Businesses in Forshaga

Categories in Forshaga

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance General Food Manufacturing Import Export Company Industrial & Construction Manufacturing Industrial Equipment Supplier Association or Organization Churches Computer Service Building Construction Contractor Construction of buildings Construction of houses Contractor Electrical Installation Service Engineer Engineering Consultancy Office Ground Work Contractor Education Preschool Preschools and kindergartens Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Beauty aids Beauty & Skin Care Hair Salon Massage Back Office Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Consulting & Advisory Services Labor Union Management Consultant Firm Real Estate Agents Department stores Home, Garden & Outdoor Living Shopping Shopping other Supermarket Gym Playground Sports Association Bus Station Bus Stop Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Forshaga

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Other membership organizations	50	32 years
Unreachable	48	27 years
Corporate management	39	23 years
Real estate	35	29 years
Wholesale of machinery	35	29 years
Construction of buildings	32	18 years
Shopping other	31	24 years
Education	21	—
Shopping	19	30 years
Restaurants	19	24 years
Hairdressers	18	—
Technical construction services	18	29 years
Electronics stores	17	22 years
Buses and trains	14	—
Freight/commercial transport	14	34 years
Beauty salons	14	25 years

Forshaga Facts

Area	7.1 km²
Population	5,505
Male Population	2,781 (50.5%)
Female Population	2,724 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-31.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-18.0%
Median Age	43.1 years (Male: 42.4, Female: 43.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$37,437 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Berg
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	59.52541, 13.48127
Postal Codes	667 01, 667 20, 667 21, 667 22, 667 29, More

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Forshaga Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,005	7,207	6,714	6,117	5,505	5,453	5,411
Population Density	1,133.5 / km²	1,020.5 / km²	950.7 / km²	866.1 / km²	779.5 / km²	772.1 / km²	766.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Forshaga Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 18% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Forshaga	-31.2%	-23.6%	-18%
Värmland	—	—	—
Sweden	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Forshaga Median Age

Median Age: 43.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Forshaga	43.1 yrs	43.9 yrs	42.4 yrs
Värmland	44 yrs	45.3 yrs	42.7 yrs
Sweden	40.8 yrs	41.8 yrs	39.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Forshaga Population Density

Population Density: 780 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Forshaga	5,505	7.1 km²	780 / km²
Värmland	273,192	21,904.5 km²	12.5 / km²
Sweden	9.6 million	449,151.6 km²	21.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Forshaga Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Forshaga

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Forshaga

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Forshaga Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$32,400	$31,850	$34,049	$33,780	$34,659	$35,004	$34,965	$37,437
Total GDP	$220.1M	$213.8M	$222.4M	$216.2M	$217.9M	$220.9M	$223.1M	$239M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Forshaga CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Forshaga	52,402 tn	9.52 tn	7,419.8 tons/km²
Värmland	2,619,825 tn	9.59 tn	119.6 tons/km²
Sweden	93,354,240 tn	9.75 tn	207.8 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Forshaga CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	52,402 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.52 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,419.8 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/12/93	7:54 PM	3.4	66.3 km	10,000 m	Sweden	usgs.gov
7/25/87	5:31 AM	3	80.5 km	10,000 m	Sweden	usgs.gov
11/2/86	7:47 AM	3.6	79.8 km	10,000 m	Sweden	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Forshaga

Forshaga is a locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010.

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