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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

Floby

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Residents
1,548
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
145
94 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
16 / 1
3-yr change –

Population

1,5001,5201,5401,5602024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 16%
Young 15-24 10%
Adults 25-44 22%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 18%
80 and older 8%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age45.0 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 314k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children28% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)25% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*13,581
Commute in / out every day*2,907 / 5,523
Jobs per working resident*0.84 · 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 Floby.

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)7% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators2% · 142 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)10.34 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses12.1 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years21% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years50% · Sweden: 51%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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: 4JanOpened Feb: 5Opened Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 3Opened May: 4MayOpened Jun: 2Opened Jul: 3JulOpened Aug: 2Opened Sep: 4SepOpened Oct: 5Opened Nov: 1NovOpened 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 1 6.5 11.0 0 – – 59
Car dealer Automotive 2 12.9 0.0 0 – – 54
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 1 6.5 0.0 0 – – 52
Courses & tutoring Education 1 6.5 14.4 1 – – 64
Restaurant Food & drink 1 6.5 10.6 0 – – 48
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 2 12.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Bakery Food & drink 1 6.5 0.0 0 – – 50
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 4 25.8 20.1 1 – – 40
Dentist Health 1 6.5 0.0 0 – – 50
Doctor & medical clinic Health 0 0.0 5.5 0 – – 65
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 6.5 8.2 1 – – 46
Home care Health 2 12.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports facility & club Leisure 3 19.4 10.0 1 – – 21
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 3 19.4 10.4 1 – – 28
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 4 25.8 12.6 3 – – 33
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 0 0.0 15.7 0 – – 86
Engineering consultancy Professional services 3 19.4 26.6 2 – – 69
IT & software services Professional services 4 25.8 19.1 2 – – 38
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 5.2 0 – – 66
Design & photography Professional services 0 0.0 10.2 0 – – 77
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 2 12.9 5.0 1 – – 47
Jewellery & watches Retail 1 6.5 0.0 0 – – 50
Second-hand & antiques Retail 1 6.5 0.0 0 – – 50
Electrician Trades 1 6.5 10.2 0 – – 48
Plumber & heating Trades 2 12.9 8.9 0 – – 51
Carpenter & joiner Trades 4 25.8 23.2 0 – – 42
Painter & decorator Trades 0 0.0 6.2 0 – – 67
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 6.5 7.2 0 – – 54
Flooring Trades 2 12.9 0.0 1 – – 51
Building contractor Trades 6 38.8 40.0 2 – – 54
Gardener & landscaping Trades 0 0.0 5.1 0 – – 63
Cleaning services Trades 3 19.4 9.0 2 – – 42
Taxi Transport 1 6.5 0.0 1 – – 50
Removals & haulage Transport 4 25.8 12.7 1 – – 23