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Swedish figures: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the workplaces that closed before 4 October 2026, when we started collecting, so closures are counted from then. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Town

Malmbäck

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Residents
1,071
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
110
103 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
6 / –
3-yr change –

Population

1,0301,0401,0501,0601,0701,0802024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 20%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 24%
Adults 45-64 22%
Seniors 65-79 15%
80 and older 9%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age42.9 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 313k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children26% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)32% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*13,503
Commute in / out every day*3,668 / 5,339
Jobs per working resident*0.89 · 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 Malmbäck.

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)4% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 109 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)5.60 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses13.5 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years13% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years60% · 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.

When businesses open and close

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

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Car repair & service Automotive 0 0.0 11.0 0 – – 59
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 2 18.7 0.0 1 – – 50
Car rental Automotive 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 3 28.0 14.4 0 – – 26
Restaurant Food & drink 1 9.3 10.6 0 – – 46
Bakery Food & drink 1 9.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 1 9.3 20.1 0 – – 58
Doctor & medical clinic Health 0 0.0 5.5 0 – – 68
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 0 0.0 8.2 0 – – 65
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports facility & club Leisure 1 9.3 10.0 0 – – 51
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 0 0.0 10.4 0 – – 61
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 9.3 12.6 0 – – 45
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 2 18.7 15.7 0 – – 49
Engineering consultancy Professional services 1 9.3 26.6 1 – – 82
IT & software services Professional services 1 9.3 19.1 0 – – 57
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 5.2 0 – – 57
Design & photography Professional services 2 18.7 10.2 0 – – 49
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 0 0.0 5.0 0 – – 58
Sports & bike shop Retail 0 0.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Online store Retail 1 9.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Electrician Trades 2 18.7 10.2 0 – – 35
Plumber & heating Trades 0 0.0 8.9 0 – – 70
Carpenter & joiner Trades 3 28.0 23.2 1 – – 39
Painter & decorator Trades 0 0.0 6.2 0 – – 56
Bricklayer & mason Trades 0 0.0 7.2 0 – – 63
Flooring Trades 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 48
Building contractor Trades 4 37.3 40.0 0 – – 45
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 9.3 5.1 0 – – 43
Cleaning services Trades 2 18.7 9.0 1 – – 33
Removals & haulage Transport 3 28.0 12.7 1 – – 35