Public library, circulation - loans per capita

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Last update: 2024-05-15

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 2023
Municipality/Region	Media loan (books and audio-visual) per inhabitant
Arjeplog	6
Arvidsjaur	6
Boden	4
Gällivare	6
Haparanda	6
Jokkmokk	7
Kalix	3
Kiruna	4
Luleå	5
Pajala	5
Piteå	7
Älvsbyn	5
Överkalix	5
Övertorneå	7
Norrbotten County	5
Sweden	5
Source: National Library of Sweden

Loans in the municipal library systems in 2013-2023
Municipality/Region	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Arjeplog	6	7	6	6	5	8	8	6	5	5	6
Arvidsjaur	6	8	8	8	8	5	6	8	6	7	6
Boden	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Gällivare	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6
Haparanda	7	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6
Jokkmokk	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	7	7
Kalix	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Kiruna	3	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4
Luleå	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	5
Pajala	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	5	5
Piteå	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	4	7	7
Älvsbyn	9	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Överkalix	6	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
Övertorneå	12	12	11	10	10	7	8	8	7	6	7
Norrbotten County	7	7	8	6	6	6	6	5	4	5	5
Sweden	7	..	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	5
Source: National Library of Sweden

Loans in the municipal library systems in 2013-2023. Index year 2013=100
Municipality/Region	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Arjeplog	100	111	96	101	87	127	128	106	88	88	102
Arvidsjaur	100	130	129	134	133	87	99	129	104	108	94
Boden	100	96	88	83	78	80	80	75	62	68	74
Gällivare	100	103	95	94	92	91	98	88	92	97	93
Haparanda	100	111	106	104	91	78	65	75	64	78	79
Jokkmokk	100	105	100	104	90	91	99	104	86	101	101
Kalix	100	102	78	70	71	67	64	59	49	56	59
Kiruna	100	138	123	158	146	147	114	117	91	105	113
Luleå	100	94	92	87	85	84	86	81	67	66	70
Pajala	100	92	92	95	95	96	68	65	60	80	69
Piteå	100	96	89	82	82	79	77	76	45	74	75
Älvsbyn	100	81	64	53	48	46	49	54	53	53	51
Överkalix	100	85	121	116	75	81	75	83	60	84	82
Övertorneå	100	104	95	86	84	61	69	65	60	56	59
Norrbotten County	100	104	118	89	86	84	82	80	64	73	75
Sweden	100	..	91	91	82	80	79	73	63	70	72
Source: National Library of Sweden