Demographics and conditions for children — Ystad

Children's health and care

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

Mental ill health, children and youth

9.3 %

Initiated child investigations

30.7 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Children placed in care

10.4 per 1,000 inh. 0–20

Net cost, child/youth care

2,462 SEK/inh. 0–20/year

Injuries/incidents, ages 0-14

8,383.7 per 100,000

Injuries/incidents, ages 15-24

8,290.7 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 Ystad (2024/25).

Children in economic vulnerability

11.6 %

Median economic standard

336 kSEK

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

Demographics

Population data for Ystad (2025).

Total population

32,188

Population change

0.3 %

Population 1–5 yrs (preschool age)

1,433

Population 7–15 yrs (compulsory-school age)

3,149

Population 16–18 yrs (upper-secondary age)

1,110

Higher education 25–64 yrs

27.8 %

Foreign-born 20–64 yrs

14.9 %

16–24 yrs not in work/study

5.3 %

Source: Kolada — database for Swedish municipalities and regions.

Household types

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

Single without children

42.4 %

Single with children

5.4 %

Couple without children

28.3 %

Couple with children

18.5 %

Other households

5.4 %

Total households

15,956

Source: SCB.

Migration

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

In-migration

1,841

Out-migration

1,524

Net migration

+317

Source: SCB.

Labour market — education sector

Employment and commuting in Ystad (LISA register).

Employed in education

1,536

Share in education sector

10.6 %

Share of women in education

74.4 %

Out-commuting

38.8 %

In-commuting

34.9 %

Lives and works in the municipality

9,461

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 Ystad (2024).

Newcomers received

2.7 per 1,000 inh.

Newcomer children 0–17

16 per 1,000 inh.

Establishment rate after 2 yrs

66.2 %

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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