Municipal data and statistics — Tanum

In-depth municipal statistics for Tanum: 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 Tanum.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate: 21.6 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional): 33 %
Tax base: 251,941 SEK/inh.
Net result: 1,673 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants: 2.1 %
Solvency: 27.2 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance: 1.8 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance: 2.9 %
Months of assistance (avg): 39.2
Net cost of social assistance: 909 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school: 5,796 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary: 8,261 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 14.3 %
New housing completions: 3.1 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access: 97.4 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 93.9 %
Rental housing: 18.4 %
Tenant-owned housing: 3.3 %
Owner-occupied housing: 74.4 %
Other housing: 3.9 %
Cars in use: 7,542

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Tanum.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total: 9,886 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes: 762 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries: 613 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes: 393 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64: 6,762 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: 7.7 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 40.4 % of total
Sick leave <30 years: 7.1 %
Sick leave 30–49 years: 7 %
Sick leave >49 years: 8.4 %
Stress-related cases: 0.6 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years: 10 %
Number of students: 190
Average student fee: 674 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant: 339 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant: 237 SEK/inh.
Share of girls: 56.4 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant: 4.7 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years): 4.9 per inh.
Active borrowers: 19.8 %
Media budget: 697 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant: 7.5 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 40.2 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux: 483
Cost per full-time student: 89,920 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level: 80 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level: 69.5 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level: 0 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.: 94 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.: 691 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI: 107
Cost per full-time student: 241 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100 %
Teacher certification: 59.8 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C9

Tanum belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. Shown here is how Tanum compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.

Tanum Group median

Merit value 205.1 (median: 219.8)

30th

Qualified teachers 67.7 (median: 67.7)

50th

Students/teacher 12.5 (median: 10.4)

10th

Cost/pupil 147592.2 (median: 164250)

83th

Graduating 3 yrs 64.9 (median: 69)

37th

All subjects passed 57.7 (median: 71.4)

10th

Above group median for cost/pupil

Below group median for merit value

Below group median for students/teacher

Below group median for graduating 3 yrs

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipalities in SCB group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry
Municipality	Merit score	Certified teachers	Cost/student	Graduation 3 yr
Tanum	205.1	67.7 %	147,592 SEK	64.9 %
Arjeplog	203.1	54.4 %	184,502 SEK	81.8 %
Borgholm	219.8	75.7 %	180,001 SEK	62.6 %
Båstad	224.6	80.3 %	157,510 SEK	73.1 %
Eda	199.8	66 %	162,162 SEK	62 %
Härjedalen	228.4	63.4 %	173,212 SEK	69 %
Leksand	229.3	73.9 %	137,497 SEK	74.2 %
Malung – Sälen	222.7	51.5 %	155,351 SEK	62.3 %
Orsa	199.5	75.6 %	159,369 SEK	65.8 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Kolada — Council for the Promotion of Municipal Analyses. Database for Swedish municipalities and regions.
SCB — Statistics Sweden. Demographics, housing, municipality classification.
BRÅ — National Council for Crime Prevention. Underlying source for crime data (via Kolada).

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

Data from May 2026 Source: Kolada + SCB