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Sorsele Municipality – facts and statistics

In Sorsele municipality, 2,362 people live (2025).

Västerbotten County · municipal tax 35.45 % · population −22.5 % since 2002

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How many people live in Sorsele?

2,362 residents

Population · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: −367 residents

14-yr trend: -13 %

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 Sorsele?

51.7 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 Sorsele (key figure)

15.5 %

Foreign background · 2025 · municipality

Change since 2011: +3.2 pp

Sweden: 27.7 % (−12.2 pp)

14-yr trend: +3.2 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 Sorsele?

35.45 %

Total municipal tax rate · 2026 · municipality

Municipal average (unweighted): 33.30 % (+2.15 pp)

Sum of the municipal and regional tax rate in 2026 (municipal 23.60 % + regional 11.85 %). 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 Sorsele?

1.7 %

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

Change since 2014: −2.1 pp

Municipal average (unweighted): 2.7 % (−0.9 pp)

County average (unweighted): 2.4 %

11-yr trend: -2.1 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 Sorsele?

321,000 SEK

Median income, 20+ · 2024 · municipality

Change since 2013: +101,700 SEK

Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK (−24,416 SEK)

County average (unweighted): 328,727 SEK

11-yr trend: +46 %

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 Sorsele?

42

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

Rank 279 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: −37

Sweden: 216 (−174)

8-yr trend: -47 %

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

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Key figures

Population (31 Dec)· 2025

2,362.0people
14-yr trend: -13 %

SCB BE0101N1

Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025

23.6%
+2.9 pp higher than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 20.7 % · County average (unweighted): 23.3 %
11-yr trend: +0.5 pp ↑
tied 3/289

SCB via Kolada N00901

Median income, 20+· 2024

321,000SEK
-24,416 SEK lower than municipal average (unweighted)
Municipal average (unweighted): 345,416 SEK · County average (unweighted): 328,727 SEK
11-yr trend: +46 %

SCB HE0110

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

1.7%
-1.4 pp lower than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 3.1 % · County average (unweighted): 2.4 %
11-yr trend: -2.1 pp ↓
277/290

Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937

Upper-secondary eligibility

No data

No verified comparable value is available.

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

20.2%
+5.2 pp higher than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 15.1 % · County average (unweighted): 10.7 %
11-yr trend: -3.5 pp ↓
27/290

SCB via Kolada N07907

Life expectancy, women

No data

No verified comparable value is available.

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025

1,186.7/100k
+119.9 /100k higher than Sweden (source's national figure, 2025)
Sweden (source's national figure, 2025): 1,066.8 /100k · County average (unweighted): 881.1 /100k
8-yr trend: +130 % ↑
36/290

Brå via Kolada N07403

Governing coalition: not yet confirmed

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.

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

Sorsele20.2 %
Sweden15.1 %

Sorsele is above Sweden by 5.2 percentage points.

2025 · SCB via Kolada N07907 · rank 27 of 290

Municipal tax rate (%)

Sorsele23.6 %
Sweden20.7 %

Sorsele is above Sweden by 2.9 percentage points.

2025 · SCB via Kolada N00901 · rank 3 of 289

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)

Sorsele1,186.7 /100k
Sweden1,066.8 /100k

Sorsele is above Sweden by 119.9 /100k.

2025 · Brå via Kolada N07403 · rank 36 of 290

Compare with nearby municipalities

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

IndicatorSorseleStorumanArjeplogMalåSkellefteåSweden
Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)2025 · Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N039371.7 %2.1 %1.9 %2.3 %4.6 %3.1 %
Municipal tax rate (%)2025 · SCB via Kolada N0090123.6 %23.1 %23.5 %23.4 %22.6 %20.7 %
Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)2025 · SCB via Kolada N0790720.2 %8.4 %8.0 %18.0 %9.4 %15.1 %
Reported violent offences (per 100,000)2025 · Brå via Kolada N074031,186.7 /100k845.3 /100k425.6 /100k920.9 /100k975.5 /100k1,066.8 /100k
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Municipalities with a similar profile

Most similar to Sorsele 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. Jokkmokk

    Closest on: Inhabitants per km², Share aged 65–79

    Share aged 0–19
    18.0 %
    Share aged 65–79
    22.5 %
    Share aged 80+
    8.7 %
    Population
    4,695
    Inhabitants per km²
    0.3
  2. 2. Åsele

