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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

Villshärad

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Residents
701
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
81
116 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
11 / 0
3-yr change –

Population

6706806907007102024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501002024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 13%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 25%
80 and older 13%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age51.1 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 577k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children28% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)62% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*54,228
Commute in / out every day*11,080 / 8,599
Jobs per working resident*1.05 · 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 Villshärad.

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)0% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators4% · 81 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)15.69 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses11.9 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years28% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years49% · 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: 3JanOpened Feb: 1Opened Mar: 5MarOpened Apr: 1Opened May: 3MayOpened Jun: 3Opened Jul: 5JulOpened Aug: 1Opened Sep: 2SepOpened Oct: 2Opened Nov: 3NovOpened 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
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 1 14.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Campsite Accommodation 3 42.8 0.0 0 – – 50
Car repair & service Automotive 0 0.0 12.8 0 – – 59
Courses & tutoring Education 2 28.5 15.6 1 – – 38
Restaurant Food & drink 1 14.3 12.3 1 – – 51
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 0 0.0 18.5 0 – – 63
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 2 28.5 0.0 0 – – 41
Doctor & medical clinic Health 2 28.5 0.0 0 – – 46
Veterinarian Health 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 56
Sports facility & club Leisure 2 28.5 12.2 1 – – 35
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 14.3 13.9 1 – – 44
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 43
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 4 57.1 15.2 1 – – 28
Bank & insurance Professional services 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Architect Professional services 1 14.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Engineering consultancy Professional services 3 42.8 28.4 1 – – 30
IT & software services Professional services 5 71.3 20.3 4 – – 39
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 56
Design & photography Professional services 1 14.3 11.4 1 – – 53
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 14.3 0.0 1 – – 43
Electrician Trades 0 0.0 13.4 0 – – 64
Plumber & heating Trades 4 57.1 0.0 0 – – 51
Carpenter & joiner Trades 0 0.0 26.4 0 – – 67
Bricklayer & mason Trades 0 0.0 11.6 0 – – 58
Building contractor Trades 1 14.3 48.4 0 – – 75
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 14.3 0.0 1 – – 42
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 15.8 0 – – 69