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
Arjeplog	5
Arvidsjaur	7
Boden	4
Gällivare	6
Haparanda	5
Jokkmokk	7
Kalix	3
Kiruna	4
Luleå	4
Pajala	5
Piteå	7
Älvsbyn	5
Överkalix	5
Övertorneå	6
Norrbotten County	5
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
Arjeplog	7	6	7	6	6	5	8	8	6	5	5
Arvidsjaur	7	6	8	8	8	8	5	6	8	6	7
Boden	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Gällivare	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6
Haparanda	9	7	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5
Jokkmokk	8	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	7
Kalix	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Kiruna	5	3	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4
Luleå	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4
Pajala	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	5
Piteå	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	4	7
Älvsbyn	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
Överkalix	7	6	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5
Övertorneå	14	12	12	11	10	10	7	8	8	7	6
Norrbotten County	7	7	7	8	6	6	6	6	5	4	5
Sweden	7	7	..	6	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
Arjeplog	100	87	97	84	88	76	111	112	93	77	77
Arvidsjaur	100	88	114	114	119	117	77	87	113	92	95
Boden	100	86	83	76	72	67	69	69	65	54	58
Gällivare	100	99	101	94	93	91	90	96	86	91	96
Haparanda	100	82	92	87	86	75	64	53	62	52	64
Jokkmokk	100	91	95	91	95	82	83	89	94	78	91
Kalix	100	86	88	68	60	62	58	55	51	42	48
Kiruna	100	72	99	88	113	105	105	82	84	65	75
Luleå	100	100	94	93	87	85	85	86	81	67	67
Pajala	100	91	84	84	86	86	87	62	59	54	72
Piteå	100	99	95	89	82	81	78	77	75	45	73
Älvsbyn	100	100	81	65	53	48	46	49	54	53	54
Överkalix	100	86	73	103	99	65	69	64	71	51	72
Övertorneå	100	83	86	78	71	70	51	57	54	50	46
Norrbotten County	100	93	97	110	83	81	78	77	74	59	69
Sweden	100	98	..	89	89	81	78	78	71	62	68
Source: National Library of Sweden