Public library, circulation - loans per capita

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Last update: 2025-05-14

Explanation

Municipal library administrations annually submit information for statistics on municipal public libraries. Every municipal library system with appertaining head libraries and sub-libraries, including municipal libraries at care institutions, is regarded as one unit. In addition, 38 independent libraries are included in public library statistics, as well as the Talking Book and the Braille Library, the Sigtuna Foundation Library and the Swedish Seamen's Library. As of year 2001, the libraries for Swedes abroad are no longer included.

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Loans in the municipal library systems in 2024
Municipality/Region	Media loan (books and audio-visual) per inhabitant
Falkenberg	7
Halmstad	7
Hylte	5
Kungsbacka	7
Laholm	5
Varberg	6
Halland County	6
Sweden	5
Source: National Library of Sweden

Loans in the municipal library systems in 2014-2024
Municipality/Region	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Falkenberg	9	9	8	9	7	6	6	6	6	7	7
Halmstad	9	12	9	8	8	8	8	6	6	7	7
Hylte	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
Kungsbacka	7	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	7
Laholm	12	7	7	8	8	7	6	3	4	5	5
Varberg	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	5	6	6	6
Halland County	8	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6
Sweden	..	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5
Source: National Library of Sweden

Loans in the municipal library systems in 2014-2024. Index year 2014=100
Municipality/Region	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Falkenberg	100	95	93	95	73	67	71	68	67	71	80
Halmstad	100	132	99	90	86	87	90	71	70	76	79
Hylte	100	90	85	87	80	77	83	75	65	72	73
Kungsbacka	100	130	124	120	112	108	106	86	94	95	98
Laholm	100	59	56	66	66	61	52	26	38	38	39
Varberg	100	99	97	94	91	89	91	73	77	80	78
Halland County	100	109	96	93	86	84	85	68	70	74	77
Sweden	..	100	76	71	69	69	63	54	60	62	63
Source: National Library of Sweden