area in Lysekil Municipality

Lyse

1,171 inhabitants · Good conditions

Short answer: Lyse is an area in Lysekil Municipality. It has 1,171 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityLysekil

population1,171

area code1484R003

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 7% of areas1,171

Share 65+-3.1 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 87% of areas30.7 %

Share foreign-born-7.5 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 9% of areas6.7 %

Share foreign background-9.7 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 6% of areas7.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+15 % vs Lysekil · higher than 73% of areas393 tkr

Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.0 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 55% of areas26.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-12 % vs Lysekil · higher than 61% of areas26.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.3 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 91% of areas92.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+31.1 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 88% of areas92.9 %

Share rental housing-24.0 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 23% of areas5.6 %

Share single-family houses+30.9 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 90% of areas95.6 %

Share built before 1940-1.7 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 65% of areas15.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 17% of areas703 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

583men

575women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

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+

marital status

Unmarried526

45 %

Married496

42 %

Divorced93

8 %

Widowed57

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Lyse. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden63 in 2011 → 77 in 2024percentile 77

Population 20251,151 in 20101,171

Economic standard, medianin 2024355 tkr

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

88.1 %turnout

SD26.0 %

S24.3 %

M18.1 %

C8.2 %

KD5.9 %

MP5.9 %

L5.9 %

V4.3 %

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

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Backensmall locality440 m Kolleröd backesmall locality1.3 km Skalhamnsmall locality2.4 km Gullmarsviksmall locality3.3 km Lysekilurban area3.9 km Rixö och Rykurban area4.9 km

demographic statistical areas within the area

DeSO areas

1484A00201,158 residents355 · 43.3 · 86.3 · 7.0

Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Lysekil4.2 km Badhusberget4.2 km Bokenäset-Berg-SundUddevalla9.6 km Brastad-Bro11 km EllösOrust15 km HenånOrust16 km Hunnebostrand-BovallstrandSotenäs17 km Skaftö19 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLysekil 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 Lysekil?

13,907population

407 tkrmedian income

49.1 yearsaverage age