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Overview

Ale
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2025: 32,625
Full municipal profile
Lerum
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2025: 43,768
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

Sverigefakta does not rank municipalities as good or bad. “Highest” and “Lowest” describe only the numeric value among the selected municipalities.

Population (31 Dec)
2025 · people

Ale
32,625 peopleLowest
Lerum
43,768 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Ale
2.4 %Highest
Lerum
1.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Ale
21.4 %Highest
Lerum
20.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Ale
387,300 SEKLowest
Lerum
422,400 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
2025 · %

Ale
81.6 %Lowest
Lerum
86.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
2025 · %

Ale
15.2 %Highest
Lerum
12.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Ale
84.6 yearsLowest
Lerum
86.5 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Ale
708.6 /100kHighest
Lerum
464.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2025 · people · Municipalities

Verified time series for the selected municipalities, same definition and same years.

Population (31 Dec) over time: Ale moves from 25,835 (2002) to 32,625 (2025) — up 6,790 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearAleLerum
2 00225 83535 558
2 00325 99335 890
2 00426 28836 224
2 00526 40536 506
2 00626 80037 092
2 00727 09237 711
2 00827 32338 085
2 00927 39438 301
2 01027 44238 580
2 01127 57738 788
2 01227 84239 070
2 01328 07439 319
2 01428 42339 771
2 01528 86240 181
2 01629 54940 692
2 01730 22341 510
2 01830 92642 137
2 01931 40242 568
2 02031 86843 020
2 02132 14843 399
2 02232 39443 536
2 02332 44643 706
2 02432 57643 570
2 02532 62543 768

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Ale
49.0 peopleLowest
Lerum
198.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Ale
13.0 %Highest
Lerum
8.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)
2025 · %

Ale
26.5 %Lowest
Lerum
28.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)
2025 · %

Ale
55.8 %Highest
Lerum
53.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)
2025 · %

Ale
12.0 %Lowest
Lerum
12.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Residents aged 80+, share (%)
2025 · %

Ale
5.7 %Lowest
Lerum
6.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Ale
243.0 peopleLowest
Lerum
306.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Ale
279.0 peopleLowest
Lerum
412.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Ale
0.79 ratioLowest
Lerum
0.87 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Ale
1,774.0 peopleLowest
Lerum
2,135.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Ale
6.0 peopleLowest
Lerum
41.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Ale
1,774.0 peopleLowest
Lerum
2,060.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)
2025 · %

Ale
2.0 %Highest
Lerum
1.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2024 · %

Ale
61.8 %Lowest
Lerum
72.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Ale
390.0 householdsHighest
Lerum
368.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

Employment rate, foreign-born 20–64 (%)
2024 · %

Ale
78.6 %Lowest
Lerum
79.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
2024 · %

Ale
6.2 %Highest
Lerum
4.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Ale
10,775 SEK/residentLowest
Lerum
11,490 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Ale
5,448.2 SEK/residentHighest
Lerum
4,147.4 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
2025 · %

Ale
4.3 %Highest
Lerum
1.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Ale
298,830 SEKLowest
Lerum
333,256 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Ale
53.2 %Highest
Lerum
34.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)
2025 · %

Ale
81.2 %Lowest
Lerum
86.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects (%)
2025 · %

Ale
71.0 %Lowest
Lerum
74.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Ale
73.1 %Lowest
Lerum
75.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

Upper-secondary students graduating within 4 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Ale
75.1 %Lowest
Lerum
76.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Ale
225.0 pointsLowest
Lerum
228.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

Year 9 merit rating, municipality of location (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Ale
224.5 pointsLowest
Lerum
228.6 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Ale
136.0 dwellingsHighest
Lerum
66.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Ale
116.9 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Lerum
68.1 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

Completed detached houses per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Ale
0.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Lerum
1.1 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Ale
30,756 SEK/m²Lowest
Lerum
31,261 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Ale
30,721 SEK/m²Lowest
Lerum
35,365 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 3), share (%)
2025 · %

Ale
39.5 %Highest
Lerum
34.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Ale
82.0 yearsLowest
Lerum
83.3 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Ale
1,371.2 /100kHighest
Lerum
847.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Ale
8,331.8 /100kHighest
Lerum
7,359.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

Reported economic crime (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Ale
2,058.4 /100kHighest
Lerum
1,965.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

Reported gross violation of a woman's integrity (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Ale
18.4 /100kHighest
Lerum
9.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

Reported drug offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Ale
552.2 /100kHighest
Lerum
531.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

Reported sexual offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Ale
156.5 /100kHighest
Lerum
148.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Calculated and specialised measures

The measures below are not official municipal observations in the same sense as the tables above. They are calculated by Sverigefakta or taken from situation reports and model estimates, and are therefore reported separately.

Estimated net cost per resident per year
Model estimate
Note: Model estimate = (received / 5) × Ruist's average annual net cost per person (SEK 74,000 in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

Ale
-127 SEK
Lerum
-144 SEK
National
About the data. The comparison uses the municipal engine's verified time series — the same figures, definitions and sources as the municipal pages. For every metric we use the latest period in which all selected municipalities have a verified value. If no common period exists the metric is omitted entirely; nothing is imputed and years are never mixed within a row.

About the tool

Compare municipalities — method, units and sources

Choose up to four municipalities and see them side by side on the same indicator, the same year and the same unit. The national mean is shown as a reference. Shareable URL — the recipient opens the same comparison.

Method & limitations

  • All compared municipalities are shown for the same year per indicator. Where an indicator is missing '—' is displayed.
  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
  • The national mean is the source's own national row (SCB / Kolada / Migrationsverket) — not an average of municipalities.
  • Ranking or best/worst colours are only used where the indicator has a clear direction (e.g. upper-secondary eligibility, higher is better).
  • Net cost is a model estimate: Ruist's 74,000 SEK/year × arrivals 2020–2024 / population. Not official municipal accounts.
  • The clear button resets selections. URL parameters make the comparison shareable.

Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

4

agencies/institutions

2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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Definitions

How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover

Per capita / per 1,000 / per 100,000
Normalising an absolute number by population size, so municipalities of different sizes can be compared. Shootings, for example, are usually reported per 100,000 inhabitants.
Median vs mean
The median is the middle value in a sorted series. The mean is the sum divided by the count and is much more sensitive to outliers. Incomes and wealth are therefore usually reported as medians.
Ranking & percentile
The ranking is the municipality's place in the sorted list of all 290 municipalities. The percentile is the share below the municipality — rank 29 of 290 ≈ the 90th percentile.Ties use shared ranking (e.g. two municipalities both at rank 10).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

No — we cap at four. Beyond that the table becomes hard to read on mobile and colour coding loses its meaning. Use /en/comparisons for county-vs-county perspectives.