2018 Borås Land area: 910 sq km Inhabitants/sq km: 122 Population by age, 2017 Age 1,0 0,8 0,6 % Population by age, 2017 Population trends, 2007 2017 Age Percentage distribution Year Population Excess of Net (31 Dec.) Number births over migration M W Tot M W Tot deaths M W 0 6 9 8 9 9 8 8 2007 100 985 87 358 318 7 15 11 10 11 11 10 10 2008 101 487 138 167 191 16 19 5 4 4 5 4 4 2009 102 458 183 3 408 20 24 7 7 7 6 6 6 2010 103 294 215 392 216 25 44 27 26 27 27 26 26 2011 104 106 207 258 325 45 64 24 24 24 25 24 25 2012 104 867 305 244 212 65 13 14 14 14 15 15 2013 105 995 318 310 500 4 7 5 4 6 5 2014 107 022 303 347 372 Total, % 100 100 100 100 100 100 2015 108 488 349 638 472 Total (thou) 55 56 111 5 083 5 038 10 120 2016 109 8 372 597 418 2017 111 026 203 487 413 Live births per woman/man Migrations, 2017 Number of births/person 2,5 In-migration 2 758 2 749 2,0 within the county 1 277 1 252 from another county 830 5 from another country 651 6 1,5 Of which, ages 18 24 5 4 1,0 0,5 0,0 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Total fertility rate Births and deaths, 2017 Foreign born, 2017 Number Prop. (%) of all inhabitants M W Tot Births 655 600 21 22 22 Deaths 509 543 19 19 19 0,4 0,2 0,0 100 90 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0 Out-migration 2 271 2 336 within the county 1 224 1 253 to another county 834 890 to another country 213 193 Of which, ages 18 24 459 668 Net migration 487 413 %
Seats in the Municipal Council Political party Number of seats after the election 2010 2014 Moderate Party 10 9 9 8 Centre Party 1 3 1 3 Liberal Party 4 2 3 2 Christian Democratic Party 2 1 2 1 Green Party 3 2 3 2 Social Democratic Party 12 12 12 12 Left Party 3 2 3 3 Democrats 4 2 9 0 Other parties 0 1 0 0 All parties 39 34 42 31 Source: Election statistics, SCB Completed/converted dwellings Number of dwellings 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 In new one- or two-dwelling buildings In new multi-dwelling buildings The net change in converted multi-dwelling buildings Source: Housing Construction, SCB Population by level of education, 31 December 2017 Level of education Percentage distribution County M W Tot M W Tot M W Tot Compulsory schooling 16 12 14 14 10 12 13 10 12 Upper secondary 51 45 48 48 41 45 49 42 45 Post-secondary education 31 41 36 36 46 41 35 46 41 Unknown 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 Total, % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Total (1 000) 32 31 64 497 478 976 2 944 2 830 5 775 Refers to age group 20 64 Source: Register of Education, SCB Employed by age group, 2016 Employment by sector, 2016 Prop. (%) of all within ages Night population Day population Total 27 7 25 637 28 733 28 745 20 24 25 44 45 64 20 64 County 69 83 68 78 69 Business sector Public sector County (1 000) Business sector Public sector 23 393 4 388 428 367 61 13 697 11 940 396 214 1 24 054 4 6 435 373 61 15 022 13 723 399 216 183 20 24 25 44 45 64 65 66 66 (1 000) Business sector Public sector 2 510 2 139 371 2 326 1 317 1 008 2 505 2 135 371 2 323 1 315 1 008 20 64 78 Number of persons ages 16 and over 20 24 25 44 45 64 20 64 63 64 78 63 Commuting, 2016 Refers to the night population Source: Labour statistics, SCB Commuting in 7 014 6 5 within the county 5 865 5 924 Night population: from another county 1 149 655 residing in the municipality, regardless of workplace Commuting out 6 062 3 471 within the county 4 930 2 849 Day population (jobs): to another county 1 132 622 working in the municipality, regardless of residence Net commuting 952 3 108 Number of persons ages 16 and over
Employment by industry, 2016 Industry Healthcare and nursing16 Trade15 Business services14 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying13 Education12 Construction11 Civilian authorities and national defence10 Transport Personal and cultural services Information and communication Hotels and restaurants Agriculture, forestry, fishing Credit institutes and insurance companies Real estate services Unknown sector Energy and environment 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 20 0 10 20 Employed in the municipality, regardless of residence (day population) Percent Percent Self-employed, 2016 Sickness/activity compensation, 2017 Number of Prop. (%) of all within ages employed Self-empl. Self- Self-empl. Self- Total in lim.comp. employed in lim.comp. employed 55 59 10 17 14 1 425 1 162 101 726 60 64 15 24 19 2 4 527 196 140 20 64 5 8 7 5 9 251 11 50 9 10 273 4 59 3 55 59 8 13 11 60 64 12 19 15 Total 1 476 1 373 350 0 20 64 4 6 5 Number of persons ages 16 and over Refers to the day population Replace benefits for disability pension and sickness Source: The National Social Insurance Board Job seekers Proportion (%) of all within age group County M W Tot M W Tot M W Tot March, 2017 Ages 20 64 7 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6 Unemployed Labour market progr. 