    Closest on: Share aged 65–79, Population

    Share aged 0–19
    19.6 %
    Share aged 65–79
    22.3 %
    Share aged 80+
    10.1 %
    Population
    2,683
    Inhabitants per km²
    0.6
  3. 3. Arjeplog

    Closest on: Share aged 65–79, Population

    Share aged 0–19
    17.1 %
    Share aged 65–79
    21.9 %
    Share aged 80+
    9.7 %
    Population
    2,570
    Inhabitants per km²
    0.2
  4. 4. Storuman

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

    Share aged 0–19
    19.4 %
    Share aged 65–79
    21.9 %
    Share aged 80+
    9.2 %
    Population
    5,543
    Inhabitants per km²
    0.8
  5. 5. Vilhelmina

    Closest on: Share aged 65–79, Share aged 0–19

    Share aged 0–19
    19.9 %
    Share aged 65–79
    21.3 %
    Share aged 80+
    8.1 %
    Population
    6,172
    Inhabitants per km²
    0.8
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 Sorsele 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

Elderly care
27,905 SEK/inh.
Compulsory school, preschool class–year 9
17,409 SEK/inh.
Preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities
9,819 SEK/inh.
Infrastructure, protection and related activities
8,049 SEK/inh.
Disability services
6,028 SEK/inh.
Upper-secondary school
5,632 SEK/inh.
Individual and family care
2,896 SEK/inh.
Leisure activities
1,978 SEK/inh.
Political activities
1,721 SEK/inh.
Cultural activities
1,552 SEK/inh.

Budget (plan)

No verified budget for Sorsele 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 Sorsele?

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: 2,357 people → 2025: 2,362 people
  • Municipal tax rate (%)2024: 23.6 % → 2025: 23.6 %(unchanged)
  • Median income, 20+2023: 300,600 SEK → 2024: 321,000 SEK
  • Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)2024: 1.8 % → 2025: 1.7 %
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How many people live in Sorsele?

Sorsele had 2,362 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has fallen by 684 people. The largest urban area Sorsele had 1,092 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).

Population· 2025

2,362
14-yr trend: -13 %

SCB BE0101N1

Population change since 2002· 2002–2025

−22.5%

SCB BE0101N1

Immigration and foreign background in Sorsele — full breakdown →

How has Sorsele changed?

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

Population in Sorsele

2011–2025 · residents

2,362residents (2025)

14-yr trend: -13 %
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Line chart of population in Sorsele 2011–2025, from 2,729 residents to 2,362 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 Sorsele, 2011–2025
Yearresidents
20252,362
20242,357
20232,387
20222,436
20212,460
20202,442
20192,489
20182,522
20172,516
20162,535
20152,516
20142,565
20132,595
20122,673
20112,729
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Share with a foreign background in Sorsele

2002–2025 · percent of population

15.5% (2025)

23-yr trend: +12.5 pp
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Line chart of share with a foreign background in Sorsele 2002–2025, from 3.0 % to 15.5 %. 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 Sorsele, 2002–2025
Year%
202515.5
202415.3
202315.1
202214.7
202113.6
202012.7
201913.3
201813.4
201713.5
201613.6
201512.4
201412.3
201311.1
201212.8
201112.3
201010.2
20099.1
20086.6
20077.0
20065.4
20054.8
20044.7
20033.5
20023.0
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Age and sex structure in Sorsele

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

Children 0–14
335
14.2 %
Working age 15–64
1,311
55.5 %
Aged 65+
716
30.3 %
Aged 80+
196
8.3 %
Women
1,112
47.1 %

Population pyramid

Sorsele, 2025 · five-year age groups

Men 1,250Women 1,112Median age 51.7 yrs

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

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Population by age and sex in Sorsele, 2025
AgeMenWomen
0-45238
5-96267
10-146551
15-195553
20-243825
25-295645
30-346858
35-397472
40-447659
45-496355
50-547172
55-5910084
60-6410384
65-6910889
70-749477
75-798072
80-844549
85-893144
90-94618
95-9930
100+00

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 335, 15–64: 1,311, 65+: 716.

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 Sorsele

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

Households
1,212
Persons per household
1.95
One-person households
46.2 %
560
Households with children 0–24
20.8 %
252

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
78.91 %
Seats
21
Valid votes
1,487
Blank votes
40
Result per party, municipal council election 2026
PartySharevs 2022Seats
26.90 %–6
26.56 %–5
22.66 %–5
7.94 %–2
7.67 %–2
6.59 %–1
Other parties (3)1.68 %––

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.

