Population & demographics in Gällivare Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Gällivare
Creator: Sverigefakta
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Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Gällivare. Foreign background is reported separately on the municipality immigration page. Verified time series from Statistics Sweden and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Foreign background and migration in Gällivare

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v9 · Updated: 2026-08-04

Population (31 Dec)

17 233 people

2024 · -1.7 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-73.0 people

2025 · -4.3 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-31.0 people

2025 · -542.9 % vs 2020

Population density1.10 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

17 233 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Gällivare — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	19,420
2003	19,251
2004	19,204
2005	19,077
2006	18,959
2007	18,860
2008	18,703
2009	18,533
2010	18,425
2011	18,326
2012	18,307
2013	18,339
2014	18,231
2015	18,123
2016	17,956
2017	17,825
2018	17,630
2019	17,529
2020	17,462
2021	17,449
2022	17,420
2023	17,330
2024	17,233

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-97.0 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Gällivare — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	-169
2004	-47
2005	-127
2006	-118
2007	-99
2008	-157
2009	-170
2010	-108
2011	-99
2012	-19
2013	32
2014	-108
2015	-108
2016	-167
2017	-131
2018	-195
2019	-101
2020	-67
2021	-13
2022	-29
2023	-90
2024	-97

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-1.69 %(2024)

20072024

Population change, 5 years, Gällivare — 2007–2024 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	-2.9
2008	-2.8
2009	-3.5
2010	-3.4
2011	-3.3
2012	-2.9
2013	-1.9
2014	-1.6
2015	-1.6
2016	-2
2017	-2.6
2018	-3.9
2019	-3.9
2020	-3.6
2021	-2.8
2022	-2.3
2023	-1.7
2024	-1.7

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

-5.47 %(2024)

20122024

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

13 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

20.0 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01994 (Kolada:N01994) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01994

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)

53.8 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01961 (Kolada:N01961) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01961

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)

18.5 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01812 (Kolada:N01812) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01812

Residents aged 80+, share (%)

7.73 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01813 (Kolada:N01813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01813

Demographic dependency ratio

0.86 ratio(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N00927 (Kolada:N00927) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N00927

Births, deaths & natural change

Births, number

149 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01804 (Kolada:N01804) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01804

Deaths, number

222 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01805 (Kolada:N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01805

Natural change (births − deaths)

-73.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805 (Kolada:N01804+N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805

Migration flows

In-migration to the municipality

627 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01801 (Kolada:N01801) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01801

Out-migration from the municipality

658 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01802 (Kolada:N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01802

Net migration (in − out)

-31.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802 (Kolada:N01801+N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802

Net domestic migration

-94.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01964 (Kolada:N01964) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01964

Deep dive

See population & demographics in a national context

Read chapter: Demography →

Year	Value (%)
2012	-5.7
2013	-4.7
2014	-5.1
2015	-5
2016	-5.3
2017	-5.5
2018	-5.7
2019	-5.4
2020	-5.2
2021	-4.8
2022	-4.8
2023	-5.5
2024	-5.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	18.6
2015	18.8
2016	19
2017	19.3
2018	19.6
2019	19.6
2020	19.6
2021	20
2022	20
2023	20.2
2024	20.1
2025	20

Year	Value (%)
2014	57.2
2015	56.8
2016	56.3
2017	56
2018	55.3
2019	55
2020	55
2021	54.5
2022	54.4
2023	54.2
2024	54
2025	53.8

Year	Value (%)
2014	17.7
2015	17.8
2016	17.8
2017	17.7
2018	17.9
2019	17.9
2020	17.8
2021	17.8
2022	17.9
2023	17.9
2024	18.3
2025	18.5

Year	Value (personer)
2014	-243
2015	-251
2016	-284
2017	-277
2018	-252
2019	-129
2020	-48
2021	-50
2022	-54
2023	-89
2024	-58
2025	-94