Municipal data and statistics — Norberg

In-depth municipal statistics for Norberg: 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 Norberg.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.7 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.5 %
Tax base
245,012 SEK/inh.
Net result
-714 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
-0.9 %
Solvency
44.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.9 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
10.5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
9.7
Net cost of social assistance
2,071 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
4,736 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
12.5 %
New housing completions
0.2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
96.5 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
82.5 %
Rental housing
27.7 %
Tenant-owned housing
14.7 %
Owner-occupied housing
56.5 %
Other housing
1.2 %
Cars in use
2,930

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Norberg.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
12,515 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,277 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
426 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,648 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,921 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.4

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.1 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
36.2 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6.8 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.6 % of population

Culture school

Average student fee
1,073 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
575 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
504 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
6 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
8.4 per inh.
Active borrowers
14.8 %
Media budget
779 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.6 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
17.2 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
8,404 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
80 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
388 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Norberg 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 Norberg compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Norberg vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Norberg Group median
Merit value 201.6 (median: 207.4)
26th
Qualified teachers 67.2 (median: 70.9)
39th
Students/teacher 9.3 (median: 10.6)
91th
Cost/pupil 151177.1 (median: 153333.9)
57th
Graduating 3 yrs 63.1 (median: 65.4)
37th
All subjects passed 67.9 (median: 61.6)
76th
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for cost/pupil
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for merit value

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Norberg 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
Norberg 201.6 67.2 % 151,177 SEK 63.1 %
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 %
Degerfors 209.1 76.1 % 139,707 SEK 49.5 %
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 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB