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Malåprofile

Overview

Malå
County: Västerbottens län
Population 2024: 2,962
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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Malå
2,962.0 people
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Malå
-3.5 %
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Malå
331,700 SEK
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Malå
18.0 %
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Malå
83.9 years
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Malå
920.9 /100k
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: Malå moves from 3,553 (2002) to 2,962 (2024) — down 591 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearMalå
2 0023 553
2 0033 498
2 0043 464
2 0053 421
2 0063 348
2 0073 338
2 0083 369
2 0093 295
2 0103 274
2 0113 230
2 0123 196
2 0133 155
2 0143 115
2 0153 109
2 0163 100
2 0173 133
2 0183 122
2 0193 068
2 0203 024
2 0213 034
2 0223 033
2 0232 990
2 0242 962

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

Malå
-28.0 people
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Malå
-4.9 %
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Malå
21.1 %
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Malå
48.8 %
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Malå
21.4 %
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Malå
1.05 ratio
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Malå
107.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Malå
-57.0 people
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Malå
140.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2022 · %

Malå
77.4 %
National (municipal mean)
60.0

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

Malå
71.6 %
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Malå
7.4 %
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Malå
31,645 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Malå
8,153.7 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Malå
-6.5 %
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Malå
272,330 SEK
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Malå
18.2 %
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Malå
0.0 dwellings
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Malå
198.8 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Malå
0.0 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Malå
2,825.0 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Malå
4,290.0 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Malå
45.0 %
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Malå
1,296.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Malå
7,537.5 /100k
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Malå
1,910.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Malå
68.2 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Malå
409.3 /100k
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Malå
307.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Malå
1.8 assignments/politician
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Malå
52.9 residents/politician
National (municipal mean)
221.4
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.

Malå
-329 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

All primary sources

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.