Municipal data and statistics — Tomelilla

In-depth municipal statistics for Tomelilla: 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 Tomelilla.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
20.6 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
31.8 %
Tax base
233,881 SEK/inh.
Net result
4,196 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
5.6 %
Solvency
60.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
4.6 %
Months of assistance (avg)
31.6
Net cost of social assistance
922 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
11,252 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
14.8 %
New housing completions
2.6 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
97.8 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
94.9 %
Rental housing
22.6 %
Tenant-owned housing
8.2 %
Owner-occupied housing
66.6 %
Other housing
2.7 %
Cars in use
7,809

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Tomelilla.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
12,766 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
872 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
366 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,033 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
8,687 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.3

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
42 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
7.2 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.2 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.7 %
Stress-related cases
0.3 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
18.2 %
Number of students
395
Average student fee
441 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
481 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
444 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
62.8 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
7.8 per inh.
Active borrowers
22.7 %
Media budget
819 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
8.4 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
9.7 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
-9,696 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
-2 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
-87 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
217 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Tomelilla 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 Tomelilla compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Tomelilla vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Tomelilla Group median
Merit value 197 (median: 207.4)
16th
Qualified teachers 77.1 (median: 70.9)
82th
Students/teacher 10.8 (median: 10.6)
43th
Cost/pupil 130398.1 (median: 153333.9)
99th
Graduating 3 yrs 63.5 (median: 65.4)
43th
All subjects passed 58.4 (median: 61.6)
26th
Best in group for cost/pupil
Above group median for qualified teachers
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for students/teacher

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Tomelilla 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
Tomelilla 197 77.1 % 130,398 SEK 63.5 %
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 Tomelilla overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB