Municipal data and statistics — Perstorp

In-depth municipal statistics for Perstorp: 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 Perstorp.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
20.8 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
32 %
Tax base
216,487 SEK/inh.
Net result
-2,170 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
-1.5 %
Solvency
34.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
6.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
10.2 %
Months of assistance (avg)
43.9
Net cost of social assistance
1,554 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
2,847 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
16.9 %
New housing completions
0.3 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
94.7 %
Rental housing
33.8 %
Tenant-owned housing
22.7 %
Owner-occupied housing
41.3 %
Other housing
2.2 %
Cars in use
3,350

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Perstorp.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
13,463 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,533 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
251 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
934 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
4,181 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
5.7 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
59.4 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.1 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.4 %
Sick leave >49 years
6.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.3 % of population

Culture school

Average student fee
917 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
340 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
300 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
3.5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.3 per inh.
Active borrowers
18.1 %
Media budget
876 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.8 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
35.6 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
218
Cost per full-time student
60,159 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
52.9 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
67.9 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
64.3 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
59 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
-235 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
816 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
77
Cost per full-time student
823 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
91.5 %
Teacher certification
33.3 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Perstorp 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 Perstorp compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Perstorp vs SCB group B4 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Perstorp Group median
Merit value 193.2 (median: 212.5)
7th
Qualified teachers 69 (median: 72.7)
25th
Students/teacher 11.2 (median: 11.4)
60th
Cost/pupil 145645.8 (median: 146870.9)
53th
Graduating 3 yrs 59.8 (median: 69.7)
7th
All subjects passed 48 (median: 65.3)
1th
Lowest in group for all subjects passed
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for cost/pupil
Below group median for merit value

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Perstorp 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
Perstorp 193.2 69 % 145,646 SEK 59.8 %
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 %
Färgelanda 200.5 65.6 % 173,809 SEK 72.3 %
Gagnef 213.4 64 % 149,864 SEK 77.9 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB