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Salem municipality – facts and statistics

In Salem municipality, 17,370 people live (2025).

Stockholm County · municipal tax 32.00 % · population +25.2 % since 2002

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How many people live in Salem?

17,370 residents

Population · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: +1,676 residents

14-yr trend: +11 %

Population registered as resident in the municipality on 31 December of the stated year.

Source: SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME) · scb:BE0101N1 · observed value from the source

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How old is the population of Salem?

40.1 years

Median age · 2025 · municipality

Median age approximated linearly within the five-year age band where half the population is reached (Statistics Sweden five-year bands, 31 December).

Source: SCB BE0101N1 · scb:BE0101N1 · own calculation from source data

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Foreign background in Salem (key figure)

35.7 %

Foreign background · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: +14.4 pp

Sweden: 27.7 % (+8.0 pp)

14-yr trend: +14.4 pp

Born abroad, or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents, as a share of the population (Statistics Sweden UtlSvBakgGrov, 31 December).

Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · scb:BE0101Q2 · observed value from the source

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How high is the municipal tax in Salem?

32.00 %

Total municipal tax rate · 2026 · municipality

Municipal average (unweighted): 33.30 % (−1.30 pp)

Sum of the municipal and regional tax rate in 2026 (municipal 19.67 % + regional 12.33 %). Burial fee and religious community fees are not included.

Source: SCB OE0101 Kommunalskatter2000 · observed value from the source

What does the labour market look like in Salem?

2.9 %

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2014: +0.4 pp

Municipal average (unweighted): 2.7 % (+0.2 pp)

County average (unweighted): 3.3 %

11-yr trend: +0.4 pp

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937 · Kolada:N03937 · observed value from the source

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What is the income level in Salem?

404,000 SEK

Median income, 20+ · 2024 · municipality

Change since 2013: +108,800 SEK

Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK (+58,584 SEK)

County average (unweighted): 405,596 SEK

11-yr trend: +37 %

Median income, 20+

Source: SCB HE0110 · SCB:HE0110 · observed value from the source

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How much violence in public places is reported in Salem?

138

Violence in public places against adults, reported offences per 100,000 residents · 2025 · municipality

Shared rank 165 of 290 ranked municipalities (2025) — highest number of reported offences per 100,000 residents. An order of reported offences, not of victimisation, safety or risk.

Change since 2017: +6

Sweden: 216 (−78)

8-yr trend: +5 %

Reported offences of assault, including aggravated assault, committed outdoors in public places against people aged 18 or over (3 kap. 5, 6 § BrB Misshandel inkl. grov). Reported offences are not the same as committed or cleared offences; reporting propensity, police operations and local movement patterns affect the level.

Source: Brå — Salem.xlsx · Bra:vald-offentlig-miljo-kommun · observed value from the source

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Location of the municipality in Sweden

Key figures

Population (31 Dec)· 2025

17,370people
14-yr trend: +11 %

SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME)

Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025

19.7%
-1.0 pp lower than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 20.7 % · County average (unweighted): 18.9 %
11-yr trend: -0.2 pp ↓
266/290

SCB via Kolada N00901

Median income, 20+· 2024

404,000SEK
+58,584 SEK higher than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK · County average (unweighted): 405,596 SEK
11-yr trend: +37 %

SCB HE0110

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)· 2025

2.9%
-0.2 pp lower than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 3.1 % · County average (unweighted): 3.3 %
11-yr trend: +0.4 pp ↑
85/290

Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)· 2025

82.9%
-1.2 pp lower than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 84.1 % · County average (unweighted): 87.7 %
11-yr trend: -6.2 pp
tied 121/282

Skolverket via Kolada N15424

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

14.4%
-0.7 pp lower than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 15.1 % · County average (unweighted): 17.0 %
11-yr trend: -4.2 pp ↓
106/290

SCB via Kolada N07907

Life expectancy, women· 2025

85.4years
+0.4 years higher than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 85.1 years · County average (unweighted): 85.9 years
11-yr trend: +2 %
73/290

SCB via Kolada N00925

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025

1,204.2/100k
+137.4 /100k higher than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 1,066.8 /100k · County average (unweighted): 925.8 /100k
11-yr trend: +17 % ↑
33/290

Brå via Kolada N07403

Voter turnout, municipal election (%)· 2025

81.0%
+1.0 pp higher than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 80.0 % · County average (unweighted): 79.0 %
11-yr trend: -4.0 pp
tied 149/287

SCB:s valdeltagandeundersökning via Kolada N05401

What differs

Neutral differences from the source’s official figure for Sweden in the same period. Selection threshold: at least 2 percentage points, or 5% for other units.

