Statistics from SCB
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Population, population change and age structure in Pajala, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.
Population
5,706
31 December 2025
Five-year change
−4.4%
2020–2025
Sweden: +2.2%
Calculated by sverige.fyi from SCB data
Population trend
Population on 31 December each year, 2015–2025.
| Year | Residents |
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| 2015 | 6,193 |
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| 2016 | 6,116 |
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| 2017 | 6,101 |
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| 2018 | 6,039 |
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| 2019 | 6,052 |
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| 2020 | 5,966 |
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| 2021 | 5,973 |
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| 2022 | 5,883 |
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| 2023 | 5,871 |
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| 2024 | 5,857 |
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| 2025 | 5,706 |
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Age structure
Share of the population in each five-year age group, 2025.
Pajala Sweden
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| Age | Pajala · Share | Pajala · Count | Sweden · Share | Sweden · Count |
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| Ages 0–4 | 4.4% | 249 | 4.9% | 522,283 |
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| Ages 5–9 | 4.8% | 275 | 5.6% | 598,642 |
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| Ages 10–14 | 5.4% | 307 | 5.9% | 624,495 |
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| Ages 15–19 | 4.9% | 278 | 6.0% | 634,336 |
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| Ages 20–24 | 4.3% | 243 | 5.7% | 602,824 |
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| Ages 25–29 | 4.8% | 272 | 5.8% | 618,019 |
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| Ages 30–34 | 4.7% | 270 | 7.0% | 745,695 |
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| Ages 35–39 | 5.2% | 297 | 7.1% | 756,657 |
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| Ages 40–44 | 4.0% | 228 | 6.3% | 667,164 |
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| Ages 45–49 | 3.9% | 224 | 6.0% | 638,977 |
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| Ages 50–54 | 4.9% | 280 | 6.3% | 667,467 |
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| Ages 55–59 | 5.9% | 334 | 6.3% | 663,165 |
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| Ages 60–64 | 6.9% | 391 | 5.9% | 630,264 |
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| Ages 65–69 | 8.1% | 464 | 5.2% | 550,159 |
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| Ages 70–74 | 9.1% | 519 | 4.8% | 505,291 |
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| Ages 75–79 | 8.5% | 483 | 4.7% | 496,130 |
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| Ages 80–84 | 5.3% | 300 | 3.6% | 379,771 |
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| Ages 85–89 | 3.5% | 198 | 1.9% | 196,920 |
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| Ages 90–94 | 1.4% | 79 | 0.8% | 82,062 |
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| Ages 95–99 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.2% | 22,225 |
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| 100 years or older | 0.1% | 3 | 0.0% | 2,988 |
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