Municipal data and statistics — Norrköping

In-depth municipal statistics for Norrköping: 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 2023/24.

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Economy and housing

Municipal finances, housing and infrastructure in Norrköping.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
21.8 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.3 %
Tax base
260,181 SEK/inh.
Net result
1,482 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
2 %
Solvency
26.2 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
3.9 %
Months of assistance (avg)
50
Net cost of social assistance
2,051 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
4,120 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
7,188 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
11 %
New housing completions
3.7 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99.2 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
94.1 %
Rental housing
41.4 %
Tenant-owned housing
16.6 %
Owner-occupied housing
41.1 %
Other housing
0.9 %
Cars in use
59,742

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Norrköping.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
12,832 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,022 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
411 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
844 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
8,059 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.8 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
37.8 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.9 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
7 %
Sick leave >49 years
9 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
5.3 %
Number of students
1,290
Average student fee
1,464 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
230 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
204 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
62.5 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.9 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.9 per inh.
Active borrowers
17.9 %
Media budget
428 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
4.3 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
36.7 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
5,669
Cost per full-time student
98,502 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
65 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
65.3 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
95.7 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
87 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
330 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
451 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
924
Cost per full-time student
376 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
94.7 %
Teacher certification
63.6 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B3

Norrköping belongs to SCB municipality group B3 — Larger city: municipalities with 50,000–200,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area. Shown here is how Norrköping compares to the 21 municipalities in the group.

Norrköping vs SCB group B3 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Norrköping Group median
Merit value 229.6 (median: 227.8)
79th
Qualified teachers 72.2 (median: 74)
40th
Students/teacher 11.9 (median: 11.8)
45th
Cost/pupil 133929.6 (median: 141173.6)
79th
Graduating 3 yrs 70 (median: 70.3)
36th
All subjects passed 71.4 (median: 70.9)
55th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for cost/pupil
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Norrköping belongs to SCB municipality group B3 — Larger city: municipalities with 50,000–200,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area. 21 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B3 — Larger city
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Norrköping 229.6 72.2 % 133,930 SEK 70 %
Borlänge 209.3 66.5 % 145,165 SEK 68.7 %
Borås 218 69.9 % 138,648 SEK 69.8 %
Eskilstuna 227.8 68 % 143,059 SEK 67.9 %
Gävle 218.4 71.9 % 141,361 SEK 70.3 %
Halmstad 222.5 74.7 % 137,744 SEK 68.8 %
Helsingborg 228.3 74 % 125,859 SEK 70.3 %
Jönköping 221.7 78.5 % 127,050 SEK 74.7 %
Karlstad 228.7 80.4 % 141,174 SEK 77.3 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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Source: Kolada, SCB, BRÅ. Updated 2023/24.

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB