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Overview

Gällivare
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 17,233
Full municipal profile
Kalix
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 15,391
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Gällivare
17,233 peopleHighest
Kalix
15,391 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Gällivare
-1.7 %Highest
Kalix
-3.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Gällivare
22.6 %
Kalix
22.6 %
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Gällivare
411,300 SEKHighest
Kalix
332,200 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Gällivare
80.6 %Highest
Kalix
71.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Gällivare
10.2 %Highest
Kalix
7.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Gällivare
84.0 yearsHighest
Kalix
83.2 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Gällivare
1,117.3 /100kHighest
Kalix
776.7 /100kLowest
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: Gällivare moves from 19,420 (2002) to 17,233 (2024) — down 2,187 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearGällivareKalix
2 00219 42017 805
2 00319 25117 702
2 00419 20417 653
2 00519 07717 483
2 00618 95917 396
2 00718 86017 283
2 00818 70317 162
2 00918 53316 926
2 01018 42516 740
2 01118 32616 591
2 01218 30716 518
2 01318 33916 387
2 01418 23116 307
2 01518 12316 248
2 01617 95616 223
2 01717 82516 169
2 01817 63016 058
2 01917 52915 886
2 02017 46215 812
2 02117 44915 768
2 02217 42015 729
2 02317 33015 547
2 02417 23315 391

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

Gällivare
-97.0 peopleHighest
Kalix
-156.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Gällivare
-5.5 %Highest
Kalix
-5.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Gällivare
20.0 %Highest
Kalix
18.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Gällivare
53.8 %Highest
Kalix
50.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Gällivare
18.5 %Lowest
Kalix
20.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Gällivare
7.7 %Lowest
Kalix
9.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Gällivare
222.0 peopleLowest
Kalix
244.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Gällivare
149.0 peopleHighest
Kalix
92.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Gällivare
0.86 ratioLowest
Kalix
0.97 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Gällivare
627.0 peopleHighest
Kalix
619.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Gällivare
-94.0 peopleLowest
Kalix
-32.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Gällivare
658.0 peopleHighest
Kalix
609.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Gällivare
1.0 %Lowest
Kalix
1.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Gällivare
79.5 %Highest
Kalix
75.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Gällivare
114.0 householdsLowest
Kalix
202.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Gällivare
83.4 %Highest
Kalix
74.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Gällivare
4.3 %Lowest
Kalix
6.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Gällivare
21,733 SEK/residentLowest
Kalix
22,426 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Gällivare
3,402.6 SEK/residentLowest
Kalix
4,984.1 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Gällivare
23.3 %Highest
Kalix
-2.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Gällivare
355,881 SEKHighest
Kalix
282,440 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Gällivare
64.7 %Highest
Kalix
35.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Gällivare
77.8 %Highest
Kalix
70.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Gällivare
67.4 %Highest
Kalix
65.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Gällivare
68.7 %Lowest
Kalix
70.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Gällivare
78.9 %Highest
Kalix
63.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Gällivare
218.0 pointsHighest
Kalix
205.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Gällivare
218.4 pointsHighest
Kalix
204.4 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Gällivare
8.0 dwellingsHighest
Kalix
5.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Gällivare
250.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Kalix
177.7 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Gällivare
0.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Kalix
0.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Gällivare
18,059 SEK/m²Highest
Kalix
5,421.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Gällivare
20,479 SEK/m²Highest
Kalix
8,579.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Gällivare
31.2 %Highest
Kalix
28.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Gällivare
79.0 yearsLowest
Kalix
79.4 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)
2024 · %

Gällivare
63.1 %Lowest
Kalix
75.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.0

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

Gällivare
0.5 %Highest
Kalix
0.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Gällivare
1,548.0 /100kLowest
Kalix
1,599.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Gällivare
9,089.9 /100kLowest
Kalix
10,175 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Gällivare
1,291.9 /100kLowest
Kalix
1,892.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Gällivare
0.0 /100k
Kalix
0.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Gällivare
558.7 /100kLowest
Kalix
861.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Gällivare
215.3 /100kHighest
Kalix
130.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Gällivare
1.6 assignments/politicianHighest
Kalix
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Gällivare
181.4 residents/politicianHighest
Kalix
128.3 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Gällivare
0.0 %Lowest
Kalix
4.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Gällivare
2.1 %Highest
Kalix
0.8 %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.

Gällivare
-181 SEK
Kalix
-122 SEK
National
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Primary sources

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6

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