Population & demographics in Ockelbo Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Ockelbo
Creator: Sverigefakta
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Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Ockelbo. 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 Ockelbo

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

Population (31 Dec)

5715 people

2024 · -3.3 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-30.0 people

2025 · -66.7 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

29.0 people

2025 · +680.0 % vs 2020

Population density5.40 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

5715 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Ockelbo — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	6,101
2003	5,991
2004	6,047
2005	6,051
2006	6,038
2007	5,985
2008	6,027
2009	5,982
2010	5,936
2011	5,907
2012	5,850
2013	5,785
2014	5,765
2015	5,849
2016	5,856
2017	5,896
2018	5,906
2019	5,908
2020	5,884
2021	5,865
2022	5,821
2023	5,758
2024	5,715

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

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-43.0 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Ockelbo — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	-110
2004	56
2005	4
2006	-13
2007	-53
2008	42
2009	-45
2010	-46
2011	-29
2012	-57
2013	-65
2014	-20
2015	84
2016	7
2017	40
2018	10
2019	2
2020	-24
2021	-19
2022	-44
2023	-63
2024	-43

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

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-3.27 %(2024)

20072024

Population change, 5 years, Ockelbo — 2007–2024 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	-1.9
2008	0.6
2009	-1.1
2010	-1.9
2011	-2.2
2012	-2.3
2013	-4
2014	-3.6
2015	-1.5
2016	-0.9
2017	0.8
2018	2.1
2019	2.5
2020	0.6
2021	0.2
2022	-1.3
2023	-2.5
2024	-3.3

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

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

-0.87 %(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 (%)

19.3 %(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 (%)

48.9 %(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 (%)

23.1 %(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 (%)

8.77 %(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

1.05 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

38.0 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

68.0 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)

-30.0 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

280 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

251 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)

29.0 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

18.0 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	-4.1
2013	-3.4
2014	-4.7
2015	-3.3
2016	-3
2017	-1.5
2018	-2
2019	-1.2
2020	-0.9
2021	-0.7
2022	-0.5
2023	-0.5
2024	-0.9

Year	Value (%)
2014	18.7
2015	18.5
2016	18.7
2017	19.2
2018	19.4
2019	20
2020	20
2021	20.2
2022	20
2023	19.5
2024	19.2
2025	19.3

Year	Value (%)
2014	55.5
2015	55.5
2016	54.7
2017	53.9
2018	53.2
2019	52.2
2020	51.5
2021	50.5
2022	49.9
2023	49.8
2024	49.4
2025	48.9

Year	Value (%)
2014	18.9
2015	19.8
2016	20.4
2017	20.9
2018	21.3
2019	21.9
2020	22.4
2021	23.1
2022	23.7
2023	23.7
2024	23.6
2025	23.1