Demographics and conditions for children — Västerås

Children's health and care

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

Mental ill health, children and youth

11.3 %

Initiated child investigations

27.3 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Children placed in care

10.4 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Net cost, child/youth care

2,826 SEK/inh. 0–20/year

Injuries/incidents, ages 0-14

8,057.1 per 100,000

Injuries/incidents, ages 15-24

7,951.6 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 Västerås (2024/25).

Children in economic vulnerability

18.6 %

Median economic standard

367 kSEK

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

Demographics

Population data for Västerås (2025).

Total population

161,240

Population change

0.4 %

Population 1–5 yrs (preschool age)

8,644

Population 7–15 yrs (compulsory-school age)

17,423

Population 16–18 yrs (upper-secondary age)

5,810

Higher education 25–64 yrs

32.6 %

Foreign-born 20–64 yrs

32.6 %

16–24 yrs not in work/study

6.7 %

Source: Kolada — database for Swedish municipalities and regions.

Household types

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

Single without children

42.2 %

Single with children

6.6 %

Couple without children

23.3 %

Couple with children

20.4 %

Other households

7.5 %

Total households

75,912

Source: SCB.

Migration

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

In-migration

8,320

Out-migration

7,614

Net migration

+706

Source: SCB.

Labour market — education sector

Employment and commuting in Västerås (LISA register).

Employed in education

8,630

Share in education sector

10.5 %

Share of women in education

74.9 %

Out-commuting

18.9 %

In-commuting

21.5 %

Lives and works in the municipality

64,291

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 Västerås (2025).

Newcomers received

1 per 1,000 inh.

Newcomer children 0–17

29 per 1,000 inh.

Establishment rate after 2 yrs

68.4 %

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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