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Overview

Salem
County: Stockholms län
Population 2025: 17,370
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Södertälje
County: Stockholms län
Population 2025: 102,772
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Population (31 Dec)
2025 · people

Salem
17,370 peopleLowest
Södertälje
102,772 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
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Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Salem
2.4 %Lowest
Södertälje
2.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
—
Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Salem
19.7 %Lowest
Södertälje
20.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Salem
404,000 SEKHighest
Södertälje
336,100 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
2025 · %

Salem
82.9 %Lowest
Södertälje
87.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Salem
14.4 %Lowest
Södertälje
21.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Salem
85.4 yearsHighest
Södertälje
85.3 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Salem
1,204.2 /100kLowest
Södertälje
1,475.1 /100kHighest
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: Salem moves from 13,875 (2002) to 17,370 (2025) — up 3,495 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearSalemSödertälje
2,00213,87579,613
2,00314,05780,049
2,00414,12780,405
2,00514,33480,553
2,00614,71581,791
2,00715,06583,642
2,00815,17784,753
2,00915,31385,270
2,01015,39186,246
2,01115,69487,685
2,01215,88189,473
2,01316,00191,072
2,01416,14092,235
2,01516,42693,202
2,01616,61594,631
2,01716,66596,032
2,01816,78697,381
2,01916,75098,979
2,02016,959100,111
2,02117,252101,209
2,02217,352102,426
2,02317,451102,519
2,02417,507102,911
2,02517,370102,772

Observed published official statistics with no processing of our own

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

Source: SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Salem
-137.0 peopleHighest
Södertälje
-139.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
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Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Salem
5.7 %Lowest
Södertälje
10.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
—
Source
SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

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

Salem
27.6 %Highest
Södertälje
23.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Salem
54.8 %Lowest
Södertälje
59.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Salem
11.0 %Lowest
Södertälje
11.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Salem
6.7 %Highest
Södertälje
5.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Salem
141.0 peopleLowest
Södertälje
728.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Salem
169.0 peopleLowest
Södertälje
1,075.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Salem
0.83 ratioHighest
Södertälje
0.68 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Salem
1,284.0 peopleLowest
Södertälje
6,485.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Salem
-188.0 peopleHighest
Södertälje
-654.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Salem
1,446.0 peopleLowest
Södertälje
6,996.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Salem
1.7 %Lowest
Södertälje
2.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Salem
65.5 %Highest
Södertälje
64.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Salem
166.0 householdsLowest
Södertälje
1,568.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Salem
79.2 %Highest
Södertälje
72.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Salem
6.3 %Lowest
Södertälje
7.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Salem
12,821 SEK/residentHighest
Södertälje
10,930 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Salem
3,566.0 SEK/residentLowest
Södertälje
7,174.7 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Salem
5.7 %Highest
Södertälje
5.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Salem
316,628 SEKHighest
Södertälje
273,587 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Salem
45.4 %Highest
Södertälje
27.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5

Net cost of preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Salem
11,010 SEK/residentHighest
Södertälje
8,929.8 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of compulsory school, preschool class–year 9, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Salem
18,376 SEK/residentHighest
Södertälje
15,515 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of disability services (SoL, LSS, SFB), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Salem
6,220.3 SEK/residentLowest
Södertälje
10,134 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
—

Net cost of infrastructure, protection and related activities, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Salem
4,298.6 SEK/residentLowest
Södertälje
4,551.9 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
—
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Salem
82.8 %Lowest
Södertälje
85.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%)
2025 · %

Salem
73.7 %Lowest
Södertälje
74.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Salem
74.7 %Highest
Södertälje
66.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Salem
79.1 %Highest
Södertälje
70.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Salem
238.0 pointsHighest
Södertälje
233.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Salem
231.3 pointsLowest
Södertälje
232.7 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Salem
12.0 dwellingsLowest
Södertälje
67.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Salem
95.9 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Södertälje
234.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Salem
0.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Södertälje
0.6 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Salem
27,938 SEK/m²Highest
Södertälje
25,037 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Salem
33,886 SEK/m²Lowest
Södertälje
34,647 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Salem
42.6 %Lowest
Södertälje
49.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Salem
83.0 yearsHighest
Södertälje
81.7 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Salem
79.5 %Lowest
Södertälje
81.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Salem
0.4 %Highest
Södertälje
0.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Salem
1,508.2 /100kLowest
Södertälje
1,952.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Salem
9,375.8 /100kLowest
Södertälje
14,486 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Salem
1,938.2 /100kLowest
Södertälje
2,343.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Salem
11.5 /100kLowest
Södertälje
12.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Salem
584.9 /100kLowest
Södertälje
1,024.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Salem
172.0 /100kLowest
Södertälje
192.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Salem
2.2 assignments/politicianHighest
Södertälje
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Salem
186.2 residents/politicianLowest
Södertälje
382.6 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Salem
1.1 %Lowest
Södertälje
4.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Salem
1.1 %Lowest
Södertälje
1.9 %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 per Ruist, ESO 2018:3; calculations based on 2015 public finances; unadjusted amount from the report) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

Salem
-108 SEK
Södertälje
-117 SEK
National
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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

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

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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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