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Overview

Kiruna
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 22,426
Full municipal profile
Överkalix
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 3,201
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

Kiruna
22,426 peopleHighest
Överkalix
3,201.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Kiruna
-1.9 %Highest
Överkalix
-3.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Kiruna
23.1 %Highest
Överkalix
22.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Kiruna
414,400 SEKHighest
Överkalix
300,400 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Kiruna
9.4 %Lowest
Överkalix
13.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Kiruna
83.7 yearsHighest
Överkalix
83.5 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Kiruna
1,021.7 /100kHighest
Överkalix
407.3 /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: Kiruna moves from 23,555 (2002) to 22,426 (2024) — down 1,129 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearKirunaÖverkalix
2 00223 5554 058
2 00323 4073 993
2 00423 2543 933
2 00523 1353 872
2 00623 2583 859
2 00723 1223 795
2 00823 0993 715
2 00922 9693 670
2 01022 9443 611
2 01122 9673 549
2 01222 9723 497
2 01323 1963 436
2 01423 2413 409
2 01523 1783 395
2 01623 1673 378
2 01723 1163 367
2 01822 9923 302
2 01922 8673 315
2 02022 6643 289
2 02122 5553 252
2 02222 4233 160
2 02322 4333 162
2 02422 4263 201

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

Kiruna
-7.0 peopleLowest
Överkalix
39.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Kiruna
-3.5 %Highest
Överkalix
-6.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Kiruna
20.8 %Highest
Överkalix
16.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Kiruna
57.5 %Highest
Överkalix
48.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Kiruna
15.1 %Lowest
Överkalix
24.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Kiruna
6.6 %Lowest
Överkalix
10.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Kiruna
297.0 peopleHighest
Överkalix
60.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Kiruna
212.0 peopleHighest
Överkalix
17.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Kiruna
0.74 ratioLowest
Överkalix
1.06 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Kiruna
1,116.0 peopleHighest
Överkalix
184.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Kiruna
-53.0 peopleLowest
Överkalix
-23.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Kiruna
1,050.0 peopleHighest
Överkalix
167.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Kiruna
1.3 %Lowest
Överkalix
3.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Kiruna
211.0 householdsHighest
Överkalix
62.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Kiruna
74.5 %Highest
Överkalix
73.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Kiruna
5.4 %Lowest
Överkalix
6.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Kiruna
20,167 SEK/residentLowest
Överkalix
33,750 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Kiruna
4,757.6 SEK/residentHighest
Överkalix
4,303.5 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Kiruna
19.0 %Highest
Överkalix
1.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Kiruna
347,862 SEKHighest
Överkalix
254,324 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Kiruna
62.4 %Highest
Överkalix
41.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Kiruna
286.0 dwellingsHighest
Överkalix
0.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Kiruna
288.2 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Överkalix
213.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Kiruna
1.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Överkalix
0.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

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

Kiruna
18,383 SEK/m²Highest
Överkalix
5,855.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Kiruna
28.1 %Lowest
Överkalix
38.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Kiruna
79.9 yearsHighest
Överkalix
76.3 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Kiruna
54.4 %Lowest
Överkalix
66.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Kiruna
0.3 %Lowest
Överkalix
0.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Kiruna
1,409.8 /100kLowest
Överkalix
1,441.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Kiruna
8,566.1 /100kLowest
Överkalix
8,615.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Kiruna
1,490.1 /100kLowest
Överkalix
2,005.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Kiruna
4.5 /100kHighest
Överkalix
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Kiruna
629.1 /100kHighest
Överkalix
219.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Kiruna
169.5 /100kHighest
Överkalix
62.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Kiruna
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
Överkalix
2.1 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Kiruna
203.9 residents/politicianHighest
Överkalix
66.7 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Kiruna
1.8 %Highest
Överkalix
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Kiruna
0.9 %Lowest
Överkalix
2.1 %Highest
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.

Kiruna
-171 SEK
Överkalix
-264 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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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.