Municipal data and statistics — Norrköping

In-depth municipal statistics for Norrköping: 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 Norrköping.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
21.8 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.3 %
Tax base
260,181 SEK/inh.
Net result
24,814 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
33.6 %
Solvency
35.7 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.5 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
4.2 %
Months of assistance (avg)
48.7
Net cost of social assistance
2,237 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
5,221 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
8,848 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
3,865,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
+3 %
Small-house sales 2025
642 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
11 %
New housing completions
1.3 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99.3 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
93.2 %
Rental housing
32.2 %
Tenant-owned housing
18.2 %
Owner-occupied housing
48.7 %
Other housing
0.9 %
Cars in use
59,742

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Norrköping.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
12,832 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,022 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
411 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
844 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
8,145 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.8 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
37.8 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.9 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
7 %
Sick leave >49 years
9 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
5.3 %
Number of students
1,290
Average student fee
1,464 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
230 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
202 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
62.5 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.8 per inh.
Active borrowers
17.9 %
Media budget
443 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
4.6 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
34.1 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
5,669
Cost per full-time student
93,845 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
67.7 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
64.4 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
95.7 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
87 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
155 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
655 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
919
Cost per full-time student
399 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
99 %
Teacher certification
63.6 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B3

Norrköping belongs to SCB municipality group B3 — Larger city: municipalities with 50,000–200,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area. Shown here is how Norrköping compares to the 21 municipalities in the group.

Norrköping vs SCB group B3 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
NorrköpingGroup median
Merit value229.6 (median: 227.8)
79th
Qualified teachers72.2 (median: 74)
40th
Students/teacher11.9 (median: 11.8)
45th
Cost/pupil136164.3 (median: 140120.3)
74th
Graduating 3 yrs70 (median: 70.3)
36th
All subjects passed71.4 (median: 70.9)
55th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for cost/pupil
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Norrköping belongs to SCB municipality group B3 — Larger city: municipalities with 50,000–200,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area.21 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B3 — Larger city
MunicipalityMerit scoreCertified teachersCost/studentGraduation 3 yr
Norrköping229.672.2 %136,164 SEK70 %
Borlänge209.366.5 %152,109 SEK68.7 %
Borås21869.9 %138,648 SEK69.8 %
Eskilstuna227.868 %143,059 SEK67.9 %
Gävle218.471.9 %138,638 SEK70.3 %
Halmstad222.574.7 %137,744 SEK68.8 %
Helsingborg228.374 %125,859 SEK70.3 %
Jönköping221.778.5 %129,807 SEK74.7 %
Karlstad228.780.4 %141,174 SEK77.3 %

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