Population & demographics in Skellefteå Municipality

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

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

Population (31 Dec)

78 150 people

2024 · +7.7 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-144 people

2025 · -111.8 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

-2628 people

2025 · -947.7 % vs 2020

Population density11.5 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

78 150 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Skellefteå — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	71,813
2003	71,772
2004	71,786
2005	71,910
2006	71,966
2007	72,090
2008	71,862
2009	71,770
2010	71,641
2011	71,580
2012	71,774
2013	71,988
2014	72,024
2015	72,031
2016	72,266
2017	72,723
2018	72,467
2019	72,589
2020	72,840
2021	73,393
2022	74,402
2023	76,542
2024	78,150

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

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

1608 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Skellefteå — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	-41
2004	14
2005	124
2006	56
2007	124
2008	-228
2009	-92
2010	-129
2011	-61
2012	194
2013	214
2014	36
2015	7
2016	235
2017	457
2018	-256
2019	122
2020	251
2021	553
2022	1,009
2023	2,140
2024	1,608

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

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

7.66 %(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

8.51 %(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 (%)

21.5 %(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 (%)

54.5 %(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 (%)

16.9 %(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 (%)

7.11 %(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

0.84 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

651 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

795 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)

-144 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

2422 people(2025)

20142025

In-migration to the municipality, Skellefteå — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	2,427
2015	2,267
2016	2,460
2017	2,666
2018	2,229
2019	2,173
2020	2,196
2021	2,704
2022	3,126
2023	4,608
2024	4,953
2025	2,422

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

5050 people(2025)

20142025

Out-migration from the municipality, Skellefteå — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	2,265
2015	2,164
2016	2,173
2017	2,209
2018	2,333
2019	2,023
2020	1,886
2021	2,098
2022	2,011
2023	2,350
2024	3,085
2025	5,050

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)

-2628 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

-2037 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

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Year	Value (%)
2012	-0.1
2013	0.3
2014	0.3
2015	0.2
2016	0.4
2017	0.9
2018	0.8
2019	1.1
2020	1.7
2021	2.5
2022	3.7
2023	6.3
2024	8.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	21.8
2015	21.7
2016	21.8
2017	22.1
2018	22.2
2019	22.1
2020	22.1
2021	22.1
2022	22
2023	21.7
2024	21.6
2025	21.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	55.6
2015	55.5
2016	55.2
2017	54.7
2018	54.3
2019	54.1
2020	53.8
2021	53.8
2022	54.1
2023	55
2024	55.5
2025	54.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	16.5
2015	16.8
2016	16.9
2017	17.1
2018	17.4
2019	17.5
2020	17.7
2021	17.7
2022	17.4
2023	16.8
2024	16.4
2025	16.9

Year	Value (personer)
2014	-132
2015	-115
2016	-59
2017	-29
2018	-146
2019	-49
2020	-68
2021	-148
2022	-185
2023	-152
2024	-260
2025	-144

Year	Value (personer)
2014	-585
2015	-481
2016	-543
2017	-425
2018	-608
2019	-267
2020	42
2021	99
2022	291
2023	1,000
2024	452
2025	-2,037