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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

Vitaby

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Residents
353
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
63
178 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1 / 1
3-yr change –

Population

3403453503552024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0204060802024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 10%
Young 15-24 5%
Adults 25-44 13%
Adults 45-64 28%
Seniors 65-79 32%
80 and older 13%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age55.4 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 396k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children17% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)53% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*7,550
Commute in / out every day*1,993 / 2,726
Jobs per working resident*0.91 · 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 Vitaby.

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)0% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 63 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)2.83 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses15.2 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years6% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years66% · 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

012Opened Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 2Opened Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 0Opened May: 0MayOpened Jun: 2Opened Jul: 2JulOpened Aug: 2Opened Sep: 1SepOpened Oct: 2Opened Nov: 2NovOpened 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 28.3 0.0 0 – – 58
Car repair & service Automotive 2 56.7 0.0 0 – – 42
Driving school Education 1 28.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 0 0.0 21.8 0 – – 51
Restaurant Food & drink 2 56.7 0.0 0 – – 56
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 1 28.3 23.6 0 – – 56
Doctor & medical clinic Health 1 28.3 0.0 0 – – 43
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 28.3 0.0 0 – – 55
Sports facility & club Leisure 1 28.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 2 56.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 2 56.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Architect Professional services 3 85.0 0.0 0 – – 40
Engineering consultancy Professional services 2 56.7 27.3 1 – – 30
IT & software services Professional services 1 28.3 22.6 1 – – 37
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 28.3 0.0 0 – – 59
Design & photography Professional services 2 56.7 0.0 0 – – 58
Clothing store Retail 0 0.0 0.0 1 – – 60
Electrician Trades 1 28.3 0.0 0 – – 56
Plumber & heating Trades 1 28.3 0.0 0 – – 40
Carpenter & joiner Trades 4 113.3 26.3 0 – – 32
Building contractor Trades 5 141.6 51.8 0 – – 21
Gardener & landscaping Trades 2 56.7 0.0 0 – – 52
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 21.2 0 – – 69