Municipal data and statistics — Torsås

In-depth municipal statistics for Torsås: 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 Torsås.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
21.9 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.8 %
Tax base
231,512 SEK/inh.
Net result
-1,536 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
-2 %
Solvency
21.9 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.1 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
4.1 %
Months of assistance (avg)
33.9
Net cost of social assistance
1,047 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
4,576 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
9.5 %
New housing completions
0.6 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99.9 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
99.9 %
Rental housing
17.7 %
Tenant-owned housing
3 %
Owner-occupied housing
76.6 %
Other housing
2.7 %
Cars in use
4,291

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Torsås.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,833 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
777 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
144 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
173 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,699 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.7

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
4.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
22.9 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.5 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
4.6 %
Sick leave >49 years
5.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Average student fee
0 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
353 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
319 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
6.1 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
6.1 per inh.
Active borrowers
26.3 %
Media budget
745 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
5.3 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
33 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
194,897 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
794 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
0 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Torsås 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 Torsås compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Torsås vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Torsås Group median
Merit value 216.8 (median: 207.4)
72th
Qualified teachers 79.9 (median: 70.9)
91th
Students/teacher 10 (median: 10.6)
73th
Cost/pupil 169374.6 (median: 153333.9)
18th
Graduating 3 yrs 75.3 (median: 65.4)
93th
All subjects passed 65.7 (median: 61.6)
64th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Torsås 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
Torsås 216.8 79.9 % 169,375 SEK 75.3 %
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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB