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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

Glimåkra

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Residents
1,484
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
123
83 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
17 / 1
3-yr change –

Population

1,4201,4401,4601,4801,5002024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 16%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 23%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 16%
80 and older 8%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age43.8 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 285k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children29% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)26% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*4,293
Commute in / out every day*1,454 / 3,415
Jobs per working resident*0.69 · Sweden: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

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

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Glimåkra.

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)5% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators2% · 120 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)11.46 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses12.8 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years21% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years52% · 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: 2JanOpened Feb: 6Opened Mar: 1MarOpened Apr: 1Opened May: 1MayOpened Jun: 3Opened Jul: 2JulOpened Aug: 2Opened Sep: 1SepOpened Oct: 3Opened Nov: 1NovOpened 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 3 20.2 11.0 1 – – 28
Petrol station Automotive 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 1 6.7 14.4 0 – – 69
Restaurant Food & drink 2 13.5 10.6 1 – – 43
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 1 6.7 20.1 1 – – 83
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Doctor & medical clinic Health 0 0.0 5.5 0 – – 63
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 6.7 8.2 1 – – 53
Sports facility & club Leisure 2 13.5 10.0 0 – – 41
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 3 20.2 10.4 1 – – 26
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 6.7 12.6 0 – – 65
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 2 13.5 0.0 0 – – 50
Funeral services Personal services 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 7 47.2 15.7 1 – – 12
Bank & insurance Professional services 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Engineering consultancy Professional services 3 20.2 26.6 0 – – 67
IT & software services Professional services 2 13.5 19.1 1 – – 50
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 5.2 0 – – 63
Design & photography Professional services 3 20.2 10.2 1 – – 25
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 0 0.0 5.0 1 – – 62
Clothing store Retail 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Electronics & phone store Retail 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Books & stationery Retail 1 6.7 0.0 1 – – 50
Toy & hobby shop Retail 1 6.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Second-hand & antiques Retail 1 6.7 0.0 1 – – 50
Electrician Trades 2 13.5 10.2 1 – – 42
Plumber & heating Trades 0 0.0 8.9 0 – – 60
Carpenter & joiner Trades 1 6.7 23.2 0 – – 71
Painter & decorator Trades 1 6.7 6.2 0 – – 49
Bricklayer & mason Trades 2 13.5 7.2 0 – – 34
Building contractor Trades 2 13.5 40.0 1 – – 86
Gardener & landscaping Trades 0 0.0 5.1 0 – – 63
Cleaning services Trades 0 0.0 9.0 0 – – 72
Taxi Transport 3 20.2 0.0 1 – – 50
Removals & haulage Transport 1 6.7 12.7 0 – – 65