Full municipal election result →Results by voting district →

How the municipality voted in the 2026 Riksdag election

Final · Source: Election Authority
Turnout
83.55 %(2022: 81.33 %)
Eligible voters
1,787
Valid votes
1,472
Invalid (of which blank)
21 (21)
Riksdag election 2026, result per party in Sorsele kommun
PartySharevs 2022
29.76 %−9.4
22.62 %+0.9
14.40 %+3.0
8.22 %+1.2
7.68 %−0.1
7.47 %+5.2
4.96 %−2.4
2.38 %+0.2
0.88 %–
Other parties (6)1.63 %–
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.

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)
Sorsele 1.7 % · 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 % (−0.9 pp) · Västerbotten County 2.4 %
    1.7%
  • Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 3.2 % (−2.0 pp) · Västerbotten County 2.0 %
    1.2%
  • Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
    2024 · Municipal average (unweighted) 6.9 % (+0.3 pp) · Västerbotten County 6.0 %
    7.2%

Indicators for work in Sorsele.

Economy & tax

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Municipal tax rate (%)
Sorsele 23.6 % · 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 % (+1.9 pp) · Västerbotten County 23.3 %
    23.6%
  • Tax base per resident (SEK)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 280,284 SEK (−24,525 SEK) · Västerbotten County 262,518 SEK
    255,760SEK
  • Equity ratio, municipality (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 40.5 % (+5.8 pp) · Västerbotten County 43.0 %
    46.2%

Indicators for economy & tax in Sorsele.

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
Sorsele 20.2 % · 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 % (+6.7 pp) · Västerbotten County 10.7 %
    20.2%
  • House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 21,703.9 SEK/m² (−15,589.9 SEK/m²) · Västerbotten County 10,191.5 SEK/m²
    6,114.0SEK/m²
  • Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 171.6 per 1,000 residents (+9.2 per 1,000 residents) · Västerbotten County 183.0 per 1,000 residents
    180.8per 1,000 residents

Indicators for housing in Sorsele.

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
Sorsele 9,112.1 /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 (−744.8 /100k) · Västerbotten County 9,036.8 /100k
    9,112.1/100k
  • Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 885.9 /100k (+300.8 /100k) · Västerbotten County 881.1 /100k
    1,186.7/100k
  • Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 1,418.9 /100k (−232.2 /100k) · Västerbotten County 1,392.8 /100k
    1,186.7/100k

Indicators for crime in Sorsele.

Assignments per elected municipal politician
Sorsele 2.0 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 (+0.2 assignments/politician) · Västerbotten County 1.8 assignments/politician
    2.0assignments/politician
  • Residents per elected municipal politician
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 221.4 residents/politician (−166.6 residents/politician) · Västerbotten County 116.4 residents/politician
    54.8residents/politician
  • Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
    2025 · Municipal average (unweighted) 2.5 % (−2.5 pp) · Västerbotten County 2.3 %
    0.0%

Indicators for politics in Sorsele.

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Frequently asked questions about Sorsele

›How many people live in Sorsele?

In 2025, Sorsele Municipality had 2,362 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BefolkningCKM (000007ME)). Of these, 1,092 lived in the main urban area Sorsele (2023).

›How has the population of Sorsele changed?

Since 2002 the population has fallen by 684 people (−22.5 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.

›Which county is Sorsele in?

Sorsele Municipality is located in Västerbotten County (county code 24).

›What is the municipal tax rate in Sorsele?

In 2026 the total local tax rate in Sorsele is 35.45 % (municipality 23.60 % plus region 11.85 %). That is rank 287 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.

›How does Sorsele use municipal funds?

Selected actual net costs in 2025 include Elderly care: 27,905 SEK per inhabitant; Compulsory school, preschool class–year 9: 17,409 SEK per inhabitant; Preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities: 9,819 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 Sorsele?

In Sorsele, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 1.7 % (2025). The national figure is 3.1 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.2422.2025.

›How much crime is reported in Sorsele?

In Sorsele, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 9,112.1 /100k (2025). The national figure is 13,581.3 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.2422.2025.

›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

    Open source ↗
  • 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: 15.5 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).

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  title        = {Sorsele Municipality population 2025: 2,362 residents},
  howpublished = {\url{https://sverigefakta.com/en/municipality/sorsele}},
  note         = {Presented by SVERIGEFAKTA; original source SCB, SCB, Kolada}
}
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