Demographics and conditions for children — Växjö

In-depth statistics on children and young people in Växjö: health and economic conditions, population, household types, migration patterns, education labour market, year 6 grade development and refugee reception. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, Socialstyrelsen, SCB, Skolverket. Updated 2025/26.

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Children's health and care

Health and care indicators for children and young people in Växjö.

Mental ill health, children and youth: 8.8 %
Initiated child investigations: 31.8 per 1,000 inh. 0–20
Children placed in care: 6.3 per 1,000 inh. 0–20
Net cost, child/youth care: 2,096 SEK/inh. 0–20/year
Injuries/incidents, ages 0-14: 7,714.9 per 100,000
Injuries/incidents, ages 15-24: 7,588.5 per 100,000

Source: Kolada (N33820, N31801, N31810, N31819) and Socialstyrelsen.

Socialstyrelsen's injury/incidents measures are 3-year municipality-level averages, not school or DeSO measures. Small numbers are secret-masked by the source and are therefore not shown.

Children's economic conditions

Child poverty and economic standard in Växjö (2025/26).

Children in economic vulnerability: 18.9 %
Median economic standard: 316 kSEK

Source: SCB — EU poverty threshold (60 % of median) and DeSO-weighted medians.

Demographics

Population data for Växjö.

Total population: 98,940 Kolada year 2025
Population change: 0.6 % Kolada year 2025
Population 1–5 yrs (preschool age): 5,421 Kolada year 2025
Population 7–15 yrs (compulsory-school age): 10,719 Kolada year 2025
Population 16–18 yrs (upper-secondary age): 3,638 Kolada year 2025
Higher education 25–64 yrs: 33.8 % Kolada year 2025
Foreign-born 20–64 yrs: 27.7 % Kolada year 2025
16–24 yrs not in work/study: 4.8 % Kolada year 2024

Source: Kolada — database for Swedish municipalities and regions.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Växjö (2025/26).

Single without children: 43.3 %
Single with children: 5.4 %
Couple without children: 24.4 %
Couple with children: 20.6 %
Other households: 6.3 %
Total households: 47,003

Source: SCB.

Migration

In- and out-migration in Växjö (2025/26).

In-migration: 5,919
Out-migration: 5,366
Net migration: +553

Source: SCB.

Labour market — education sector

Employment and commuting in Växjö (LISA register).

Employed in education: 6,320
Share in education sector: 11.9 %
Share of women in education: 70.1 %
Out-commuting: 14.9 %
In-commuting: 21.4 %
Lives and works in the municipality: 41,792

Source: SCB LISA register.

Compulsory school grade development (year 6, municipality)

Average grade points per metric in year 6 over time. Data from Skolverket's Statistics Database.

Source: Skolverket Statistics Database.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Växjö.

Newcomers received: 0.9 per 1,000 inh. Kolada year 2025
Newcomer children 0–17: 16 per 1,000 inh. Kolada year 2025
Establishment rate after 2 yrs: 65.8 % Kolada year 2024

Source: Kolada.

Data sources

Kolada — Council for the Promotion of Municipal Analyses. Database for Swedish municipalities and regions.
Socialstyrelsen — injuries/incidents among children and young people at municipality level.
SCB — Statistics Sweden. Demographics, households, migration, LISA register, economic standard, child poverty.
Skolverket Statistics Database — year 6 grade development.

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Source: Kolada, Socialstyrelsen, SCB, Skolverket. Updated 2025/26.

Data from Oct 2026Source: Kolada + Socialstyrelsen + SCB + Skolverket