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)

Salem1,204.2 /100k
Sweden1,066.8 /100k

Salem is above Sweden by 137.4 /100k.

2025 · Brå via Kolada N07403 · rank 33 of 290

Compare with nearby municipalities

Comparable values from the same period and definition. Sweden is the source’s official national figure.

IndicatorSalemBotkyrkaEkeröSödertäljeStockholmSweden
Municipal tax rate (%)2025 · SCB via Kolada N0090119.7 %20.1 %19.2 %20.2 %18.2 %20.7 %
Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)2025 · Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N039372.9 %4.9 %2.1 %4.9 %3.6 %3.1 %
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)2025 · Skolverket via Kolada N1542482.9 %85.1 %89.4 %87.0 %88.8 %84.1 %
Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)2025 · SCB via Kolada N0790714.4 %26.3 %16.0 %21.7 %18.5 %15.1 %
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Municipalities with a similar profile

Most similar to Salem on share aged 0–19, share aged 65–79, share aged 80+, population, inhabitants per km² (2025), in order. An exploration aid — not a ranking of quality or a recommendation.

  1. 1. Staffanstorp

    Closest on: Share aged 65–79, Share aged 80+

    Share aged 0–19
    28.5 %
    Share aged 65–79
    11.0 %
    Share aged 80+
    6.8 %
    Population
    27,482
    Inhabitants per km²
    256

  2. 2. Kävlinge

    Closest on: Share aged 80+, Inhabitants per km²

    Share aged 0–19
    26.6 %
    Share aged 65–79
    12.9 %
    Share aged 80+
    6.3 %
    Population
    32,655
    Inhabitants per km²
    213

  3. 3. Ekerö

    Closest on: Share aged 0–19, Share aged 80+

    Share aged 0–19
    28.1 %
    Share aged 65–79
    12.8 %
    Share aged 80+
    6.2 %
    Population
    29,062
    Inhabitants per km²
    133

  4. 4. Åstorp

    Closest on: Population, Share aged 0–19

    Share aged 0–19
    26.7 %
    Share aged 65–79
    12.3 %
    Share aged 80+
    5.4 %
    Population
    16,491
    Inhabitants per km²
    178

  5. 5. Lerum

    Closest on: Share aged 80+, Share aged 0–19

    Share aged 0–19
    28.1 %
    Share aged 65–79
    12.1 %
    Share aged 80+
    6.4 %
    Population
    43,752
    Inhabitants per km²
    168
Method

Measures: share aged 0–19, 65–79 and 80+ (Kolada), population on 31 December (Statistics Sweden BE0101N1) and inhabitants per km² (own calculation: population ÷ land area from Kolada, same year). Share aged 20–64 is omitted because the four age shares sum to 100. Population and density are compared on a logarithmic scale because they span several orders of magnitude.

Each measure is standardised (z-score across all municipalities with every measure used); the distance is the Euclidean distance with equal weight per measure. Equal distances are ordered by municipality code. A measure is only used if at least 90% of municipalities have it for the same year; if this municipality lacks a measure, that measure is left out rather than showing an empty list. Missing values are never treated as zero. No similarity percentage is shown.

Municipal accounts

How Salem uses municipal funds

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Actual net cost per inhabitant in 2025, from Statistics Sweden's Municipal Accounts via Kolada. This is a verified selection, not a complete budget, and the values must not be added as total expenditure.

Actual outcome 2025

Compulsory school, preschool class–year 9
18,376 SEK/inh.
Elderly care
12,821 SEK/inh.
Preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities
11,010 SEK/inh.
Upper-secondary school
6,476 SEK/inh.
Disability services
6,220 SEK/inh.
Infrastructure, protection and related activities
4,299 SEK/inh.
Individual and family care
3,566 SEK/inh.
Leisure activities
1,534 SEK/inh.
Political activities
1,056 SEK/inh.
Cultural activities
840 SEK/inh.

Budget (plan)

No verified budget for Salem is shown. Municipal budgets are adopted by each council and published as documents; there is no common machine-readable official source for all 290 municipalities, so we do not copy figures that cannot be checked automatically. The budget is never mixed with the actual outcome above.

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What has changed in Salem?

Latest observed period compared with the preceding period in the same series. A change between two periods — not a revision or a change of definition.

