Demographics and conditions for children — Österåker

Children's health and care

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

Mental ill health, children and youth

12.9 %

Initiated child investigations

19.6 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Children placed in care

4.1 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Net cost, child/youth care

1,409 SEK/inh. 0–20/year

Injuries/incidents, ages 0-14

3,131.9 per 100,000

Injuries/incidents, ages 15-24

4,806.6 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 Österåker (2024/25).

Children in economic vulnerability

6.2 %

Median economic standard

420 kSEK

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

Demographics

Population data for Österåker (2025).

Total population

49,943

Population change

0.3 %

Population 1–5 yrs (preschool age)

2,901

Population 7–15 yrs (compulsory-school age)

5,981

Population 16–18 yrs (upper-secondary age)

1,980

Higher education 25–64 yrs

32.1 %

Foreign-born 20–64 yrs

23.8 %

16–24 yrs not in work/study

6.3 %

Source: Kolada — database for Swedish municipalities and regions.

Household types

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

Single without children

31.4 %

Single with children

6.1 %

Couple without children

23.9 %

Couple with children

28.6 %

Other households

10 %

Total households

20,448

Source: SCB.

Migration

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

In-migration

3,312

Out-migration

2,881

Net migration

+431

Source: SCB.

Labour market — education sector

Employment and commuting in Österåker (LISA register).

Employed in education

1,902

Share in education sector

15.7 %

Share of women in education

78.7 %

Out-commuting

66.1 %

In-commuting

27.8 %

Lives and works in the municipality

8,753

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 Österåker (2025).

Newcomers received

1.8 per 1,000 inh.

Newcomer children 0–17

14 per 1,000 inh.

Establishment rate after 2 yrs

76.1 %

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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