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Overview

Gällivare
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 17,233
Full municipal profile
Pajala
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 5,857
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

Gällivare
17,233 peopleHighest
Pajala
5,857.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Gällivare
-1.7 %Highest
Pajala
-3.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Gällivare
22.6 %Lowest
Pajala
23.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Gällivare
411,300 SEKHighest
Pajala
318,800 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
2024 · %

Gällivare
72.5 %Lowest
Pajala
84.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.4

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

Gällivare
10.2 %Lowest
Pajala
14.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Gällivare
84.0 yearsHighest
Pajala
83.0 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Gällivare
1,117.3 /100kHighest
Pajala
397.8 /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
YearGällivarePajala
2 00219 4207 206
2 00319 2517 053
2 00419 2046 925
2 00519 0776 798
2 00618 9596 688
2 00718 8606 522
2 00818 7036 429
2 00918 5336 309
2 01018 4256 282
2 01118 3266 270
2 01218 3076 279
2 01318 3396 299
2 01418 2316 303
2 01518 1236 193
2 01617 9566 116
2 01717 8256 101
2 01817 6306 039
2 01917 5296 052
2 02017 4625 966
2 02117 4495 973
2 02217 4205 883
2 02317 3305 871
2 02417 2335 857

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 peopleLowest
Pajala
-14.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Gällivare
-5.5 %Highest
Pajala
-7.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Gällivare
20.0 %Highest
Pajala
19.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Gällivare
53.8 %Highest
Pajala
44.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Gällivare
18.5 %Lowest
Pajala
25.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Gällivare
7.7 %Lowest
Pajala
10.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Gällivare
222.0 peopleHighest
Pajala
105.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Gällivare
149.0 peopleHighest
Pajala
50.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Gällivare
0.86 ratioLowest
Pajala
1.25 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Gällivare
627.0 peopleHighest
Pajala
221.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Gällivare
-94.0 peopleHighest
Pajala
-113.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Gällivare
658.0 peopleHighest
Pajala
308.0 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 %Highest
Pajala
0.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Gällivare
114.0 householdsHighest
Pajala
18.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Gällivare
83.4 %Highest
Pajala
78.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Gällivare
4.3 %Highest
Pajala
4.1 %Lowest
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
Pajala
38,654 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Gällivare
3,402.6 SEK/residentHighest
Pajala
2,057.1 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Gällivare
23.3 %Highest
Pajala
-0.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Gällivare
355,881 SEKHighest
Pajala
269,811 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Gällivare
64.7 %Highest
Pajala
36.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)
2024 · %

Gällivare
69.1 %Lowest
Pajala
86.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.6

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

Gällivare
67.4 %Lowest
Pajala
81.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Gällivare
68.7 %Highest
Pajala
67.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Gällivare
78.9 %Highest
Pajala
73.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Gällivare
218.0 pointsLowest
Pajala
234.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Gällivare
218.4 pointsLowest
Pajala
230.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Gällivare
8.0 dwellingsHighest
Pajala
7.0 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
Pajala
184.4 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 residentsLowest
Pajala
0.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

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

Gällivare
20,479 SEK/m²Highest
Pajala
7,392.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Gällivare
31.2 %Lowest
Pajala
39.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Gällivare
79.0 yearsLowest
Pajala
79.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Gällivare
63.1 %Lowest
Pajala
75.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.0

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

Gällivare
0.5 %Highest
Pajala
0.2 %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 /100kHighest
Pajala
1,245.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Gällivare
9,089.9 /100kHighest
Pajala
6,365.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Gällivare
1,291.9 /100kHighest
Pajala
985.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

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

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

Gällivare
558.7 /100kHighest
Pajala
17.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Gällivare
215.3 /100kHighest
Pajala
86.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

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

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Gällivare
181.4 residents/politicianHighest
Pajala
101.0 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Gällivare
0.0 %Lowest
Pajala
1.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Gällivare
2.1 %Highest
Pajala
0.0 %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
Pajala
-170 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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Primary sources

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2

reports & studies

6

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Definitions

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Ranking & percentile
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Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

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