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Overview

Dorotea
County: Västerbottens län
Population 2024: 2,294
Full municipal profile
Åsele
County: Västerbottens län
Population 2024: 2,694
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)
2024 · people

Dorotea
2,294.0 peopleLowest
Åsele
2,694.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Dorotea
-10.1 %Lowest
Åsele
-3.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Dorotea
23.8 %Highest
Åsele
23.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Dorotea
313,900 SEKHighest
Åsele
298,900 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Dorotea
8.1 %Highest
Åsele
6.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Dorotea
82.2 yearsLowest
Åsele
83.7 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Dorotea
661.5 /100kLowest
Åsele
1,301.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2024 · people · Municipalities

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

Population (31 Dec) over time: Dorotea moves from 3,247 (2002) to 2,294 (2024) — down 953 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearDoroteaÅsele
2 0023 2473 499
2 0033 2263 410
2 0043 1563 375
2 0053 0823 322
2 0063 0693 271
2 0072 9933 265
2 0082 9143 180
2 0092 9003 133
2 0102 8783 039
2 0112 8623 007
2 0122 7942 958
2 0132 7572 875
2 0142 7572 838
2 0152 7402 832
2 0162 7192 875
2 0172 6462 809
2 0182 5682 819
2 0192 5512 794
2 0202 4982 805
2 0212 4592 807
2 0222 4132 782
2 0232 3392 718
2 0242 2942 694

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

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2024 · people

Dorotea
-45.0 peopleLowest
Åsele
-24.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Dorotea
-16.8 %Lowest
Åsele
-5.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Dorotea
18.7 %Lowest
Åsele
19.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Dorotea
46.4 %Lowest
Åsele
47.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Dorotea
23.9 %Highest
Åsele
22.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Dorotea
11.1 %Highest
Åsele
10.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Dorotea
41.0 peopleLowest
Åsele
42.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Dorotea
14.0 peopleLowest
Åsele
17.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Dorotea
1.16 ratioHighest
Åsele
1.09 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Dorotea
95.0 peopleLowest
Åsele
139.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Dorotea
-27.0 peopleLowest
Åsele
-7.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Dorotea
121.0 peopleLowest
Åsele
127.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)
2024 · %

Dorotea
4.6 %Highest
Åsele
1.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

Households receiving social assistance, number
2024 · households

Dorotea
65.0 householdsHighest
Åsele
32.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
524.8

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

Dorotea
62.2 %Lowest
Åsele
69.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Dorotea
4.8 %Highest
Åsele
4.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Dorotea
32,796 SEK/residentHighest
Åsele
31,470 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Dorotea
8,896.9 SEK/residentHighest
Åsele
5,082.7 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Dorotea
-0.8 %Highest
Åsele
-1.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Dorotea
260,683 SEKHighest
Åsele
246,240 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Dorotea
28.3 %Lowest
Åsele
38.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Dorotea
0.0 dwellingsLowest
Åsele
42.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Dorotea
258.8 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Åsele
180.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Dorotea
0.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Åsele
0.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

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

Dorotea
3,775.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Åsele
3,860.0 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Dorotea
30.8 %Highest
Åsele
22.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Dorotea
76.7 yearsLowest
Åsele
80.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)
2025 · %

Dorotea
64.3 %Lowest
Åsele
85.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)
2025 · %

Dorotea
0.3 %Lowest
Åsele
0.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Dorotea
1,543.6 /100kLowest
Åsele
1,822.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Dorotea
10,011 /100kHighest
Åsele
9,708.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Dorotea
2,072.8 /100kLowest
Åsele
2,231.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Dorotea
0.0 /100k
Åsele
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Dorotea
705.6 /100kHighest
Åsele
483.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Dorotea
396.9 /100kLowest
Åsele
483.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Dorotea
1.8 assignments/politicianHighest
Åsele
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Dorotea
51.0 residents/politicianHighest
Åsele
50.8 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

Elected municipal politicians full-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Dorotea
2.2 %Highest
Åsele
1.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
1.5
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.

Dorotea
-139 SEK
Åsele
-77 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.

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  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
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  • Net cost is a model estimate: Ruist's 74,000 SEK/year × arrivals 2020–2024 / population. Not official municipal accounts.
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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
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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

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