area in Ljungby Municipality

Ljungby centrum

2,046 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityLjungby

population2,046

area code0781R009

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 38% of areas2,046

Share 65++2.3 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 76% of areas27.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.9 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 47% of areas71.5 %

Share foreign background+17.4 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 86% of areas42.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Ljungby · higher than 15% of areas296 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.0 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 17% of areas16.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.8 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 75% of areas72.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-91 % vs Ljungby · higher than 94% of areas39.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.8 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 9% of areas75.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-60.6 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 7% of areas4.9 %

Share rental housing+53.7 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 95% of areas79.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.8 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 51% of areas13.2 %

Share single-family houses-65.3 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 11% of areas5.1 %

Share built before 1940-4.0 pp vs Ljungby · higher than 57% of areas12.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 27% of areas804 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

1,030men

1,012women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

103

25–29

104

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

147

marital status

Unmarried1,051

51 %

Married586

29 %

Divorced259

13 %

Widowed146

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Ljungby centrum. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden20 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11

Population 20251,640 in 20102,046

Economic standard, medianin 2024266 tkr

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

78.1 %turnout

S31.4 %

SD26.4 %

M19.0 %

KD6.3 %

C5.3 %

V5.2 %

MP2.5 %

L2.0 %

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. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ljungbyurban area1.7 km Kvänslövsmall locality4.2 km Kånnaurban area4.3 km Södra Ljungasmall locality8.7 km Bäcksmall locality9.6 km Angelstadurban area9.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ekebacken970 m Stensberg1.3 km Hångers1.6 km Kungshög2.5 km Annelund3.2 km Ågård-Hjortsberg3.2 km Replösa4.0 km Hamneda-Kånna8.7 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLjungby 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 Ljungby?

28,280population

389 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age