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
Ale	5
Alingsås	8
Bengtsfors	5
Bollebygd	7
Borås	6
Dals-Ed	6
Essunga	7
Falköping	5
Färgelanda	4
Grästorp	6
Gullspång	5
Göteborg	5
Götene	4
Herrljunga	4
Hjo	5
Härryda	8
Karlsborg	6
Kungälv	4
Lerum	5
Lidköping	8
Lilla Edet	6
Lysekil	3
Mariestad	5
Mark	5
Mellerud	6
Munkedal	6
Mölndal	8
Orust	7
Partille	6
Skara	5
Skövde	5
Sotenäs	6
Stenungsund	9
Strömstad	5
Svenljunga	4
Tanum	5
Tibro	5
Tidaholm	5
Tjörn	6
Tranemo	5
Trollhättan	4
Töreboda	5
Uddevalla	5
Ulricehamn	6
Vara	6
Vårgårda	4
Vänersborg	4
Åmål	6
Öckerö	5
Västra Götaland 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
Ale	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5
Alingsås	7	6	4	7	8	7	7	5	7	7	8
Bengtsfors	12	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Bollebygd	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	7	7	7
Borås	8	11	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6
Dals-Ed	8	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	7	7	6
Essunga	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	7
Falköping	6	8	8	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	5
Färgelanda	8	6	6	6	6	7	4	4	4	4	4
Grästorp	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	7	6	6	6
Gullspång	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	5
Göteborg	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5
Götene	5	5	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Herrljunga	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4
Hjo	6	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	5
Härryda	7	12	5	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8
Karlsborg	7	5	10	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
Kungälv	7	6	5	6	6	7	6	4	5	5	4
Lerum	6	8	6	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	5
Lidköping	6	7	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	6	8
Lilla Edet	6	4	7	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	6
Lysekil	7	6	3	5	5	5	4	3	4	3	3
Mariestad	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5
Mark	9	7	5	7	7	6	6	4	5	5	5
Mellerud	11	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Munkedal	9	10	7	..	7	6	5	4	5	5	6
Mölndal	10	6	10	..	8	7	8	8	8	8	8
Orust	6	8	6	9	12	10	8	7	8	7	7
Partille	8	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6
Skara	17	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Skövde	5	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Sotenäs	6	11	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Stenungsund	11	10	11	11	10	9	7	8	9	9	9
Strömstad	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	5	5
Svenljunga	8	8	5	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	4
Tanum	5	5	4	4	4	6	4	3	4	5	5
Tibro	6	..	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5
Tidaholm	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Tjörn	8	10	9	10	6	8	7	5	4	5	6
Tranemo	8	8	7	7	7	6	4	4	5	5	5
Trollhättan	8	6	5	5	6	5	4	3	4	4	4
Töreboda	8	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Uddevalla	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Ulricehamn	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	6	6
Vara	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Vårgårda	6	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Vänersborg	6	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	4	4
Åmål	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	6	6
Öckerö	7	8	8	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5
Västra Götaland County	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6
Sweden	..	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5
Source: National Library of Sweden