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Overview

Umeå
County: Västerbottens län
Population 2024: 134,249
Full municipal profile
Vännäs
County: Västerbottens län
Population 2024: 9,132
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

Umeå
134,249 peopleHighest
Vännäs
9,132.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Umeå
4.1 %Highest
Vännäs
2.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Umeå
22.8 %Lowest
Vännäs
23.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Umeå
359,600 SEKHighest
Vännäs
354,200 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Umeå
87.9 %Highest
Vännäs
85.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Umeå
7.7 %Lowest
Vännäs
10.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Umeå
85.3 yearsLowest
Vännäs
85.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Umeå
794.0 /100kHighest
Vännäs
697.3 /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: Umeå moves from 106,525 (2002) to 134,249 (2024) — up 27,724 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearUmeåVännäs
2 002106 5258 479
2 003107 9178 513
2 004109 3908 525
2 005110 7588 412
2 006111 2358 436
2 007111 7718 351
2 008112 7288 357
2 009114 0758 357
2 010115 4738 414
2 011116 4658 465
2 012117 2948 522
2 013118 3498 583
2 014119 6138 616
2 015120 7778 593
2 016122 8928 695
2 017125 0808 776
2 018127 1198 785
2 019128 9018 872
2 020130 2248 997
2 021130 9979 054
2 022132 2358 963
2 023133 0919 059
2 024134 2499 132

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

Umeå
1,158.0 peopleHighest
Vännäs
73.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Umeå
12.2 %Highest
Vännäs
6.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Umeå
21.4 %Lowest
Vännäs
25.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Umeå
60.7 %Highest
Vännäs
52.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Umeå
12.7 %Lowest
Vännäs
15.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Umeå
5.2 %Lowest
Vännäs
6.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Umeå
967.0 peopleHighest
Vännäs
84.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Umeå
1,185.0 peopleHighest
Vännäs
87.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Umeå
0.65 ratioLowest
Vännäs
0.90 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Umeå
7,629.0 peopleHighest
Vännäs
518.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Umeå
334.0 peopleHighest
Vännäs
83.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Umeå
6,837.0 peopleHighest
Vännäs
425.0 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 %Highest
Vännäs
1.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Umeå
71.9 %Lowest
Vännäs
73.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Umeå
1,265.0 householdsHighest
Vännäs
91.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Umeå
69.5 %Lowest
Vännäs
77.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Umeå
3.5 %Lowest
Vännäs
5.7 %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
Vännäs
15,721 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
Vännäs
3,747.6 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Umeå
4.4 %Lowest
Vännäs
5.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Umeå
293,486 SEKHighest
Vännäs
266,611 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Umeå
29.3 %Lowest
Vännäs
44.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Umeå
88.0 %Highest
Vännäs
85.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Umeå
76.5 %Highest
Vännäs
68.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Umeå
79.4 %Highest
Vännäs
64.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Umeå
81.4 %Highest
Vännäs
75.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Umeå
230.0 pointsLowest
Vännäs
231.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Umeå
229.8 pointsLowest
Vännäs
230.4 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Umeå
759.0 dwellingsHighest
Vännäs
26.0 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
Vännäs
167.0 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
Vännäs
0.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Umeå
27,863 SEK/m²Highest
Vännäs
9,164.0 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Umeå
31,196 SEK/m²Highest
Vännäs
18,002 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Umeå
27.6 %Lowest
Vännäs
30.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Umeå
82.6 yearsHighest
Vännäs
82.0 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Umeå
73.0 %Lowest
Vännäs
80.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Umeå
0.5 %Lowest
Vännäs
0.6 %Highest
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 /100kHighest
Vännäs
1,024.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Umeå
9,209.6 /100kHighest
Vännäs
8,149.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Umeå
2,013.2 /100kHighest
Vännäs
1,503.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

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

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

Umeå
1,398.0 /100kHighest
Vännäs
751.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Umeå
290.1 /100kLowest
Vännäs
294.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Umeå
1.7 assignments/politicianLowest
Vännäs
2.0 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Umeå
561.7 residents/politicianHighest
Vännäs
115.6 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Umeå
7.1 %Highest
Vännäs
3.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Umeå
4.6 %Highest
Vännäs
1.3 %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.

Umeå
-100 SEK
Vännäs
-148 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

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.