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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 56% of areas2,813
Share 65+-3.4 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 51% of areas22.6 %
Share foreign-born+12.5 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 89% of areas36.6 %
Share foreign background+16.5 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 88% of areas46.9 %
EconomyMedian 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 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years-3.7 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 6% of areas14.0 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24-4.9 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 63% of areas69.7 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+25 % vs Lessebo · higher than 94% of areas39.5 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-4.6 pp vs Lessebo · higher than 19% of areas81.3 %
HousingShare 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 %
TransportPassenger 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
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
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
79.4 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityLessebo MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
8,289population
355 tkrmedian income
44.0 yearsaverage age
area in Lessebo Municipality