Municipal data and statistics — Smedjebacken

In-depth municipal statistics for Smedjebacken: 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 Smedjebacken.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.4 %
Tax base
256,815 SEK/inh.
Net result
3,115 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
4 %
Solvency
41.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.4 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
6.5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
46.8
Net cost of social assistance
1,357 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
7,522 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
11.1 %
New housing completions
2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
96 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
80.7 %
Rental housing
26.2 %
Tenant-owned housing
5.4 %
Owner-occupied housing
66 %
Other housing
2.4 %
Cars in use
6,574

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Smedjebacken.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
7,154 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
751 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
185 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
306 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,392 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.9

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)
36.4 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
7.6 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.7 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.7 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
14.9 %
Number of students
245
Average student fee
0 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
322 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
322 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
60 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
8.7 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
5 per inh.
Active borrowers
30.6 %
Media budget
706 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
28 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
78,105 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
46 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
437 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
300 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Smedjebacken 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 Smedjebacken compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Smedjebacken vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Smedjebacken Group median
Merit value 210.7 (median: 207.4)
59th
Qualified teachers 58.3 (median: 70.9)
9th
Students/teacher 10.4 (median: 10.6)
57th
Cost/pupil 138358.9 (median: 153333.9)
91th
Graduating 3 yrs 75.2 (median: 65.4)
91th
All subjects passed 67.5 (median: 61.6)
72th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for cost/pupil
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Smedjebacken 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
Smedjebacken 210.7 58.3 % 138,359 SEK 75.2 %
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 Smedjebacken overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB