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Overview

Sala
County: Västmanlands län
Population 2025: 22,599
Full municipal profile
Västerås
County: Västmanlands län
Population 2025: 161,219
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)
2025 · people

Sala
22,599 peopleLowest
Västerås
161,219 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Sala
-1.2 %Lowest
Västerås
3.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Sala
22.3 %Highest
Västerås
20.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Sala
328,700 SEKLowest
Västerås
360,600 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Sala
82.6 %Lowest
Västerås
82.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Sala
16.0 %Highest
Västerås
13.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Sala
83.9 yearsLowest
Västerås
85.3 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Sala
1,298.3 /100kHighest
Västerås
1,029.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2025 · people · Municipalities

Verified time series for the selected municipalities, same definition and same years.

Population (31 Dec) over time: Sala moves from 21,663 (2002) to 22,599 (2025) — up 936 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearSalaVästerås
2 00221 663128 902
2 00321 742129 987
2 00421 554131 014
2 00521 446131 934
2 00621 360132 920
2 00721 412133 728
2 00821 365134 684
2 00921 499135 936
2 01021 535137 207
2 01121 568138 709
2 01221 596140 499
2 01321 769142 131
2 01421 925143 702
2 01522 109145 218
2 01622 353147 420
2 01722 631150 134
2 01822 816152 078
2 01922 894154 049
2 02022 867155 551
2 02122 998156 838
2 02222 981158 653
2 02322 853159 662
2 02422 843160 634
2 02522 599161 219

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Sala
-244.0 peopleLowest
Västerås
585.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Sala
2.2 %Lowest
Västerås
11.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

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

Sala
22.2 %Lowest
Västerås
23.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Sala
51.3 %Lowest
Västerås
57.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Sala
18.4 %Highest
Västerås
13.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Sala
8.2 %Highest
Västerås
6.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Sala
267.0 peopleLowest
Västerås
1,378.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Sala
174.0 peopleLowest
Västerås
1,568.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Sala
0.95 ratioHighest
Västerås
0.75 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Sala
945.0 peopleLowest
Västerås
7,706.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Sala
-128.0 peopleLowest
Västerås
450.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Sala
1,098.0 peopleLowest
Västerås
7,309.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Sala
1.9 %Lowest
Västerås
2.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2024 · %

Sala
62.3 %Highest
Västerås
56.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Sala
267.0 householdsLowest
Västerås
2,622.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Sala
72.2 %Highest
Västerås
70.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Sala
6.1 %Lowest
Västerås
6.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Sala
19,024 SEK/residentHighest
Västerås
11,943 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Sala
6,273.7 SEK/residentLowest
Västerås
6,346.9 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Sala
1.6 %Lowest
Västerås
3.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Sala
261,942 SEKLowest
Västerås
299,795 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Sala
28.7 %Lowest
Västerås
38.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Sala
82.6 %Highest
Västerås
78.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Sala
70.4 %Highest
Västerås
67.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Sala
65.0 %Lowest
Västerås
72.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Sala
71.1 %Lowest
Västerås
75.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Sala
209.0 pointsLowest
Västerås
226.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Sala
209.9 pointsLowest
Västerås
224.9 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Sala
5.0 dwellingsLowest
Västerås
405.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Sala
188.5 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Västerås
201.8 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Sala
0.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Västerås
0.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Sala
17,485 SEK/m²Lowest
Västerås
22,527 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Sala
19,063 SEK/m²Lowest
Västerås
29,938 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Sala
40.2 %Highest
Västerås
37.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Sala
80.9 yearsLowest
Västerås
81.7 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Sala
71.7 %Lowest
Västerås
80.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Sala
0.5 %Lowest
Västerås
0.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Sala
1,712.0 /100kHighest
Västerås
1,483.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Sala
13,573 /100kLowest
Västerås
14,153 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Sala
2,535.0 /100kLowest
Västerås
3,054.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Sala
13.2 /100kHighest
Västerås
11.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Sala
2,108.1 /100kHighest
Västerås
2,002.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Sala
220.1 /100kLowest
Västerås
228.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Sala
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Västerås
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Sala
213.5 residents/politicianLowest
Västerås
617.8 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Sala
2.8 %Lowest
Västerås
4.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Sala
1.9 %Highest
Västerås
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.

Sala
-87 SEK
Västerås
-123 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

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