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Swedish figures: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Town

Älghult

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Residents
416
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
50
120 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
2 / 0
3-yr change –

Population

4004054104154202024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

02040602024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 20%
Adults 45-64 28%
Seniors 65-79 21%
80 and older 9%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age47.4 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 307k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children25% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)30% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*4,757
Commute in / out every day*1,607 / 1,108
Jobs per working resident*1.12 · Sweden: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Älghult.

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)6% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators6% · 48 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)4.81 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses13.4 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years10% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years70% · Sweden: 51%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Highest opportunity here

IT & software services

65

0 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area

Campsite

50

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Car repair & service

50

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Restaurant

50

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Marketing & advertising agency

50

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Florist, garden & pet shop

50

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Campsite Accommodation 1 24.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Car repair & service Automotive 1 24.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 1 24.0 21.8 0 – – 48
Restaurant Food & drink 1 24.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 2 48.1 23.6 2 – – 33
Engineering consultancy Professional services 2 48.1 27.3 0 – – 36
IT & software services Professional services 0 0.0 22.6 0 – – 65
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 24.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 24.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Books & stationery Retail 1 24.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports & bike shop Retail 1 24.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Carpenter & joiner Trades 2 48.1 26.3 1 – – 37
Building contractor Trades 3 72.1 51.8 0 – – 40
Removals & haulage Transport 3 72.1 21.2 0 – – 44