Municipal data and statistics — Munkfors

In-depth municipal statistics for Munkfors: 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 Munkfors.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.3 %
Tax base
223,945 SEK/inh.
Net result
1,032 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
1.3 %
Solvency
47.1 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.4 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
6.7 %
Months of assistance (avg)
13.9
Net cost of social assistance
826 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
8,375 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
863,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
+30.8 %
Small-house sales 2025
35 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
8.6 %
New housing completions
0 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99.6 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
98.3 %
Rental housing
19.1 %
Tenant-owned housing
10.4 %
Owner-occupied housing
69.6 %
Other housing
1 %
Cars in use
2,152

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Munkfors.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
7,656 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,129 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
358 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
633 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
8,644 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.6

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.6 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
35.7 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
3.2 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.8 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
4.6 %
Number of students
25
Cost per inhabitant
70 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
65 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.1 per inh.
Active borrowers
20.6 %
Media budget
772 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
4.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
16 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
37
Cost per full-time student
66,346 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
223 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
232 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
68 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Munkfors belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Munkfors compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Munkfors vs SCB group B5 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
MunkforsGroup median
Merit value219.9 (median: 211.2)
90th
Qualified teachers65.2 (median: 67)
39th
Students/teacher11.4 (median: 11.1)
34th
Cost/pupil159346.7 (median: 157288.1)
44th
Graduating 3 yrs60 (median: 67.7)
10th
All subjects passed68.1 (median: 65.2)
64th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for qualified teachers
Below group median for students/teacher

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Munkfors belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city.35 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city
MunicipalityMerit scoreCertified teachersCost/studentGraduation 3 yr
Munkfors219.965.2 %159,347 SEK60 %
Askersund203.267.6 %176,524 SEK63.9 %
Berg203.961.2 %212,705 SEK72 %
Boden214.763.7 %137,700 SEK67.9 %
Bräcke220.272.8 %197,847 SEK67.7 %
Enköping217.883.2 %133,166 SEK68.2 %
Finspång214.667.2 %145,337 SEK74.3 %
Flen219.356.4 %164,672 SEK63.5 %
Herrljunga21172.3 %155,684 SEK58.6 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Trend sparklines for economy, society and adult education are currently shown on the Munkfors overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB