Salem is the seat of Salem Municipality, , Sweden. Statistically it is a part of the bimunicipal contiguously built-up Tumba urban area.
In 2005, Salem had a population of 14,171. The number of inhabitants increased to ca. 16,000 in 2008, and to almost 23,000 in 2016.
Salem is well known for it's annual demonstrations which has occurred since the murder of 17-year old skinhead Daniel Wretström in December 2000.
Coordinates: 59°12′N 17°46′E / 59.200°N 17.767°E