area in Leksand Municipality

Åkerö-Västanvik-Häradsbygden

3,612 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityLeksand

population3,612

area code2029R006

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 70% of areas3,612

Share 65+-2.5 pp vs Leksand · higher than 78% of areas28.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.5 pp vs Leksand · higher than 26% of areas67.2 %

Share foreign background-4.7 pp vs Leksand · higher than 6% of areas7.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Leksand · higher than 52% of areas355 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Leksand · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.5 pp vs Leksand · higher than 65% of areas30.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.5 pp vs Leksand · higher than 22% of areas59.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-86 % vs Leksand · higher than 32% of areas20.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.0 pp vs Leksand · higher than 77% of areas90.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+9.6 pp vs Leksand · higher than 71% of areas84.6 %

Share rental housing-9.4 pp vs Leksand · higher than 33% of areas9.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.5 pp vs Leksand · higher than 23% of areas3.9 %

Share single-family houses+9.3 pp vs Leksand · higher than 69% of areas87.5 %

Share built before 1940+0.1 pp vs Leksand · higher than 64% of areas14.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 86% of areas2,089 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

1,810men

1,785women

menagewomen

0–4

127

5–9

119

10–14

117

127

15–19

113

20–24

25–29

30–34

106

35–39

105

40–44

120

124

45–49

110

114

50–54

122

128

55–59

121

60–64

110

65–69

114

108

70–74

125

134

75–79

125

140

80+

142

marital status

Unmarried1,871

52 %

Married1,269

35 %

Divorced328

9 %

Widowed143

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Åkerö-Västanvik-Häradsbygden. 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 Sweden71 in 2011 → 83 in 2024percentile 83

Population 20253,462 in 20103,612

Economic standard, medianin 2024336 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

89.3 %turnout

S30.3 %

M22.1 %

SD18.8 %

C7.5 %

KD7.3 %

V4.5 %

MP4.3 %

L4.3 %

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. Here 62% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hedensmall locality1.9 km Leksandurban area2.0 km Styrsjöbosmall locality2.5 km Häradsbygdenurban area3.2 km Västanvikurban area3.4 km Insjönurban area6.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Noret-Ullvi-Rönnäs2.5 km Käringberget3.8 km Insjön-Tunsta6.5 km Tällberg-Leksand öst11 km KyrkbynGagnef13 km Siljansnäs-Leksand väst17 km Rättvik södraRättvik18 km DjuråsGagnef19 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLeksand 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 Leksand?

16,137population

389 tkrmedian income

47.2 yearsaverage age