area in Pajala Municipality

Pajala omland

3,762 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityPajala

population3,762

area code2521R002

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 72% of areas3,762

Share 65++4.2 pp vs Pajala · higher than 99% of areas40.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-6.0 pp vs Pajala · higher than 2% of areas53.6 %

Share foreign background-3.2 pp vs Pajala · higher than 29% of areas13.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Pajala · higher than 19% of areas305 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Pajala · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.5 pp vs Pajala · higher than 5% of areas13.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.7 pp vs Pajala · higher than 98% of areas84.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-56 % vs Pajala · higher than 46% of areas23.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.4 pp vs Pajala · higher than 19% of areas81.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+11.7 pp vs Pajala · higher than 88% of areas92.6 %

Share rental housing-11.3 pp vs Pajala · higher than 21% of areas5.0 %

Share single-family houses+10.6 pp vs Pajala · higher than 82% of areas93.2 %

Share built before 1940+0.1 pp vs Pajala · higher than 36% of areas6.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 92% of areas2,448 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

2,068men

1,665women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

106

10–14

101

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

112

55–59

156

60–64

115

195

65–69

151

242

70–74

155

206

75–79

149

207

80+

211

marital status

Unmarried1,848

49 %

Married1,287

34 %

Divorced335

9 %

Widowed288

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Pajala omland. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden35 in 2011 → 44 in 2024percentile 44

Population 20254,324 in 20103,762

Economic standard, medianin 2024291 tkr

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

80.1 %turnout

S35.4 %

SD23.9 %

V14.1 %

M9.3 %

KD9.0 %

C3.4 %

MP2.0 %

L1.5 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 71% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Kangosurban area14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Pajala centralort29 km Gällivare östra omlandGällivare63 km Kiruna sydostKiruna64 km Övertorneå-NorraÖvertorneå76 km KoskullskulleGällivare97 km Övertorneå-CentralaÖvertorneå99 km Gällivare östGällivare100 km Malmberget-MosebackeGällivare100 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityPajala Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Pajala?

5,857population

412 tkrmedian income

49.0 yearsaverage age