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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

Arbrå

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Residents
1,992
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
148
74 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
11 / 4
3-yr change –

Population

1,9201,9401,9601,9802,0002024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 15%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 20%
Adults 45-64 23%
Seniors 65-79 21%
80 and older 11%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age47.5 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 279k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children22% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)29% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*11,447
Commute in / out every day*2,180 / 2,776
Jobs per working resident*0.95 · 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 Arbrå.

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)2

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)8% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 142 owners
2 places

Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)5.52 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses13.0 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years12% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years55% · Sweden: 51%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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.

When businesses open and close

0246Opened Jan: 6JanOpened Feb: 4Opened Mar: 6MarOpened Apr: 2Opened May: 5MayOpened Jun: 2Opened Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 4Opened Sep: 5SepOpened Oct: 1Opened Nov: 2NovOpened Dec: 1
Opened

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Car repair & service Automotive 2 10.0 11.0 0 – – 61
Courses & tutoring Education 4 20.1 14.4 2 – – 35
Restaurant Food & drink 3 15.1 10.6 3 – – 30
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 3 15.1 20.1 1 – – 51
Doctor & medical clinic Health 1 5.0 5.5 0 – – 50
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 5.0 8.2 0 – – 67
Veterinarian Health 1 5.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 1 5.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Sports facility & club Leisure 2 10.0 10.0 0 – – 50
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 2 10.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 4 20.1 10.4 1 – – 35
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 2 10.0 12.6 0 – – 58
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 3 15.1 15.7 0 – – 48
Engineering consultancy Professional services 2 10.0 26.6 0 – – 66
IT & software services Professional services 1 5.0 19.1 0 – – 68
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 5.0 5.2 0 – – 59
Design & photography Professional services 1 5.0 10.2 0 – – 60
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 0 0.0 5.0 0 – – 72
Pharmacy & health store Retail 1 5.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports & bike shop Retail 1 5.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Electrician Trades 1 5.0 10.2 1 – – 74
Plumber & heating Trades 0 0.0 8.9 0 – – 74
Carpenter & joiner Trades 4 20.1 23.2 0 – – 51
Painter & decorator Trades 1 5.0 6.2 1 – – 44
Bricklayer & mason Trades 0 0.0 7.2 0 – – 73
Building contractor Trades 12 60.2 40.0 4 – – 31
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 5.0 5.1 1 – – 50
Cleaning services Trades 0 0.0 9.0 0 – – 80
Removals & haulage Transport 3 15.1 12.7 0 – – 40