  • Population (31 Dec)2024: 17,507 people → 2025: 17,370 people
  • Municipal tax rate (%)2024: 19.7 % → 2025: 19.7 %(unchanged)
  • Median income, 20+2023: 388,500 SEK → 2024: 404,000 SEK
  • Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)2024: 2.7 % → 2025: 2.9 %
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How many people live in Salem?

Salem had 17,370 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 3,495 people.

Population· 2025

17,370
14-yr trend: +11 %

SCB BE0101N1

Population change since 2002· 2002–2025

+25.2%

SCB BE0101N1

Immigration and foreign background in Salem — full breakdown →

How has Salem changed?

Observed annual values from SCB. Gaps are not filled in and a single observation is not shown as a trend.

Population in Salem

2011–2025 · residents

17,370residents (2025)

14-yr trend: +11 %
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Line chart of population in Salem 2011–2025, from 15,694 residents to 17,370 residents. Source: SCB BE0101N1 (2011–2024); SCB BefolkningCKM (000007ME) (2025).
Registered residents on 31 December each year. Source: SCB BE0101N1. Primary data, shown unchanged.
Population in Salem, 2011–2025
Yearresidents
202517,370
202417,507
202317,451
202217,352
202117,252
202016,959
201916,750
201816,786
201716,665
201616,615
201516,426
201416,140
201316,001
201215,881
201115,694
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Share with a foreign background in Salem

2002–2025 · percent of population

35.7% (2025)

23-yr trend: +17.9 pp
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Line chart of share with a foreign background in Salem 2002–2025, from 17.8 % to 35.7 %. Source: SCB BE0101Q2.
Foreign-born, or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents, as a share of the population on 31 December. The 2025 observation uses Statistics Sweden's CKM disclosure-control method. Source: SCB BE0101Q2. Primary data, shown unchanged.
Share with a foreign background in Salem, 2002–2025
Year%
202535.7
202435.0
202334.1
202233.2
202132.3
202031.0
201929.7
201828.7
201727.9
201626.6
201525.3
201423.9
201322.7
201221.8
201121.3
201020.8
200920.2
200819.6
200719.2
200618.8
200518.4
200418.3
200318.1
200217.8
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Age and sex structure in Salem

Actual municipal figures from SCB — not a scaled national profile.

Children 0–14
3,465
19.9 %
Working age 15–64
10,840
62.4 %
Aged 65+
3,069
17.7 %
Aged 80+
1,156
6.7 %
Women
8,700
50.1 %

Population pyramid

Salem, 2025 · five-year age groups

Men 8,674Women 8,700Median age 40.1 yrs

Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.

Population by age and sex in Salem, 2025100+95-9990-9485-8980-8475-7970-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-90-4200200400400600600MenWomen
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Population by age and sex in Salem, 2025
AgeMenWomen
0-4495469
5-9627568
10-14688618
15-19697635
20-24472417
25-29359369
30-34523557
35-39546632
40-44627574
45-49525575
50-54640616
55-59586598
60-64489403
65-69322315
70-74280300
75-79315381
80-84267367
85-89158221
90-944567
95-991018
100+30

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 3,465, 15–64: 10,840, 65+: 3,069.

Foreign background by age and sex is not published at municipal level by Statistics Sweden. Foreign background for this municipality is shown by area (DeSO) further down the page.

Households in Salem

Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.

Households
6,827
Persons per household
2.54
One-person households
29.9 %
2,040
Households with children 0–24
41.3 %
2,822

2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM

SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.

Municipal election 2026

Final · Source: Valmyndigheten
Turnout
82.74 %
Seats
31
Valid votes
10,627
Blank votes
114
Result per party, municipal council election 2026
PartySharevs 2022Seats
32.17 %–10
22.53 %–7
10.91 %–4
9.26 %–3
7.61 %–2
6.02 %–2
4.49 %–1
3.28 %–1
2.64 %–1
Other parties (10)1.08 %––

Latest actual election: 13 September 2026 (final count). Turnout figures in Kolada series elsewhere on this page refer to an earlier election and are labelled with their series year.

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How the municipality voted in the 2026 Riksdag election

Final · Source: Election Authority
Turnout
85.54 %(2022: 84.98 %)
Eligible voters
12,354
Valid votes
10,448
Invalid (of which blank)
119 (91)
Riksdag election 2026, result per party in Salems kommun
PartySharevs 2022
24.99 %−2.9
23.79 %±0.0
18.13 %−1.4
7.70 %+1.0
6.33 %+0.6
6.32 %+1.5
5.55 %+0.5
5.52 %+0.6
0.47 %–
Other parties (14)1.21 %–
Total valid votes100 %

Share of valid votes cast in the municipality. ± 2022 is the change in percentage points as reported by the Election Authority for the same party code; "–" means no comparable 2022 value. Votes are shown on wider screens. Source updated 2026-09-19 · retrieved 2026-10-01.

