2016 Land area: 3 086 sq km Inhabitants/sq km: 13 Population by age, 2015 Age 0,8 0,6 0,4 % Population by age, 2015 Population trends, 2005 2015 Age Percentage distribution Year Population Excess of Net (31 Dec.) Number births over migration M W Tot M W Tot deaths M W 0 6 7 7 7 9 8 8 2005 40 873-40 -5 90 7 15 10 9 10 10 10 10 2006 40 943 18 27 26 16 19 5 4 4 4 4 4 2007 40 961-19 27 12 20 24 7 6 7 7 6 7 2008 40 902 5-86 23 25 44 24 23 23 27 25 26 2009 40 860-32 -14 6 45 64 26 26 26 25 25 25 2010 40 892-18 1 52 65 79 17 18 17 14 15 15 2011 40 942-51 62 41 4 7 5 4 6 5 2012 41 078-19 114 38 Total, % 100 100 100 100 100 100 2013 41 278 8 112 Total (thou) 21 21 42 4 931 4 920 9 851 2014 41 508-16 150 91 2015 41 548-43 22 57 Live births per woman/man Migrations, 2015 Number of births/person 2,5 In-migration 7 792 2,0 within the county 291 334 from another county 356 348 from another country 119 110 1,5 Of which, ages 18 24 186 250 1,0 0,5 0,0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Total fertility rate Births and deaths, 2015 Foreign born, 2015 Number Prop. (%) of all inhabitants M W Tot Births 209 194 5 6 5 Deaths 194 252 17 17 17 0,2 0,0 100 90 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 Out-migration 744 735 within the county 230 251 to another county 471 451 to another country 43 33 Of which, ages 18 24 244 2 Net migration 22 57 %
Seats in the Municipal Council Political party Number of seats after the election 2010 2014 Moderate Party 5 1 4 2 Centre Party 1 2 2 3 Liberal Party 1 1 1 1 Christian Democratic Party 0 2 0 2 Green Party 0 2 1 2 Social Democratic Party 15 15 11 11 Left Party 2 3 2 3 Democrats 0 0 1 1 Other parties 1 0 3 1 All parties 25 26 25 26 Source: Election statistics, SCB Completed/converted dwellings Number of dwellings 160 140 120 100 60 40 20 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 In new one- or two-dwelling buildings In new multi-dwelling buildings The net change in converted multi-dwelling buildings Source: Housing Construction, SCB Population by level of education, 31 December 2015 Level of education Percentage distribution County M W Tot M W Tot M W Tot Compulsory schooling 9 7 8 11 9 10 14 10 12 Upper secondary 64 52 58 60 50 55 49 43 46 Post-secondary education 26 41 33 28 41 34 35 45 40 Unknown 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Total, % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Total (1 000) 12 11 23 74 67 141 2 8 2 783 5 4 Refers to age group 20 64 Source: Register of Education, SCB Employed by age group, 2014 Employment by sector, 2014 Prop. (%) of all within ages Night population Day population Total 10 860 9 537 9 484 8 635 20 24 25 44 45 64 20 64 County 87 84 83 61 79 78 64 84 Business sector Public sector County (1 000) Business sector Public sector 9 229 1 631 54 12 4 506 5 031 57 27 31 8 157 1 327 53 12 4 047 4 588 57 27 31 20 24 25 44 45 64 64 84 65 83 (1 000) Business sector Public sector 2 422 2 077 346 2 233 1 274 959 2 417 2 072 345 2 230 1 272 959 20 64 79 Number of persons ages 16 and over 20 24 25 44 45 64 20 64 59 78 58 78 79 76 59 77 Commuting, 2014 Refers to the night population Source: Labour statistics, SCB Commuting in 1 0 555 within the county 626 312 Night population: from another county 454 243 residing in the municipality, regardless of workplace Commuting out 2 456 1 457 within the county 1 907 1 147 Day population (jobs): to another county 549 310 working in the municipality, regardless of residence Net commuting -1 376-902 Number of persons ages 16 and over
Employment by industry, 2014 Industry Healthcare and nursing16 Trade15 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying14 Business services13 Education12 Construction11 Civilian authorities and national defence10 Transport Personal and cultural services Information and communication Hotels and restaurants Agriculture, forestry, fishing Credit institutes and insurance companies Real estate services Unknown sector Energy and environment 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 20 0 10 20 Employed in the municipality, regardless of residence (day population) Percent Percent Self-employed, 2014 Sickness/activity compensation, 2015 Number of Prop. (%) of all within ages employed Self-empl. Self- Self-empl. Self- Total in lim.comp. employed in lim.comp. employed 55 59 11 21 16 1 128 621 29 440 60 64 15 30 23 2 4 154 67 40 38 20 64 7 12 9 5 9 118 7 23 3 10 126 0 30 0 55 59 9 15 12 60 64 14 21 17 Total 526 695 122 4 20 64 5 7 6 Number of persons ages 16 and over Refers to the day population Replace benefits for disability pension and sickness Source: The National Social Insurance Board Job seekers Proportion (%) of all within age group County M W Tot M W Tot M W Tot March, 2015 Ages 20 64 7 5 6 7 5 6 7 6 6 Unemployed 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 Labour market progr. 