Umeå
Västerbottens län
135,273 residents · 2025
Five-year population changeMedian earned incomeAt least three years of post-secondary educationRecommend the municipalitySatisfied with primary schoolTrust in local politicians
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78%
Recommend the municipality
2025
Rank 16 of 249
Five-year population changeMedian earned incomeAt least three years of post-secondary educationRecommend the municipalitySatisfied with primary schoolTrust in local politicians
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84%
Satisfied with primary school
2025
Rank 22 of 249
Five-year population changeMedian earned incomeAt least three years of post-secondary educationRecommend the municipalitySatisfied with primary schoolTrust in local politicians
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46%
Trust in local politicians
2025
Rank 56 of 249
Statistics from SCB
SCB's citizen survey
Nature & Leisure
Compared with the national average · SCB 2025
Outdoor recreation areas
89%National average: 88% +1 pp Show how different groups answered Hide the breakdown
| Year | Umeå | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88% | 88% |
| 2022 | 89% | 87% |
| 2023 | 91% | 87% |
| 2024 | 90% | 88% |
| 2025 | 89% | 88% |
2021 → 2025 · +2 since 2021
Sex
Men 88% -2 pp n=313
Women 91% +2 pp n=310
The difference is within the margin of uncertainty
Age
Ages 18–29 87% -2 pp n=72
Ages 30–49 89% 0 pp n=122
Ages 50–64 88% -1 pp n=212
Ages 65+ 93% +4 pp n=217
The differences are within the margin of uncertainty
623 respondents
Access to sports facilities
74%National average: 79% -5 pp Show how different groups answered Hide the breakdown
| Year | Umeå | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82% | 79% |
| 2022 | 84% | 80% |
| 2023 | 84% | 79% |
| 2024 | 83% | 80% |
| 2025 | 74% | 79% |
2021 → 2025 · −8 since 2021
Sex
Men 69% -5 pp n=221
Women 80% +6 pp n=196
Age
Ages 18–29 66% -8 pp n=49
Ages 30–49 73% -2 pp n=87
Ages 50–64 75% +1 pp n=141
Ages 65+ 86% +12 pp n=140
417 respondents
Lit exercise tracks
83%National average: 73% +10 pp Show how different groups answered Hide the breakdown
| Year | Umeå | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85% | 72% |
| 2022 | 88% | 72% |
| 2023 | 85% | 73% |
| 2024 | 87% | 74% |
| 2025 | 83% | 73% |
2021 → 2025 · −1 since 2021
Sex
Men 86% +3 pp n=266
Women 80% -3 pp n=218
The difference is within the margin of uncertainty
Age
Ages 18–29 80% -3 pp n=68
Ages 30–49 82% -1 pp n=101
Ages 50–64 82% -2 pp n=165
Ages 65+ 92% +9 pp n=150
484 respondents
Local culture
87%National average: 65% +22 pp Show how different groups answered Hide the breakdown
| Year | Umeå | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85% | 62% |
| 2022 | 88% | 66% |
| 2023 | 88% | 66% |
| 2024 | 88% | 65% |
| 2025 | 87% | 65% |
2021 → 2025 · +2 since 2021
Sex
Men 84% -3 pp n=307
Women 90% +3 pp n=334
The difference is within the margin of uncertainty
Age
Ages 18–29 87% 0 pp n=77
Ages 30–49 83% -4 pp n=108
Ages 50–64 87% 0 pp n=212
Ages 65+ 92% +5 pp n=244
The differences are within the margin of uncertainty
641 respondents
Library books
98%National average: 95% +3 pp Show how different groups answered Hide the breakdown
| Year | Umeå | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99% | 95% |
| 2022 | 99% | 95% |
| 2023 | 97% | 95% |
| 2024 | 99% | 95% |
| 2025 | 98% | 95% |
2021 → 2025 · −1 since 2021
Sex
Men 98% 0 pp n=201
Women 99% 0 pp n=244
The difference is within the margin of uncertainty
Age
Ages 18–29 95% -3 pp n=65
Ages 30–49 100% +2 pp n=89
Ages 50–64 99% +1 pp n=135
Ages 65+ 97% -1 pp n=156
445 respondents