Work

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Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)
Salem 2.9 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.7 %

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Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937 (Kolada:N03937) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived

  • Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.7 % (+0.2 pp) · Stockholm County 3.3 %
    SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.0128.2025 · Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937
    2.9%
  • Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 3.2 % (−0.1 pp) · Stockholm County 3.5 %
    SF.KOLADATS-LANGTIDSARBETSLOSHET.0128.2025 · Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03926
    3.1%
  • Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
    2024 · Municipal average (unweighted) 6.9 % (−0.6 pp) · Stockholm County 6.4 %
    SF.KOLADATS-UNGA-EJ-ARBETE-STUDIER.0128.2024 · MUCF via Kolada N02797
    6.3%

Indicators for work in Salem.

Economy & tax

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Municipal tax rate (%)
Salem 19.7 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 21.7 %

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 (Kolada:N00901) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived

  • Municipal tax rate (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 21.7 % (−2.0 pp) · Stockholm County 18.9 %
    SF.KOLADATS-KOMMUNALSKATT.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N00901
    19.7%
  • Tax base per resident (SEK)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 280,284 SEK (+36,344 SEK) · Stockholm County 352,833 SEK
    SF.KOLADATS-SKATTEKRAFT.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N00043
    316,628SEK
  • Equity ratio, municipality (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 40.5 % (+4.9 pp) · Stockholm County 44.3 %
    SF.KOLADATS-SOLIDITET.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N03106
    45.4%

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Schools

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Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
Salem 82.9 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 81.5 %

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424 (Kolada:N15424) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived

  • Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 81.5 % (+1.4 pp) · Stockholm County 87.7 %
    SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.0128.2025 · Skolverket via Kolada N15424
    82.9%
  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 218.3 points (+19.7 points) · Stockholm County 243.6 points
    SF.KOLADATS-MERITVARDE-AK9.0128.2025 · Skolverket via Kolada N15507
    238.0points
  • Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 69.3 % (+5.5 pp) · Stockholm County 73.6 %
    SF.KOLADATS-GYMNASIEEXAMEN-3AR.0128.2025 · Skolverket via Kolada N17445
    74.7%

Indicators for schools in Salem.

Housing

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Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
Salem 14.4 % · Municipal average (unweighted) 13.5 %

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Source: SCB via Kolada N07907 (Kolada:N07907) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived

  • Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 13.5 % (+0.9 pp) · Stockholm County 17.0 %
    SF.KOLADATS-TRANGBODDHET-FLERBOSTAD-NORM2.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N07907
    14.4%
  • House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 21,704 SEK/m² (+12,182 SEK/m²) · Stockholm County 49,505 SEK/m²
    SF.KOLADATS-FASTIGHETSPRIS-SMAHUS.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N07909
    33,886SEK/m²
  • Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 171.6 per 1,000 residents (−75.7 per 1,000 residents) · Stockholm County 132.1 per 1,000 residents
    SF.KOLADATS-BOSTADER-HYRESRATT-PER-1000.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N07901
    95.9per 1,000 residents

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Health

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Life expectancy, women
Salem 85.4 years · Municipal average (unweighted) 84.7 years

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 (Kolada:N00925) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived

  • Life expectancy, women
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 84.7 years (+0.7 years) · Stockholm County 85.9 years
    SF.KOLADATS-MEDELLIVSLANGD-KVINNOR.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N00925
    85.4years
  • Life expectancy, men
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 81.3 years (+1.6 years) · Stockholm County 82.9 years
    SF.KOLADATS-MEDELLIVSLANGD-MAN.0128.2025 · SCB via Kolada N00923
    83.0years
  • Ill-health rate, days per insured person
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 26.3 days (−10.8 days) · Stockholm County 16.9 days
    SF.KOLADATS-OHALSOTAL.0128.2025 · Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00957
    15.5days

Indicators for health in Salem.