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 Of which, ages 20 24 17 11 14 14 9 12 11 7 9 Number, ages 20 64 788 599 1 387 5 322 3 590 8 912 198 377 157 269 355 646 March, 2016 Ages 20 64 7 6 6 7 5 6 Unemployed 3 2 3 4 2 3 Labour market progr. 3 3 3 4 3 3 Of which, ages 20 24 14 12 13 13 9 11 Number, ages 20 64 771 627 1 398 5 328 3 612 8 940 The presentation refers to those who are registered at the Swedish Public Employment Service Source: Swedish Public Employment Service 7 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 10 7 8 198 136 155 6 353 942 Source: The National Social Insurance Board
Employment and employed, 2014 Total Industry Day population Night population County County Number % % % Number % % % Agriculture, forestry, fishing 755 4 4 2 741 4 4 2 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 2 490 14 13 12 2 789 14 13 12 Energy and environment 289 2 1 1 310 2 1 1 Construction 1 649 9 9 7 1 9 10 9 7 Trade 1 770 10 9 12 1 9 10 9 12 Transport 1 025 6 5 5 1 028 5 5 5 Hotels and restaurants 551 3 3 3 555 3 3 3 Information and communication 198 1 2 4 328 2 2 4 Credit institutes and insurance companies 421 2 1 2 487 2 1 2 Real estate services 271 1 1 2 295 1 1 2 Business services 1 641 9 9 11 1 893 9 10 11 Civilian authorities and national defence 434 2 8 6 797 4 8 6 Education 2 006 11 10 11 2 194 11 10 10 Healthcare and nursing 3 461 19 18 16 3 709 18 18 16 Personal and cultural services 638 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Unknown sector 520 3 1 1 520 3 1 1 Total 18 119 100 100 100 20 397 100 100 100 Employment and employed, 2014 Industry Day population Night population County County Number % % % Number % % Agriculture, forestry, fishing 515 5 5 3 495 5 5 3 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 2 084 22 20 18 2 342 22 20 18 Energy and environment 226 2 2 2 243 2 2 2 Construction 1 564 16 15 12 1 857 17 15 12 Trade 889 9 9 13 1 032 10 9 13 Transport 8 9 8 7 8 8 8 7 Hotels and restaurants 207 2 2 3 210 2 2 3 Information and communication 139 1 3 5 233 2 3 5 Credit institutes and insurance companies 131 1 1 2 160 1 1 2 Real estate services 188 2 2 2 203 2 2 2 Business services 1 000 11 10 13 1 171 11 10 12 Civilian authorities and national defence 213 2 8 5 409 4 7 5 Education 425 4 5 5 491 5 5 5 Healthcare and nursing 620 7 6 6 673 6 6 6 Personal and cultural services 256 3 3 4 330 3 3 4 Unknown sector 146 2 1 1 145 1 1 1 Total 9 484 100 100 100 10 860 100 100 100 Employment and employed, 2014 Industry Day population Night population County County Number % % % Number % % % Agriculture, forestry, fishing 240 3 2 1 246 3 2 1 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 406 5 5 6 447 5 5 6 Energy and environment 63 1 1 1 67 1 1 1 Construction 85 1 2 1 109 1 2 1 Trade 8 10 9 11 949 10 9 11 Transport 144 2 2 2 162 2 2 2 Hotels and restaurants 344 4 4 4 345 4 4 4 Information and communication 59 1 2 2 95 1 2 2 Credit institutes and insurance companies 290 3 2 2 327 3 2 2 Real estate services 83 1 1 1 92 1 1 1 Business services 641 7 9 10 722 8 9 10 Civilian authorities and national defence 221 3 8 7 388 4 8 7 Education 1 5 18 16 16 1 703 18 16 16 Healthcare and nursing 2 841 33 32 28 3 036 32 32 28 Personal and cultural services 3 4 5 5 474 5 5 5 Unknown sector 374 4 2 1 375 4 2 1 Total 8 635 100 100 100 9 537 100 100 100 %
