Municipal data and statistics — Munkfors

In-depth municipal statistics for Munkfors: 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 Munkfors.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.3 %
Tax base
223,945 SEK/inh.
Net result
1,479 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
1.8 %
Solvency
47.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.6 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
6.7 %
Months of assistance (avg)
16.7
Net cost of social assistance
850 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
7,653 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
8.6 %
New housing completions
0 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99.6 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
98.2 %
Rental housing
19.1 %
Tenant-owned housing
10.4 %
Owner-occupied housing
69.6 %
Other housing
1 %
Cars in use
2,152

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Munkfors.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
7,656 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,129 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
358 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
633 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
8,793 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.6

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.6 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
35.7 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
3.2 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.8 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
4.6 %
Number of students
25
Cost per inhabitant
59 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
59 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.2 per inh.
Active borrowers
20.1 %
Media budget
715 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
17.5 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
37
Cost per full-time student
57,857 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
224 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
303 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
68 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Munkfors 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 Munkfors compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Munkfors vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Munkfors Group median
Merit value 219.9 (median: 211.2)
90th
Qualified teachers 65.2 (median: 67)
39th
Students/teacher 11.4 (median: 11.1)
34th
Cost/pupil 158698.8 (median: 155418.6)
41th
Graduating 3 yrs 60 (median: 67.7)
10th
All subjects passed 68.1 (median: 65.2)
64th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for qualified teachers
Below group median for students/teacher

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Munkfors 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
Munkfors 219.9 65.2 % 158,699 SEK 60 %
Askersund 203.2 67.6 % 176,524 SEK 63.9 %
Berg 203.9 61.2 % 217,446 SEK 72 %
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 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB