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Salem municipality – facts and statistics

In Salem municipality, 17,374 people live (2025).

Stockholms län · municipal tax 32.00 % · population +25.2 % since 2002

Location of the municipality in Sweden

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Key figures

Population (31 Dec)· 2024

17,507people
-19002 people lower than sweden
Sweden: 36509 people · County: 95127 people
14-yr trend: +14 %

SCB BE0101N1

Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025

19.7%
-2.0 pp lower than sweden
Sweden: 21.7 % · County: 18.9 %
11-yr trend: -0.2 pp

SCB via Kolada N00901

Median income, 20+· 2024

404,000SEK
+58584 SEK higher than sweden
Sweden: 345416 SEK · County: 405596 SEK
11-yr trend: +37 %

SCB HE0110

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

2.9%
+0.2 pp higher than sweden
Sweden: 2.7 % · County: 3.3 %
11-yr trend: +0.4 pp

Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)· 2025

82.9%
+1.4 pp higher than sweden
Sweden: 81.5 % · County: 87.7 %
11-yr trend: -6.2 pp

Skolverket via Kolada N15424

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

14.4%
+0.9 pp higher than sweden
Sweden: 13.5 % · County: 17.0 %
11-yr trend: -4.2 pp

SCB via Kolada N07907

Life expectancy, women· 2025

85.4years
+0.7 years higher than sweden
Sweden: 84.7 years · County: 85.9 years
11-yr trend: +2 %

SCB via Kolada N00925

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025

1,204.2/100k
+318.4 /100k higher than sweden
Sweden: 885.9 /100k · County: 925.8 /100k
11-yr trend: +17 %

Brå via Kolada N07403

Current events in Salem

How many people live in Salem?

Salem had 17,374 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 3,499 people.

Population· 2025

17,374
14-yr trend: +14 %

SCB BE0101N1

Population change since 2002· 2002–2025

+25.2%

SCB BE0101N1

Foreign background· 2025

35.7%
+8.0 pp higher than sweden
Sweden: 27.7 %

SCB BE0101Q2

Immigration and foreign background in Salem — full breakdown →

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.

Indicators for work in Salem.

Economy & tax

All indicators →
  • Municipal tax rate (%)
    2025 · Sweden 21.7 % (2.0 pp) · Stockholms län 18.9 %
    19.7%
  • Tax base per resident (SEK)
    2025 · Sweden 280,284 SEK (+36,344 SEK) · Stockholms län 352,833 SEK
    316,628SEK
  • Equity ratio, municipality (%)
    2025 · Sweden 40.5 % (+4.9 pp) · Stockholms län 44.3 %
    45.4%

Indicators for economy & tax in Salem.

  • Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
    2025 · Sweden 81.5 % (+1.4 pp) · Stockholms län 87.7 %
    82.9%
  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
    2025 · Sweden 218.3 points (+19.7 points) · Stockholms län 243.6 points
    238.0points
  • Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
    2025 · Sweden 69.3 % (+5.5 pp) · Stockholms län 73.6 %
    74.7%

Indicators for schools in Salem.

  • Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
    2025 · Sweden 13.5 % (+0.9 pp) · Stockholms län 17.0 %
    14.4%
  • House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
    2025 · Sweden 21,704 SEK/m² (+12,182 SEK/m²) · Stockholms län 49,505 SEK/m²
    33,886SEK/m²
  • Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
    2025 · Sweden 171.6 per 1,000 residents (75.7 per 1,000 residents) · Stockholms län 132.1 per 1,000 residents
    95.9per 1,000 residents

Indicators for housing in Salem.

  • Life expectancy, women
    2025 · Sweden 84.7 years (+0.7 years) · Stockholms län 85.9 years
    85.4years
  • Life expectancy, men
    2025 · Sweden 81.3 years (+1.6 years) · Stockholms län 82.9 years
    83.0years
  • Ill-health rate, days per insured person
    2025 · Sweden 26.3 days (10.8 days) · Stockholms län 16.9 days
    15.5days

Indicators for health in Salem.

  • Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
    2025 · Sweden 9,856.9 /100k (481.1 /100k) · Stockholms län 11,828.4 /100k
    9,375.8/100k
  • Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
    2025 · Sweden 885.9 /100k (+318.4 /100k) · Stockholms län 925.8 /100k
    1,204.2/100k
  • Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
    2025 · Sweden 1,418.9 /100k (+89.2 /100k) · Stockholms län 1,492.6 /100k
    1,508.2/100k

Indicators for crime in Salem.

  • Assignments per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Sweden 1.8 assignments/politician (+0.4 assignments/politician) · Stockholms län 1.7 assignments/politician
    2.2assignments/politician
  • Residents per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Sweden 221.4 residents/politician (35.2 residents/politician) · Stockholms län 388.1 residents/politician
    186.2residents/politician
  • Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
    2025 · Sweden 2.5 % (1.5 pp) · Stockholms län 2.9 %
    1.1%

Indicators for politics in Salem.

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Frequently asked questions about Salem

How many people live in Salem?

In 2025, Salem municipality had 17,374 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1).

How has the population of Salem changed?

Since 2002 the population has grown by 3,499 people (+25.2 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.

Which county is Salem in?

Salem municipality is located in Stockholms län (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.

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 (%) 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.

What share of the population in Salem has a foreign background?

In 2025, 35.7 % of the population in Salem had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Salem.

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