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Overview

Övertorneå
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 4,057
Full municipal profile
Haparanda
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 9,151
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Övertorneå
4,057.0 peopleLowest
Haparanda
9,151.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Övertorneå
-5.6 %Lowest
Haparanda
-5.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Övertorneå
22.5 %
Haparanda
22.5 %
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Övertorneå
298,800 SEKLowest
Haparanda
300,000 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Övertorneå
12.9 %Highest
Haparanda
8.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Övertorneå
84.5 yearsHighest
Haparanda
81.2 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Övertorneå
695.5 /100kLowest
Haparanda
1,628.3 /100kHighest
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: Övertorneå moves from 5,391 (2002) to 4,057 (2024) — down 1,334 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearÖvertorneåHaparanda
2 0025 39110 334
2 0035 33110 346
2 0045 24410 208
2 0055 22910 184
2 0065 16810 214
2 0075 09210 192
2 0084 97210 173
2 0094 92010 112
2 0104 81210 059
2 0114 81010 041
2 0124 7729 904
2 0134 7099 886
2 0144 7119 776
2 0154 6039 831
2 0164 5349 864
2 0174 4619 805
2 0184 4109 785
2 0194 2999 685
2 0204 2179 601
2 0214 2119 496
2 0224 1199 340
2 0234 0889 177
2 0244 0579 151

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

Övertorneå
-31.0 peopleLowest
Haparanda
-26.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Övertorneå
-13.9 %Lowest
Haparanda
-6.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Övertorneå
16.6 %Lowest
Haparanda
19.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Övertorneå
44.5 %Lowest
Haparanda
47.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Övertorneå
27.1 %Highest
Haparanda
24.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Övertorneå
11.8 %Highest
Haparanda
8.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Övertorneå
62.0 peopleLowest
Haparanda
146.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Övertorneå
23.0 peopleLowest
Haparanda
50.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Övertorneå
1.25 ratioHighest
Haparanda
1.10 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Övertorneå
165.0 peopleLowest
Haparanda
403.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Övertorneå
-31.0 peopleLowest
Haparanda
-30.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Övertorneå
185.0 peopleLowest
Haparanda
428.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Övertorneå
2.1 %Lowest
Haparanda
2.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Övertorneå
57.0 householdsLowest
Haparanda
144.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Övertorneå
70.0 %Highest
Haparanda
68.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Övertorneå
7.5 %Lowest
Haparanda
11.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Övertorneå
27,360 SEK/residentHighest
Haparanda
24,822 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Övertorneå
7,035.5 SEK/residentHighest
Haparanda
5,428.9 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Övertorneå
4.3 %Highest
Haparanda
2.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Övertorneå
259,172 SEKHighest
Haparanda
250,026 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Övertorneå
79.2 %Highest
Haparanda
48.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Övertorneå
1.0 dwellingsLowest
Haparanda
2.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Övertorneå
222.0 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Haparanda
204.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Övertorneå
0.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Haparanda
0.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Övertorneå
2,322.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Haparanda
3,556.0 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Övertorneå
5,237.0 SEK/m²Lowest
Haparanda
8,668.0 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Övertorneå
35.8 %Highest
Haparanda
29.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Övertorneå
79.9 yearsHighest
Haparanda
77.8 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Övertorneå
76.0 %Highest
Haparanda
60.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Övertorneå
0.2 %Lowest
Haparanda
0.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Övertorneå
1,689.0 /100kLowest
Haparanda
2,244.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Övertorneå
8,842.5 /100kLowest
Haparanda
13,951 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Övertorneå
1,217.1 /100kLowest
Haparanda
1,771.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Övertorneå
0.0 /100kLowest
Haparanda
11.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Övertorneå
397.4 /100kLowest
Haparanda
1,540.3 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Övertorneå
149.0 /100kLowest
Haparanda
165.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Övertorneå
1.9 assignments/politicianLowest
Haparanda
2.1 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Övertorneå
53.4 residents/politicianLowest
Haparanda
110.3 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Övertorneå
0.0 %Lowest
Haparanda
3.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Övertorneå
1.3 %Highest
Haparanda
1.2 %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.

Övertorneå
-166 SEK
Haparanda
-117 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.
  • 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.
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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

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