Population & demographics in Pajala Municipality

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

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v10 · Updated: 2026-09-10

Population (31 Dec)

5686 people

2025 · -4.7 % vs 2020

Natural change (births − deaths)

-55.0 people

2025 · +29.5 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-87.0 people

2025 · -866.7 % vs 2020

Population density0.70 inv/km²2025 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

5686 people(2025)

20022025

Population (31 Dec), Pajala — 2002–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	7,206
2003	7,053
2004	6,925
2005	6,798
2006	6,688
2007	6,522
2008	6,429
2009	6,309
2010	6,282
2011	6,270
2012	6,279
2013	6,299
2014	6,303
2015	6,193
2016	6,116
2017	6,101
2018	6,039
2019	6,052
2020	5,966
2021	5,973
2022	5,883
2023	5,871
2024	5,857
2025	5,686

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

24 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-171 people(2025)

20032025

Annual population change, Pajala — 2003–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	-153
2004	-128
2005	-127
2006	-110
2007	-166
2008	-93
2009	-120
2010	-27
2011	-12
2012	9
2013	20
2014	4
2015	-110
2016	-77
2017	-15
2018	-62
2019	13
2020	-86
2021	7
2022	-90
2023	-12
2024	-14
2025	-171

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-4.69 %(2025)

20072025

Population change, 5 years, Pajala — 2007–2025 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	-9.5
2008	-8.8
2009	-8.9
2010	-7.6
2011	-6.3
2012	-3.7
2013	-2
2014	-0.1
2015	-1.4
2016	-2.5
2017	-2.8
2018	-4.1
2019	-4
2020	-3.7
2021	-2.3
2022	-3.6
2023	-2.8
2024	-3.2
2025	-4.7

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

19 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

-8.19 %(2025)

20122025

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

14 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

19.4 %(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 (%)

44.4 %(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 (%)

25.7 %(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 (%)

10.4 %(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

1.25 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

50.0 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

105 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)

-55.0 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

221 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

308 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)

-87.0 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

-113 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	-12.9
2013	-10.7
2014	-9
2015	-8.9
2016	-8.6
2017	-6.5
2018	-6.1
2019	-4.1
2020	-5
2021	-4.7
2022	-6.3
2023	-6.8
2024	-7.1
2025	-8.2

Year	Value (%)
2014	19.3
2015	19.1
2016	19.2
2017	19.9
2018	20
2019	19.9
2020	19.2
2021	19.4
2022	18.9
2023	19.3
2024	19.3
2025	19.4

Year	Value (%)
2014	49.2
2015	48.2
2016	47.8
2017	46.1
2018	45.7
2019	45.8
2020	45.7
2021	45.4
2022	45.6
2023	44.6
2024	44.7
2025	44.4

Year	Value (%)
2014	23.1
2015	24
2016	24.3
2017	25
2018	25.1
2019	24.7
2020	25.3
2021	25.2
2022	25.5
2023	25.9
2024	25.7
2025	25.7

Year	Value (personer)
2014	4
2015	-109
2016	-206
2017	-130
2018	-82
2019	14
2020	-51
2021	34
2022	-47
2023	13
2024	-22
2025	-113