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area in Lysekil Municipality

Lysekil

5,925 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityLysekil

population5,925

area code1484R004

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 92% of areas5,925

Share 65++1.7 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 96% of areas35.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.2 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 36% of areas69.6 %

Share foreign background-0.9 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 41% of areas16.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Lysekil · higher than 40% of areas339 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.3 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 49% of areas24.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.1 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 76% of areas73.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-77 % vs Lysekil · higher than 79% of areas31.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.1 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 46% of areas86.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-14.1 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 34% of areas47.8 %

Share rental housing+11.3 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 74% of areas40.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.9 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 44% of areas10.2 %

Share single-family houses-14.0 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 35% of areas50.8 %

Share built before 1940-4.1 pp vs Lysekil · higher than 57% of areas12.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 95% of areas2,728 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

2,947men

2,966women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

106

152

10–14

132

165

15–19

160

116

20–24

126

25–29

157

30–34

132

172

35–39

145

158

40–44

145

148

45–49

154

166

50–54

180

214

55–59

211

214

60–64

224

208

65–69

226

211

70–74

250

232

75–79

244

314

80+

409

marital status

Unmarried2,604

44 %

Married2,167

37 %

Divorced737

12 %

Widowed406

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Lysekil. 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 Sweden49 in 2011 → 53 in 2024percentile 53

Population 20256,312 in 20105,925

Economic standard, medianin 2024326 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

85.4 %turnout

S36.6 %

SD23.8 %

M16.8 %

V5.9 %

KD4.4 %

MP4.0 %

L3.9 %

C3.3 %

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

Lysekilurban area780 m Gullmarsviksmall locality3.1 km Evensåssmall locality3.3 km Källvikensmall locality3.8 km Backensmall locality3.9 km Fiskebäckskilurban area4.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Badhusberget2.3 km Lyse4.2 km Bokenäset-Berg-SundUddevalla8.5 km EllösOrust11 km HenånOrust12 km Brastad-Bro14 km Morlanda-Tegneby-StalaOrust16 km Skaftö18 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLysekil Municipality

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