Municipal data and statistics — Arjeplog

In-depth municipal statistics for Arjeplog: economy and housing, society/culture/environment, adult education (Komvux, SFI) and comparison with the SCB municipality group. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, SCB. Updated 2024/25.

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Economy and housing

Municipal finances, housing and infrastructure in Arjeplog.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
23.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.8 %
Tax base
262,966 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,806 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
2.8 %
Solvency
51.2 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
0.4 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
2.5 %
Net cost of social assistance
101 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet connectivity and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school
6,775 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
10,222 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
8 %
New housing completions
0.4 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
75.9 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
31.6 %
Rental housing
29.1 %
Tenant-owned housing
1.6 %
Owner-occupied housing
67.3 %
Other housing
2 %
Cars in use
1,569

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Arjeplog.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,048 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
426 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
39 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
387 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
7,228 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.6

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees. Relevant for understanding staffing capacity and teacher recruitment.

Sick leave, total
8.2 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
51 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.7 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
8.1 %
Sick leave >49 years
9.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.3 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
11.9 %
Number of students
40
Average student fee
0 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
230 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
-5 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
87.5 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
6.1 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
1.6 per inh.
Active borrowers
23.7 %
Media budget
1,115 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.1 tonnes

Adult education

Komvux (municipal adult education) and SFI (Swedish for immigrants) in Arjeplog.

Komvux

Students in Komvux
78
Cost per full-time student
46,857 SEK/year
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
64.8 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
22 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
223 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
8
Cost per full-time student
654 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
100 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C9

Arjeplog belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. Shown here is how Arjeplog compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.

Arjeplog vs SCB group C9 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Arjeplog Group median
Merit value 203.1 (median: 219.8)
17th
Qualified teachers 54.4 (median: 67.7)
10th
Students/teacher 9 (median: 10.4)
90th
Cost/pupil 184502.2 (median: 164250)
17th
Graduating 3 yrs 81.8 (median: 69)
97th
All subjects passed 71.4 (median: 71.4)
50th
Best in group for graduating 3 yrs
Above group median for students/teacher
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Arjeplog belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. 15 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Arjeplog 203.1 54.4 % 184,502 SEK 81.8 %
Borgholm 219.8 75.7 % 180,001 SEK 62.6 %
Båstad 224.6 80.3 % 157,510 SEK 73.1 %
Eda 199.8 66 % 162,162 SEK 62 %
Härjedalen 228.4 63.4 % 173,212 SEK 69 %
Leksand 229.3 73.9 % 137,497 SEK 74.2 %
Malung – Sälen 222.7 51.5 % 155,351 SEK 62.3 %
Orsa 199.5 75.6 % 159,369 SEK 65.8 %
Rättvik 208.9 76.1 % 172,996 SEK 71.7 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Trend sparklines for economy, society and adult education are currently shown on the Arjeplog overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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Source: Kolada, SCB, BRÅ. Updated 2024/25.

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB