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Overview

Nordanstig
County: Gävleborgs län
Population 2024: 9,262
Full municipal profile
Ovanåker
County: Gävleborgs län
Population 2024: 11,341
Full municipal profile

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Nordanstig
9,262.0 peopleLowest
Ovanåker
11,341 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Nordanstig
-2.3 %Highest
Ovanåker
-2.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Nordanstig
22.5 %Highest
Ovanåker
21.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Nordanstig
309,000 SEKLowest
Ovanåker
315,700 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Nordanstig
82.1 %Highest
Ovanåker
78.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Nordanstig
13.0 %Lowest
Ovanåker
14.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Nordanstig
83.1 yearsLowest
Ovanåker
84.6 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Nordanstig
841.2 /100kHighest
Ovanåker
389.2 /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: Nordanstig moves from 10,021 (2002) to 9,262 (2024) — down 759 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearNordanstigOvanåker
2 00210 02112 193
2 0039 97112 051
2 0049 87211 985
2 0059 84711 873
2 0069 81011 816
2 0079 81311 795
2 0089 73611 647
2 0099 64611 530
2 0109 61111 440
2 0119 53311 404
2 0129 53311 392
2 0139 49111 354
2 0149 49311 432
2 0159 49011 469
2 0169 51111 631
2 0179 48111 609
2 0189 51711 684
2 0199 47711 670
2 0209 48311 672
2 0219 48011 711
2 0229 48711 622
2 0239 37011 525
2 0249 26211 341

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

Nordanstig
-108.0 peopleHighest
Ovanåker
-184.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Nordanstig
-2.4 %Lowest
Ovanåker
-0.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Nordanstig
21.7 %Highest
Ovanåker
21.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Nordanstig
50.3 %Highest
Ovanåker
48.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Nordanstig
20.1 %Lowest
Ovanåker
20.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Nordanstig
7.9 %Lowest
Ovanåker
9.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Nordanstig
119.0 peopleLowest
Ovanåker
153.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Nordanstig
75.0 peopleLowest
Ovanåker
80.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Nordanstig
0.99 ratioLowest
Ovanåker
1.05 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Nordanstig
539.0 peopleHighest
Ovanåker
379.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Nordanstig
42.0 peopleHighest
Ovanåker
-8.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Nordanstig
469.0 peopleHighest
Ovanåker
372.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Nordanstig
2.2 %Lowest
Ovanåker
3.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Nordanstig
59.3 %Lowest
Ovanåker
76.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
60.0

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Nordanstig
137.0 householdsLowest
Ovanåker
202.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Nordanstig
67.5 %Lowest
Ovanåker
68.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Nordanstig
8.1 %Highest
Ovanåker
7.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Nordanstig
21,845 SEK/residentHighest
Ovanåker
19,116 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Nordanstig
6,429.2 SEK/residentHighest
Ovanåker
5,864.6 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Nordanstig
2.8 %Highest
Ovanåker
-1.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Nordanstig
247,990 SEKLowest
Ovanåker
248,393 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Nordanstig
38.6 %Lowest
Ovanåker
39.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Nordanstig
82.9 %Highest
Ovanåker
78.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Nordanstig
66.7 %Lowest
Ovanåker
68.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Nordanstig
74.4 %Highest
Ovanåker
70.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Nordanstig
73.1 %Lowest
Ovanåker
73.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Nordanstig
204.0 pointsLowest
Ovanåker
214.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Nordanstig
191.3 pointsLowest
Ovanåker
215.5 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Nordanstig
3.0 dwellingsHighest
Ovanåker
1.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Nordanstig
164.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Ovanåker
200.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Nordanstig
0.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Ovanåker
0.1 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

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

Nordanstig
9,715.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Ovanåker
10,450 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Nordanstig
38.5 %Highest
Ovanåker
34.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Nordanstig
79.3 yearsLowest
Ovanåker
81.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Nordanstig
70.8 %Lowest
Ovanåker
76.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Nordanstig
0.5 %Lowest
Ovanåker
0.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Nordanstig
1,542.1 /100kHighest
Ovanåker
1,070.2 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Nordanstig
8,271.3 /100kHighest
Ovanåker
6,748.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Nordanstig
1,941.1 /100kHighest
Ovanåker
1,910.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Nordanstig
10.8 /100kHighest
Ovanåker
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Nordanstig
291.2 /100kLowest
Ovanåker
486.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Nordanstig
86.3 /100kLowest
Ovanåker
115.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Nordanstig
2.1 assignments/politicianHighest
Ovanåker
1.8 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Nordanstig
138.2 residents/politicianHighest
Ovanåker
124.6 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Nordanstig
6.0 %Highest
Ovanåker
4.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Nordanstig
1.5 %Highest
Ovanåker
1.1 %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.

Nordanstig
-134 SEK
Ovanåker
-84 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

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2

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6

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Definitions

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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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