Single with children: 5.5 %
Couple without children: 26.3 %
Couple with children: 17.4 %
Other households: 7.4 %
Total households: 10,143

Source: SCB.

Migration

In- and out-migration in Mora (2025/26).

In-migration: 942
Out-migration: 851
Net migration: +91

Source: SCB.

Labour market — education sector

Employment and commuting in Mora (LISA register).

Employed in education: 1,060
Share in education sector: 9.6 %
Share of women in education: 74.1 %
Out-commuting: 18.9 %
In-commuting: 25.2 %
Lives and works in the municipality: 8,255

Source: SCB LISA register.

Compulsory school grade development (year 6, municipality)

Average grade points per metric in year 6 over time. Data from Skolverket's Statistics Database.

Source: Skolverket Statistics Database.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Mora.

Newcomers received: 0.6 per 1,000 inh. Kolada year 2025
Newcomer children 0–17: 19 per 1,000 inh. Kolada year 2024
Establishment rate after 2 yrs: 77.2 % Kolada year 2024

Source: Kolada.

Data sources

Kolada — Council for the Promotion of Municipal Analyses. Database for Swedish municipalities and regions.
Socialstyrelsen — injuries/incidents among children and young people at municipality level.
SCB — Statistics Sweden. Demographics, households, migration, LISA register, economic standard, child poverty.
Skolverket Statistics Database — year 6 grade development.

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Source: Kolada, Socialstyrelsen, SCB, Skolverket. Updated 2025/26.

Data from Oct 2026Source: Kolada + Socialstyrelsen + SCB + Skolverket