The 20 most common occupations in the municipality, 2014 Day population of employees Number Perc.distr. Sex distr. (%) M W Tot M W Attendants, personal assistants and related workers 293 772 3 10 6 28 72 Primary- and pre-school teachers 149 831 2 10 6 15 85 Personal care workers in health services 49 854 1 11 5 5 95 Shop staff 310 588 4 7 5 35 65 Carpenters, bricklayers and construction workers 686 19 8 0 4 97 3 Wood processing and papermaking plant operators 527 55 6 1 4 91 9 Office assistants and other secretaries 67 452 1 6 3 13 87 Heavy truck and bus drivers 474 37 6 0 3 93 7 Nursing professionals 37 350 0 4 2 10 90 Machinery mechanics and fitters 337 9 4 0 2 97 3 Client information clerks 120 220 1 3 2 35 65 Financial and accounting associate professionals 87 249 1 3 2 26 74 Insurance advisers, sales and purchasing agents 186 113 2 1 2 62 38 Electrical equipment installers and repairers 286 5 3 0 2 98 2 Cleaners and helpers 9 253 0 3 2 3 97 Physical and engineering science technicians 235 22 3 0 2 91 9 Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants 72 184 1 2 2 28 72 Health care assistants 31 219 0 3 2 12 88 Organisation analysts, policy administrators and hum 165 1 2 1 33 67 Roofers, floor layers, plumbers and pipefitters 233 1 3 0 1 100 0 Total 20 occupations 4 269 5 398 50 68 59 44 56 All occupations 8 461 7 990 100 100 100 51 49 Source: The Occupational Register, SCB The 20 most common occupations in the country, 2014 100 0 100 Shop staff Primary- and pre-school teachers 1 # Sh Personal care workers in health services 2 # Pr Office assistants and other secretaries 3 # Pe 4 # Of 5 # At 6 # Ins 7 # IC 8 # Ch 9 # Ca # # Ph # # Or # # St # # En # # Nu # # He # # He # # Cl # # Fa # # Fin # # Ma 100 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 100 % % Source: The Occupational Register, SCB Insurance advisers, sales and purchasing agents ICT architects, systems analysts and test managers Carpenters, bricklayers and construction workers Physical and engineering science technicians Engineering professionals Attendants, personal assistants and related workers Child care workers and teachers aides Organisation analysts, policy administrators and human Stores and transport clerks Heavy truck and bus drivers Machinery mechanics and fitters Nursing professionals Health care assistants Cleaners and helpers Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants Financial and accounting associate professionals Day population of employees
Preschool activities and care of Number of households 2015 school-age children 2015 Type of household Number of households Enrollment Without Children Children Total Number % % children aged 0-24 aged 25+ Pre-school, 1 5 1 876 86 83 Leisure time centre, Single 7 015 871 168 8 054 6 12 1 737 55 58 Cohabiting/ married 5 756 4 215 2 10 251 Pedagogical child care, Other household 447 260 16 723 1 5 0 0 2 Total 13 218 5 346 464 19 028 6 12 0 0 0 Persons who lack information in the Dwellings Register are not Proportion (%) of all within age group. Information with included in the household statistics. No information about dwellings is fewer than 5 persons per group is not presented. available for 2,23 percent of the population in the municipality Source: The National Agency for Education Total income, 2014 Social assistance, 2014 SEK thousand Type of household Recipient households Total Number % % Average income Cohabiting 332 254 294 without children 33 5 5 County 327 263 297 with children 0 0 12 329 259 295 Single men Median income without children 293 46 41 340 259 296 with children 45 7 3 County 333 271 299 Single women 319 259 286 without children 1 28 24 with children 89 14 16 Income from employm. and business, age gr. 20 64 Total 642 100 100 Source: Statistics on Total income, SCB Some municipalities have not submitted information or have not submitted complete information for 2014. See Definitions. Source: The National Board of Health and Welfare (SoS) Expenditures SEK, per inhabitant, 2014 Local taxes, 2016 Care for the elderly and the disabled Education Child care Individual and family assistance Infrastructure Recreation 9 8 7 6 5 4 Total local tax rate 33,59 of wich to municipality 22,25 Tax base, SEK/inhab. 191 748 Tax base, index 99 County average Total local tax rate 33,92 of wich to municipality 22,58 Tax base, SEK/inhab. 195 035 Tax base, index 100 Special projects 3 National average Culture 2 Political admin. 1 0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 SEK/inhab. Source: Public Finances, SCB National average Total local tax rate 32,10 of wich to municipality 20,75 Tax base, SEK/inhab. 194 220 Tax base, index 100 Index, = 100 Source: Public Finances, SCB Information and sales: Elisabeth Blom tfn +46 19-17 63 88, Harriet Löfqvist tfn +46 19-17 60 48 E-mail: regionalt@scb.se Web site: www.scb.se/kommunfakta kommun 941 85 PITEÅ 0911-696000