Population & demographics in Salem Municipality

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

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

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

Population (31 Dec)

17 507 people

2024 · +4.5 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

28.0 people

2025 · +16.7 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-162 people

2025 · -194.2 % vs 2020

Population density324 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

17 507 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Salem — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	13,875
2003	14,057
2004	14,127
2005	14,334
2006	14,715
2007	15,065
2008	15,177
2009	15,313
2010	15,391
2011	15,694
2012	15,881
2013	16,001
2014	16,140
2015	16,426
2016	16,615
2017	16,665
2018	16,786
2019	16,750
2020	16,959
2021	17,252
2022	17,352
2023	17,451
2024	17,507

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

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

56.0 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Salem — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	182
2004	70
2005	207
2006	381
2007	350
2008	112
2009	136
2010	78
2011	303
2012	187
2013	120
2014	139
2015	286
2016	189
2017	50
2018	121
2019	-36
2020	209
2021	293
2022	100
2023	99
2024	56

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

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

4.52 %(2024)

20072024

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

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

8.47 %(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 (%)

27.6 %(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 (%)

54.8 %(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 (%)

11.0 %(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 (%)

6.66 %(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

0.83 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

169 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

141 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)

28.0 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

1284 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

1446 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)

-162 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

-188 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	14.5
2013	13.8
2014	14.2
2015	14.6
2016	12.9
2017	10.6
2018	10.6
2019	9.4
2020	10.2
2021	9.9
2022	9.3
2023	9.1
2024	8.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	29
2015	28.9
2016	29
2017	28.9
2018	29
2019	28.9
2020	28.7
2021	28.8
2022	28.7
2023	28.3
2024	27.8
2025	27.6

Year	Value (%)
2014	53.8
2015	53.9
2016	53.7
2017	53.6
2018	53.7
2019	53.6
2020	53.7
2021	53.8
2022	54
2023	54.4
2024	54.7
2025	54.8

Year	Value (%)
2014	13.7
2015	13.7
2016	13.5
2017	13.4
2018	13
2019	12.8
2020	12.6
2021	12.2
2022	11.8
2023	11.5
2024	11.2
2025	11

Year	Value (personer)
2014	1,266
2015	1,388
2016	1,300
2017	1,286
2018	1,459
2019	1,271
2020	1,524
2021	1,680
2022	1,278
2023	1,346
2024	1,408
2025	1,284

Year	Value (personer)
2014	1,192
2015	1,165
2016	1,184
2017	1,271
2018	1,428
2019	1,375
2020	1,352
2021	1,447
2022	1,243
2023	1,289
2024	1,370
2025	1,446