3 2 3 Of which, ages 20 24 9 6 7 8 5 6 9 6 8 Number, ages 20 64 2 092 1 770 3 862 29 192 22 974 52 166 197 756 158 184 355 940 March, 2018 Ages 20 64 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 Unemployed 4 3 3 Labour market progr. 3 2 2 Of which, ages 20 24 8 6 7 7 5 6 8 6 7 Number, ages 20 64 2 040 1 862 3 902 27 620 23 472 51 092 186 587 159 719 346 306 The presentation refers to those who are registered at the Swedish Public Employment Service Source: Swedish Public Employment Service Source: The National Social Insurance Board
Employment and employed, 2016 Total Industry Day population Night population County County Number % % % Number % % % Agriculture, forestry, fishing 440 1 2 2 434 1 2 2 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 5 330 9 14 11 5 846 11 14 11 Energy and environment 488 1 1 1 416 1 1 1 Construction 3 5 7 7 7 3 640 7 7 7 Trade 9 9 17 13 12 9 028 17 12 12 Transport 2 711 5 5 5 2 699 5 5 5 Hotels and restaurants 1 306 2 3 3 1 3 Information and communication 1 234 2 3 4 1 286 2 3 4 Credit institutes and insurance companies 4 1 1 2 763 1 1 2 Real estate services 840 1 2 2 788 1 2 2 Business services 7 957 14 12 12 6 857 13 12 12 Civilian authorities and national defence 2 8 5 5 6 2 574 5 5 6 Education 5 720 10 10 11 5 411 10 10 11 Healthcare and nursing 11 334 20 17 17 9 593 18 17 17 Personal and cultural services 2 097 4 4 4 2 054 4 4 4 Unknown sector 644 1 1 1 648 1 1 1 Total 57 478 100 100 100 53 418 100 100 100 Employment and employed, 2016 Industry Day population Night population County County Number % % % Number % % Agriculture, forestry, fishing 313 1 2 3 297 1 2 3 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 4 136 14 20 17 4 603 17 20 17 Energy and environment 376 1 1 2 327 1 1 1 Construction 3 443 12 12 12 3 325 12 12 12 Trade 5 029 18 13 13 4 701 17 13 13 Transport 2 191 8 7 7 2 139 8 7 7 Hotels and restaurants 616 2 3 3 673 2 3 3 Information and communication 902 3 5 6 973 4 5 6 Credit institutes and insurance companies 352 1 1 2 346 1 1 2 Real estate services 570 2 2 2 530 2 2 2 Business services 4 766 17 13 13 4 121 15 13 13 Civilian authorities and national defence 1 049 4 4 5 1 108 4 4 5 Education 1 455 5 5 5 1 355 5 5 5 Healthcare and nursing 2 311 8 6 7 2 075 7 6 7 Personal and cultural services 894 3 3 4 885 3 3 4 Unknown sector 330 1 1 1 323 1 1 1 Total 28 733 100 100 100 27 7 100 100 100 Employment and employed, 2016 Industry Day population Night population County County Number % % % Number % % % Agriculture, forestry, fishing 127 0 1 1 137 1 1 1 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 1 194 4 8 6 1 243 5 7 6 Energy and environment 112 0 0 1 89 0 0 1 Construction 362 1 1 1 315 1 1 1 Trade 4 951 17 12 11 4 327 17 12 11 Transport 520 2 2 2 560 2 3 2 Hotels and restaurants 690 2 4 4 708 3 4 4 Information and communication 332 1 2 2 313 1 2 2 Credit institutes and insurance companies 442 2 1 2 417 2 1 2 Real estate services 270 1 1 1 258 1 1 1 Business services 3 191 11 10 11 2 736 11 10 11 Civilian authorities and national defence 1 749 6 6 7 1 466 6 6 7 Education 4 265 15 16 17 4 056 16 16 17 Healthcare and nursing 9 023 31 28 28 7 518 29 28 28 Personal and cultural services 1 203 4 5 5 1 169 5 5 5 Unknown sector 314 1 1 1 325 1 1 1 Total 28 745 100 100 100 25 637 100 100 100 %
