Public library, circulation - loans per capita

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Last update: 2023-05-17

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 2022
Municipality/Region	Media loan (books and audio-visual) per inhabitant
Falkenberg	6
Halmstad	6
Hylte	4
Kungsbacka	6
Laholm	4
Varberg	6
Halland County	6
Sweden	5
Source: National Library of Sweden

Loans in the municipal library systems in 2012-2022
Municipality/Region	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Falkenberg	10	9	9	9	8	9	7	6	6	6	6
Halmstad	9	9	9	12	9	8	8	8	8	6	6
Hylte	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4
Kungsbacka	11	10	7	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6
Laholm	7	7	12	7	7	8	8	7	6	3	4
Varberg	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	5	6
Halland County	9	9	8	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6
Sweden	7	7	..	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	5
Source: National Library of Sweden

Loans in the municipal library systems in 2012-2022. Index year 2012=100
Municipality/Region	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Falkenberg	100	96	94	89	87	89	68	63	66	64	63
Halmstad	100	99	98	129	98	89	84	85	89	70	68
Hylte	100	107	99	88	84	85	79	76	82	74	64
Kungsbacka	100	95	62	81	77	75	70	68	66	54	59
Laholm	100	102	178	106	99	118	117	109	92	47	67
Varberg	100	95	91	89	88	86	83	81	83	66	70
Halland County	100	97	92	100	88	86	79	77	78	62	65
Sweden	100	98	..	113	87	81	78	78	71	62	68
Source: National Library of Sweden