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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

Brastad

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Residents
1,947
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
111
57 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
7 / 1
3-yr change –

Population

1,8801,9001,9201,9401,9602024Residents

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 21%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 20%
80 and older 9%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age46.8 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 324k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children27% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)32% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*6,101
Commute in / out every day*1,612 / 1,692
Jobs per working resident*0.99 · 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 Brastad.

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)1

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)7% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 107 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)3.60 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses11.9 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years14% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years49% · 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: 1JanOpened Feb: 3Opened Mar: 4MarOpened Apr: 2Opened May: 2MayOpened Jun: 2Opened Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 3Opened Sep: 6SepOpened Oct: 3Opened Nov: 2NovOpened Dec: 2
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 10.3 11.0 0 – – 45
Courses & tutoring Education 2 10.3 14.4 0 – – 52
Restaurant Food & drink 1 5.1 10.6 0 – – 69
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 1 5.1 0.0 2 – – 50
Bakery Food & drink 1 5.1 0.0 0 – – 50
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 6 30.8 20.1 2 – – 23
Dentist Health 1 5.1 0.0 0 – – 50
Doctor & medical clinic Health 2 10.3 5.5 0 – – 46
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 5.1 8.2 0 – – 60
Sports facility & club Leisure 2 10.3 10.0 0 – – 49
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 1 5.1 0.0 0 – – 50
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 2 10.3 10.4 0 – – 60
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 5.1 12.6 1 – – 74
Laundry & dry cleaning Personal services 1 5.1 0.0 0 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 6 30.8 15.7 0 – – 22
Real estate agent Professional services 1 5.1 0.0 1 – – 43
Engineering consultancy Professional services 2 10.3 26.6 0 – – 66
IT & software services Professional services 1 5.1 19.1 0 – – 87
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 5.2 0 – – 67
Design & photography Professional services 0 0.0 10.2 0 – – 66
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 5.1 5.0 0 – – 50
Hardware & DIY store Retail 1 5.1 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports & bike shop Retail 1 5.1 0.0 1 – – 54
Electrician Trades 1 5.1 10.2 0 – – 68
Plumber & heating Trades 3 15.4 8.9 1 – – 36
Carpenter & joiner Trades 1 5.1 23.2 0 – – 85
Painter & decorator Trades 0 0.0 6.2 0 – – 55
Bricklayer & mason Trades 2 10.3 7.2 1 – – 38
Building contractor Trades 14 71.9 40.0 5 – – 16
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 5.1 5.1 0 – – 50
Cleaning services Trades 2 10.3 9.0 0 – – 46
Taxi Transport 2 10.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 12.7 1 – – 92