Crime

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Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
Salem 9,375.8 /100k · Municipal average (unweighted) 9,856.9 /100k

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Source: Brå via Kolada N07540 (Kolada:N07540) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived

  • Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 9,856.9 /100k (−481.1 /100k) · Stockholm County 11,828.4 /100k
    SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.0128.2025 · Brå via Kolada N07540
    9,375.8/100k
  • Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 885.9 /100k (+318.4 /100k) · Stockholm County 925.8 /100k
    SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-VALDSBROTT.0128.2025 · Brå via Kolada N07403
    1,204.2/100k
  • Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 1,418.9 /100k (+89.2 /100k) · Stockholm County 1,492.6 /100k
    SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-FRIHET-FRID.0128.2025 · Brå via Kolada N07536
    1,508.2/100k

Indicators for crime in Salem.

Politics

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Assignments per elected municipal politician
Salem 2.2 assignments/politician · Municipal average (unweighted) 1.8 assignments/politician

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Source: Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05813 (Kolada:N05813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived

  • Assignments per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 1.8 assignments/politician (+0.4 assignments/politician) · Stockholm County 1.7 assignments/politician
    SF.KOLADATS-FORTROENDEUPPDRAG-PER-POLITIKER.0128.2025 · Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05813
    2.2assignments/politician
  • Residents per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 221.4 residents/politician (−35.2 residents/politician) · Stockholm County 388.1 residents/politician
    SF.KOLADATS-INVANDRARE-PER-POLITIKER.0128.2025 · Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05812
    186.2residents/politician
  • Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.5 % (−1.5 pp) · Stockholm County 2.9 %
    SF.KOLADATS-POLITIKER-DELTID.0128.2025 · Valmyndigheten via Kolada N05811
    1.1%

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Frequently asked questions about Salem

›How many people live in Salem?

In 2025, Salem municipality had 17,370 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BefolkningCKM (000007ME)).

›How has the population of Salem changed?

Since 2002 the population has grown by 3,495 people (+25.2 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.

›Which county is Salem in?

Salem municipality is located in Stockholm County (county code 01).

›What is the municipal tax rate in Salem?

In 2026 the total local tax rate in Salem is 32.00 % (municipality 19.67 % plus region 12.33 %). That is rank 49 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.

›How does Salem use municipal funds?

Selected actual net costs in 2025 include Compulsory school, preschool class–year 9: 18,376 SEK per inhabitant; Elderly care: 12,821 SEK per inhabitant; Preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities: 11,010 SEK per inhabitant. These are outcomes from Statistics Sweden's Municipal Accounts via Kolada, not a complete budget and not figures to add as total expenditure.

›What does unemployment look like in Salem?

In Salem, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.9 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.0128.2025.

›How are school results in Salem?

In Salem, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%) was 82.9 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.0128.2025.

›How much crime is reported in Salem?

In Salem, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 9,375.8 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,856.9 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.0128.2025.

›Where does the data come from?

Population comes from Statistics Sweden BE0101N1 and foreign background from BE0101Q2. Local key figures come from Kolada (RKA) and Statistics Sweden via SVERIGEFAKTA's municipal data engine, and every figure carries its own observation ID.

Sources and method

  • BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)

    Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-08-13

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  • BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)

    Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-10-11

    Open source ↗
  • BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household type
    Open source ↗
  • KoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via SVERIGEFAKTA's municipal data engine
    Open source ↗

The figures on this page can be traced to their stated sources. Where an observation ID is available, it is shown with the corresponding fact. Read the method.

Foreign background: 35.7 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).

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SVERIGEFAKTA, “SVERIGEFAKTA”. Original source: SCB, SCB, Kolada. https://sverigefakta.com/en/municipality/salem
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SVERIGEFAKTA, “SVERIGEFAKTA”. Original source: SCB (https://api.scb.se/OV0104/v1/doris/sv/ssd/START/BE/BE0101); SCB (https://api.scb.se/OV0104/v1/doris/sv/ssd/BO/BO0101/BO0101C/LagenhetNyKv16); Kolada (https://api.kolada.se/v3/kpi). https://sverigefakta.com/en/municipality/salem
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SVERIGEFAKTA. (n.d.). SVERIGEFAKTA. Retrieved 2026-10-15, from https://sverigefakta.com/en/municipality/salem Original source: SCB, SCB, Kolada.
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“SVERIGEFAKTA” (n.d.) SVERIGEFAKTA. Available at: https://sverigefakta.com/en/municipality/salem (Accessed: 2026-10-15). Original source: SCB, SCB, Kolada.
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@misc{sverigefakta_2026_en_municipality_salem,
  title        = {SVERIGEFAKTA},
  howpublished = {\url{https://sverigefakta.com/en/municipality/salem}},
  note         = {Presented by SVERIGEFAKTA; original source SCB, SCB, Kolada}
}
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