The 20 most common occupations in the municipality, 2016 Day population of employees Number Perc.distr. Sex distr. (%) M W Tot M W Personal care workers in health services 302 2 5 1 9 5 10 90 Stores and transport clerks 1 844 933 7 3 5 66 34 Office assistants and other secretaries 328 2 124 1 8 5 13 87 Shop staff 904 1 530 3 6 5 37 63 Primary- and pre-school teachers 405 1 9 2 7 4 17 83 Insurance advisers, sales and purchasing agents 1 263 729 5 3 4 63 37 Attendants, personal assistants and related workers 493 1 332 2 5 3 27 73 Physical and engineering science technicians 1 165 270 4 1 3 19 Client information clerks 4 873 2 6 64 Carpenters, bricklayers and construction workers 1 140 33 4 0 2 97 3 Nursing professionals 134 1 025 1 4 2 12 88 Organisation analysts, policy administrators and hum 386 645 1 2 2 37 63 Child care workers and teachers aides 1 7 1 3 2 19 Heavy truck and bus drivers 835 60 3 0 2 93 7 Cleaners and helpers 165 707 1 3 2 19 Engineering professionals 623 235 2 1 2 73 27 Assemblers 653 159 2 1 2 20 Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants 237 559 1 2 1 30 70 ICT operations and user support technicians 573 1 2 1 1 76 24 Newspaper distributors, janitors and other service w 415 317 2 1 1 57 43 Total 20 occupations 12 527 17 055 47 63 55 42 58 All occupations 26 420 27 201 100 100 100 49 51 Source: The Occupational Register, SCB The 20 most common occupations in the country, 2016 100 0 100 Shop staff Primary- and pre-school teachers 1 # Sh 2 # Pr Personal care workers in health services Office assistants and other secretaries 3 # Pe 4 # Of 5 # At 6 # Ins 7 # Ch 8 # IC 9 # Or # # Ca # # Ph # # St # # En # # Nu # # He # # Fa # # He # # Cl # # Cl # # Bla 100 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 100 % % Source: The Occupational Register, SCB Engineering professionals Attendants, personal assistants and related workers Insurance advisers, sales and purchasing agents ICT architects, systems analysts and test managers Carpenters, bricklayers and construction workers Child care workers and teachers aides Organisation analysts, policy administrators and human Physical and engineering science technicians Stores and transport clerks Nursing professionals Heavy truck and bus drivers Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants Health care assistants Cleaners and helpers Client information clerks Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers Day population of employees
Preschool activities and care of Number of households 2017 school-age children 2017 Type of household Number of households Enrollment Without Children Children Total Number % % children aged 0-24 aged 25+ Pre-school, 1 5 5 8 85 84 Leisure time centre, Single 19 775 2 990 541 23 306 6 12 4 897 53 57 Cohabiting/ married 12 035 10 766 6 23 483 Pedagogical child care, Other household 1 2 1 470 965 1 5 19 0 2 Total 33 612 15 226 1 316 50 154 6 12.... 0 Proportion (%) of all within age group. Information with fewer than 5 persons per group is not presented. Source: The National Agency for Education No information about type of household is available for 0,13 percent of the population in the municipality. Total income, 2016 Social assistance, 2016 SEK thousand Type of household Recipient households Total Number % % Average income Cohabiting 334 263 299 without children 106 5 5 County 345 274 310 with children 244 11 13 349 278 314 Single men Median income without children 877 41 42 331 275 302 with children 71 3 3 County 341 2 308 Single women 337 278 306 without children 518 24 23 with children 314 15 15 Income from employm. and business, age gr. 20 64 Total 2 130 100 100 Source: Statistics on Total income, SCB Some municipalities have not submitted information or have not submitted complete information for 2016. See Definitions. Source: The National Board of Health and Welfare (SoS) Expenditures SEK, per inhabitant, 2016 Local taxes, 2018 Care for the elderly and the disabled Education Child care Individual and family assistance Infrastructure Special projects 9 8 7 6 5 4 Total local tax rate 32, of wich to municipality 21,31 Tax base, SEK/inhab. 195 938 Tax base, index 94 County average Total local tax rate 32,78 of wich to municipality 21,30 Tax base, SEK/inhab. 206 716 Tax base, index 99 Recreation 3 National average Culture 2 Political admin. 1 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 SEK/inhab. Source: Public Finances, SCB National average Total local tax rate 32,12 of wich to municipality 20,74 Tax base, SEK/inhab. 208 8 Tax base, index 100 Index, = 100 Source: Public Finances, SCB Information and sales: Elisabeth Blom tfn +46 10-4 63 88, Harriet Löfqvist tfn +46 10-4 60 48 E-mail: regionalt@scb.se Web site: www.scb.se/kommunfakta Borås stad 501 BORÅS 033-35 70 00