Demographics and conditions for children — Strängnäs

Children's health and care

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

Mental ill health, children and youth

10.1 %

Initiated child investigations

27.1 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Children placed in care

8 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Net cost, child/youth care

3,280 SEK/inh. 0–20/year

Injuries/incidents, ages 0-14

8,359.7 per 100,000

Injuries/incidents, ages 15-24

8,355.3 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 Strängnäs (2024/25).

Children in economic vulnerability

15.3 %

Median economic standard

331 kSEK

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

Demographics

Population data for Strängnäs (2025).

Total population

39,387

Population change

0.2 %

Population 1–5 yrs (preschool age)

1,965

Population 7–15 yrs (compulsory-school age)

4,509

Population 16–18 yrs (upper-secondary age)

1,459

Higher education 25–64 yrs

27.5 %

Foreign-born 20–64 yrs

22 %

16–24 yrs not in work/study

7.2 %

Source: Kolada — database for Swedish municipalities and regions.

Household types

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

Single without children

38.1 %

Single with children

6.6 %

Couple without children

26.7 %

Couple with children

21.6 %

Other households

7 %

Total households

18,084

Source: SCB.

Migration

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

In-migration

2,438

Out-migration

2,000

Net migration

+438

Source: SCB.

Labour market — education sector

Employment and commuting in Strängnäs (LISA register).

Employed in education

1,724

Share in education sector

13.6 %

Share of women in education

79.6 %

Out-commuting

48.1 %

In-commuting

22.4 %

Lives and works in the municipality

9,855

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 Strängnäs (2025).

Newcomers received

1 per 1,000 inh.

Newcomer children 0–17

51 per 1,000 inh.

Establishment rate after 2 yrs

68.5 %

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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