Population & demographics in Sorsele Municipality

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

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v10 · Updated: 2026-09-10

Population (31 Dec)

2362 people

2025 · -3.3 % vs 2020

Natural change (births − deaths)

-19.0 people

2025 · -26.7 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

29.0 people

2025 · +190.6 % vs 2020

Population density0.30 inv/km²2025 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

2362 people(2025)

20022025

Population (31 Dec), Sorsele — 2002–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	3,046
2003	2,981
2004	2,957
2005	2,905
2006	2,867
2007	2,811
2008	2,733
2009	2,743
2010	2,736
2011	2,729
2012	2,673
2013	2,595
2014	2,565
2015	2,516
2016	2,535
2017	2,516
2018	2,522
2019	2,489
2020	2,442
2021	2,460
2022	2,436
2023	2,387
2024	2,357
2025	2,362

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

24 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

5.00 people(2025)

20032025

Annual population change, Sorsele — 2003–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	-65
2004	-24
2005	-52
2006	-38
2007	-56
2008	-78
2009	10
2010	-7
2011	-7
2012	-56
2013	-78
2014	-30
2015	-49
2016	19
2017	-19
2018	6
2019	-33
2020	-47
2021	18
2022	-24
2023	-49
2024	-30
2025	5

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-3.28 %(2025)

20072025

Population change, 5 years, Sorsele — 2007–2025 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	-7.7
2008	-8.3
2009	-7.2
2010	-5.8
2011	-4.8
2012	-4.9
2013	-5
2014	-6.5
2015	-8
2016	-7.1
2017	-5.9
2018	-2.8
2019	-3
2020	-2.9
2021	-3
2022	-3.2
2023	-5.4
2024	-5.3
2025	-3.3

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

19 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

-6.12 %(2025)

20122025

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

14 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

18.9 %(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 (%)

50.1 %(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 (%)

22.1 %(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 (%)

9.02 %(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

1.00 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

17.0 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

36.0 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)

-19.0 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

124 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

95.0 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)

29.0 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

24.0 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	-12.2
2013	-12.9
2014	-13.3
2015	-13.4
2016	-11.6
2017	-10.5
2018	-7.7
2019	-9.3
2020	-10.7
2021	-9.9
2022	-8.9
2023	-8
2024	-8.1
2025	-6.1

Year	Value (%)
2014	21.4
2015	20.9
2016	21.5
2017	20.7
2018	20.6
2019	19.4
2020	19.2
2021	19.1
2022	19.7
2023	19.2
2024	18.9
2025	18.9

Year	Value (%)
2014	52.1
2015	51.6
2016	51.4
2017	50.9
2018	50.9
2019	52
2020	51.3
2021	51.1
2022	50
2023	50.1
2024	50.4
2025	50.1

Year	Value (%)
2014	18.6
2015	19.6
2016	19
2017	20.2
2018	19.5
2019	19.3
2020	20.3
2021	20.9
2022	20.9
2023	21.5
2024	21.8
2025	22.1