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area in Lessebo Municipality

Lessebo centralort

2,813 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityLessebo

population2,813

area code0761R003

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 56% of areas2,813

Share 65+-3.4 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 51% of areas22.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)0.0 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 25% of areas66.8 %

Share foreign background+16.5 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 88% of areas46.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Lessebo · higher than 10% of areas285 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 94% of areas31.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.2 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 6% of areas13.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.3 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 63% of areas69.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-68 % vs Lessebo · higher than 94% of areas39.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.3 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 19% of areas81.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-5.1 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 50% of areas66.4 %

Share rental housing+6.3 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 64% of areas30.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-1.4 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 4% of areas0.8 %

Share single-family houses-5.3 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 51% of areas72.8 %

Share built before 1940-5.3 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 48% of areas10.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 53% of areas1,167 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,450men

1,370women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

111

126

15–19

115

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

128

marital status

Unmarried1,479

53 %

Married937

33 %

Divorced250

9 %

Widowed141

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Lessebo centralort. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden9 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5

Population 20252,743 in 20102,813

Economic standard, medianin 2024253 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

78.0 %turnout

S37.3 %

SD28.6 %

M12.9 %

V7.8 %

KD5.9 %

C3.2 %

MP1.9 %

L1.2 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lessebourban area230 m Hovmantorpurban area8.7 km Skruvurban area10 km Kostaurban area13 km Linnerydurban area13 km Kullerstadsmall locality13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Lessebo omland6.8 km Hovmantorp8.6 km Kosta13 km Algutsboda-Algutsboda omlandEmmaboda17 km Linneryd-ÄlmebodaTingsryd19 km IngelstadVäxjö21 km Emmaboda-LindåsEmmaboda21 km Emmaboda södraEmmaboda22 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLessebo Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Lessebo?

8,289population

355 tkrmedian income

44.0 yearsaverage age