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 2014-2024
Municipality/Region	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Arjeplog	7	6	6	5	8	8	6	5	5	6	6
Arvidsjaur	8	8	8	8	5	6	8	6	7	6	5
Boden	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Gällivare	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6
Haparanda	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6
Jokkmokk	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	7	7	8
Kalix	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Kiruna	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4
Luleå	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	5
Pajala	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	5
Piteå	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	4	7	7	7
Älvsbyn	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Överkalix	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4
Övertorneå	12	11	10	10	7	8	8	7	6	7	6
Norrbotten County	7	8	6	6	6	6	5	4	5	5	5
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
Arjeplog	100	87	91	79	115	116	96	80	79	92	92
Arvidsjaur	100	100	104	103	67	77	99	81	83	73	67
Boden	100	92	87	81	83	83	78	65	70	77	76
Gällivare	100	93	91	90	88	95	85	89	94	91	93
Haparanda	100	95	93	82	70	58	67	57	70	71	73
Jokkmokk	100	96	100	86	87	94	99	83	96	97	100
Kalix	100	77	69	70	66	63	58	48	55	58	59
Kiruna	100	89	115	106	107	83	85	66	76	82	78
Luleå	100	98	93	91	90	91	86	71	71	74	77
Pajala	100	100	103	103	104	74	70	65	86	75	76
Piteå	100	93	86	85	82	80	79	47	77	78	80
Älvsbyn	100	80	65	59	57	61	67	65	66	63	98
Överkalix	100	142	136	89	95	88	97	70	99	96	80
Övertorneå	100	91	83	81	59	67	63	58	54	57	47
Norrbotten County	100	114	85	83	81	79	77	61	71	73	74
Sweden	..	100	76	71	69	69	63	54	60	62	63
Source: National Library of Sweden