Population & demographics in Kiruna Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Kiruna
Creator: Sverigefakta
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Kiruna. 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 Kiruna

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

Population (31 Dec)

22 426 people

2024 · -1.9 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-85.0 people

2025 · -193.1 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

66.0 people

2025 · +137.1 % vs 2020

Population density1.20 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

22 426 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Kiruna — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	23,555
2003	23,407
2004	23,254
2005	23,135
2006	23,258
2007	23,122
2008	23,099
2009	22,969
2010	22,944
2011	22,967
2012	22,972
2013	23,196
2014	23,241
2015	23,178
2016	23,167
2017	23,116
2018	22,992
2019	22,867
2020	22,664
2021	22,555
2022	22,423
2023	22,433
2024	22,426

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

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-7.00 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Kiruna — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	-148
2004	-153
2005	-119
2006	123
2007	-136
2008	-23
2009	-130
2010	-25
2011	23
2012	5
2013	224
2014	45
2015	-63
2016	-11
2017	-51
2018	-124
2019	-125
2020	-203
2021	-109
2022	-132
2023	10
2024	-7

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

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-1.93 %(2024)

20072024

Population change, 5 years, Kiruna — 2007–2024 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	-1.8
2008	-1.3
2009	-1.2
2010	-0.8
2011	-1.3
2012	-0.6
2013	0.4
2014	1.2
2015	1
2016	0.9
2017	0.6
2018	-0.9
2019	-1.6
2020	-2.2
2021	-2.6
2022	-3
2023	-2.4
2024	-1.9

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

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

-3.51 %(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 (%)

20.8 %(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 (%)

57.5 %(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 (%)

15.1 %(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 (%)

6.59 %(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

0.74 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

212 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

297 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)

-85.0 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

1116 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

1050 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)

66.0 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

-53.0 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	-2.5
2013	-0.9
2014	-0.1
2015	0.2
2016	-0.4
2017	-0
2018	-0.5
2019	-0.4
2020	-1.2
2021	-1.8
2022	-2.4
2023	-3.3
2024	-3.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	21.9
2015	21.7
2016	21.9
2017	22.1
2018	21.9
2019	21.9
2020	21.8
2021	21.7
2022	21.5
2023	21.3
2024	21
2025	20.8

Year	Value (%)
2014	57.7
2015	57.7
2016	57.3
2017	57.3
2018	57
2019	56.9
2020	57
2021	56.9
2022	57
2023	57.2
2024	57.4
2025	57.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	15.2
2015	15.1
2016	15.1
2017	14.9
2018	15.1
2019	15.1
2020	15.2
2021	15.3
2022	15.2
2023	15.1
2024	15.1
2025	15.1

Year	Value (personer)
2014	1,105
2015	1,009
2016	1,155
2017	1,239
2018	1,008
2019	808
2020	831
2021	885
2022	994
2023	1,045
2024	1,087
2025	1,116

Year	Value (personer)
2014	1,088
2015	1,118
2016	1,218
2017	1,270
2018	1,180
2019	933
2020	1,009
2021	1,030
2022	1,098
2023	1,026
2024	1,063
2025	1,050

Year	Value (personer)
2014	-375
2015	-339
2016	-509
2017	-538
2018	-477
2019	-298
2020	-306
2021	-283
2022	-270
2023	-123
2024	-161
2025	-53