Demographics and conditions for children — Hylte

Children's health and care

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

Mental ill health, children and youth

12.1 %

Initiated child investigations

52.2 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Children placed in care

14.5 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Net cost, child/youth care

3,532 SEK/inh. 0–20/year

Injuries/incidents, ages 0-14

6,313.4 per 100,000

Injuries/incidents, ages 15-24

6,676.6 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 Hylte (2024/25).

Children in economic vulnerability

26.8 %

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

Demographics

Population data for Hylte (2025).

Total population

10,094

Population change

-1 %

Population 1–5 yrs (preschool age)

499

Population 7–15 yrs (compulsory-school age)

1,139

Population 16–18 yrs (upper-secondary age)

402

Higher education 25–64 yrs

15.2 %

Foreign-born 20–64 yrs

31.4 %

16–24 yrs not in work/study

8.7 %

Source: Kolada — database for Swedish municipalities and regions.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Hylte (2024/25).

Single without children

38.2 %

Single with children

4.6 %

Couple without children

28.2 %

Couple with children

20.9 %

Other households

8.2 %

Total households

4,523

Source: SCB.

Migration

In- and out-migration in Hylte (2024/25).

In-migration

532

Out-migration

619

Net migration

-87

Source: SCB.

Labour market — education sector

Employment and commuting in Hylte (LISA register).

Employed in education

417

Share in education sector

9 %

Share of women in education

81.8 %

Out-commuting

33.1 %

In-commuting

29.9 %

Lives and works in the municipality

3,228

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 Hylte (2025).

Newcomers received

1 per 1,000 inh.

Newcomer children 0–17

3 per 1,000 inh.

Establishment rate after 2 yrs

58.7 %

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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