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UmeåprofileÅseleprofile

Overview

Umeå
County: Västerbottens län
Population 2025: 135,249
Full municipal profile
Åsele
County: Västerbottens län
Population 2025: 2,679
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

Umeå
135,249 peopleHighest
Åsele
2,679.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Umeå
3.9 %Highest
Åsele
-4.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Umeå
22.8 %Lowest
Åsele
23.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Umeå
359,600 SEKHighest
Åsele
298,900 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Umeå
7.7 %Highest
Åsele
6.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Umeå
85.3 yearsHighest
Åsele
83.7 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Umeå
794.0 /100kLowest
Åsele
1,301.8 /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: Umeå moves from 106,525 (2002) to 135,249 (2025) — up 28,724 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearUmeåÅsele
2 002106 5253 499
2 003107 9173 410
2 004109 3903 375
2 005110 7583 322
2 006111 2353 271
2 007111 7713 265
2 008112 7283 180
2 009114 0753 133
2 010115 4733 039
2 011116 4653 007
2 012117 2942 958
2 013118 3492 875
2 014119 6132 838
2 015120 7772 832
2 016122 8922 875
2 017125 0802 809
2 018127 1192 819
2 019128 9012 794
2 020130 2242 805
2 021130 9972 807
2 022132 2352 782
2 023133 0912 718
2 024134 2492 694
2 025135 2492 679

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

Umeå
1,000.0 peopleHighest
Åsele
-15.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Umeå
12.0 %Highest
Åsele
-5.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

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

Umeå
21.4 %Highest
Åsele
19.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Umeå
60.7 %Highest
Åsele
47.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Umeå
12.7 %Lowest
Åsele
22.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Umeå
5.2 %Lowest
Åsele
10.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Umeå
967.0 peopleHighest
Åsele
42.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Umeå
1,185.0 peopleHighest
Åsele
17.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Umeå
0.65 ratioLowest
Åsele
1.09 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Umeå
7,629.0 peopleHighest
Åsele
139.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Umeå
334.0 peopleHighest
Åsele
-7.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Umeå
6,837.0 peopleHighest
Åsele
127.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Umeå
1.8 %Lowest
Åsele
2.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Umeå
1,265.0 householdsHighest
Åsele
42.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Umeå
69.5 %Lowest
Åsele
69.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Umeå
3.5 %Lowest
Åsele
4.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Umeå
11,802 SEK/residentLowest
Åsele
31,470 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Umeå
5,274.6 SEK/residentHighest
Åsele
5,082.7 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Umeå
4.4 %Highest
Åsele
-1.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Umeå
293,486 SEKHighest
Åsele
246,240 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Umeå
29.3 %Lowest
Åsele
38.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Umeå
759.0 dwellingsHighest
Åsele
42.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Umeå
255.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Åsele
180.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Umeå
0.3 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Åsele
0.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Umeå
27,863 SEK/m²Highest
Åsele
2,058.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Umeå
31,196 SEK/m²Highest
Åsele
3,860.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Umeå
27.6 %Highest
Åsele
22.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Umeå
82.6 yearsHighest
Åsele
80.0 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Umeå
73.0 %Lowest
Åsele
85.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Umeå
0.5 %Highest
Åsele
0.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Umeå
1,192.5 /100kLowest
Åsele
1,822.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Umeå
9,209.6 /100kLowest
Åsele
9,708.0 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Umeå
2,013.2 /100kLowest
Åsele
2,231.7 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Umeå
3.7 /100kHighest
Åsele
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Umeå
1,398.0 /100kHighest
Åsele
483.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Umeå
290.1 /100kLowest
Åsele
483.5 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Umeå
1.7 assignments/politicianHighest
Åsele
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Umeå
561.7 residents/politicianHighest
Åsele
50.8 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4
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.

Umeå
-100 SEK
Åsele
-77 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

No — we cap at four. Beyond that the table becomes hard to read on mobile and colour coding loses its meaning. Use /en/comparisons for county-vs-county perspectives.