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PiteåprofileÄlvsbynprofile

Overview

Piteå
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 42,447
Full municipal profile
Älvsbyn
County: Norrbottens län
Population 2024: 7,774
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

Piteå
42,447 peopleHighest
Älvsbyn
7,774.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Piteå
0.4 %Highest
Älvsbyn
-3.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Piteå
22.3 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
22.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Piteå
364,200 SEKHighest
Älvsbyn
331,600 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Piteå
87.9 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
93.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Piteå
9.1 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
10.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Piteå
83.8 yearsLowest
Älvsbyn
83.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Piteå
810.6 /100kHighest
Älvsbyn
731.3 /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: Piteå moves from 40,531 (2002) to 42,447 (2024) — up 1,916 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearPiteåÄlvsbyn
2 00240 5318 835
2 00340 6628 838
2 00440 8308 775
2 00540 8738 655
2 00640 9438 653
2 00740 9618 545
2 00840 9028 465
2 00940 8608 387
2 01040 8928 335
2 01140 9428 253
2 01241 0788 200
2 01341 2788 168
2 01441 5088 171
2 01541 5488 183
2 01641 9048 193
2 01742 1848 274
2 01842 1168 140
2 01942 2818 066
2 02042 2268 054
2 02142 3238 009
2 02242 3627 911
2 02342 3447 783
2 02442 4477 774

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

Piteå
103.0 peopleHighest
Älvsbyn
-9.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Piteå
2.3 %Highest
Älvsbyn
-4.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Piteå
21.2 %Highest
Älvsbyn
20.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Piteå
53.9 %Highest
Älvsbyn
52.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Piteå
17.7 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
18.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Piteå
7.1 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
8.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Piteå
540.0 peopleHighest
Älvsbyn
118.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Piteå
340.0 peopleHighest
Älvsbyn
65.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Piteå
0.86 ratioLowest
Älvsbyn
0.91 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Piteå
1,405.0 peopleHighest
Älvsbyn
407.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Piteå
-103.0 peopleLowest
Älvsbyn
20.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Piteå
1,465.0 peopleHighest
Älvsbyn
318.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Piteå
1.1 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
1.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2023 · %

Piteå
80.3 %Highest
Älvsbyn
71.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Piteå
333.0 householdsHighest
Älvsbyn
103.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Piteå
78.6 %Highest
Älvsbyn
73.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Piteå
4.8 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
7.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Piteå
17,075 SEK/residentLowest
Älvsbyn
22,273 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Piteå
4,098.9 SEK/residentLowest
Älvsbyn
7,460.1 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Piteå
3.5 %Highest
Älvsbyn
-2.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Piteå
298,118 SEKHighest
Älvsbyn
275,246 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Piteå
60.1 %Highest
Älvsbyn
51.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Piteå
87.9 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
93.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Piteå
73.2 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
80.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Piteå
80.2 %Highest
Älvsbyn
70.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Piteå
83.5 %Highest
Älvsbyn
67.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Piteå
216.0 pointsHighest
Älvsbyn
215.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Piteå
216.9 pointsLowest
Älvsbyn
218.3 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Piteå
104.0 dwellingsHighest
Älvsbyn
4.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Piteå
216.6 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Älvsbyn
199.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Piteå
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Älvsbyn
0.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Piteå
16,310 SEK/m²Highest
Älvsbyn
7,268.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Piteå
17,596 SEK/m²Highest
Älvsbyn
7,538.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Piteå
27.0 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
32.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Piteå
80.7 yearsHighest
Älvsbyn
80.2 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Piteå
82.6 %Highest
Älvsbyn
72.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Piteå
0.5 %Highest
Älvsbyn
0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Piteå
1,108.3 /100kLowest
Älvsbyn
1,488.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Piteå
7,375.5 /100kLowest
Älvsbyn
9,121.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Piteå
1,649.5 /100kLowest
Älvsbyn
2,052.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Piteå
9.5 /100kHighest
Älvsbyn
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Piteå
723.1 /100kHighest
Älvsbyn
680.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Piteå
215.1 /100kLowest
Älvsbyn
346.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Piteå
1.7 assignments/politicianLowest
Älvsbyn
1.8 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Piteå
265.3 residents/politicianHighest
Älvsbyn
108.0 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Piteå
1.9 %Highest
Älvsbyn
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Piteå
1.3 %Lowest
Älvsbyn
1.4 %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.

Piteå
-135 SEK
Älvsbyn
-171 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

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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

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