area in Ljusdal Municipality

Ljusdal

5,664 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityLjusdal

population5,664

area code2161R004

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 90% of areas5,664

Share 65+-0.4 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 83% of areas29.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.5 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 82% of areas77.5 %

Share foreign background+1.4 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 29% of areas13.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Ljusdal · higher than 28% of areas321 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.3 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 21% of areas17.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.3 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 82% of areas75.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-85 % vs Ljusdal · higher than 83% of areas33.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.6 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 31% of areas84.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-21.5 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 35% of areas49.7 %

Share rental housing+12.6 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 69% of areas35.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+8.9 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 51% of areas13.2 %

Share single-family houses-20.5 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 36% of areas52.1 %

Share built before 1940-4.1 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 61% of areas13.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 96% of areas2,950 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

2,720men

2,937women

menagewomen

104

0–4

104

128

5–9

139

134

10–14

129

146

15–19

176

187

20–24

162

166

25–29

115

152

30–34

165

173

35–39

181

154

40–44

139

147

45–49

152

177

50–54

153

179

55–59

200

163

60–64

171

176

65–69

205

153

70–74

200

156

75–79

243

225

80+

303

marital status

Unmarried3,278

58 %

Married1,480

26 %

Divorced588

10 %

Widowed321

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Ljusdal. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden39 in 2011 → 37 in 2024percentile 37

Population 20255,740 in 20105,664

Economic standard, medianin 2024295 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

82.1 %turnout

S34.1 %

SD23.8 %

M18.8 %

C6.4 %

KD4.9 %

V4.5 %

L3.5 %

MP3.0 %

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 27% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ljusdalurban area1.1 km Lillhagaurban area1.4 km Storhagasmall locality2.0 km Grophamresmall locality4.6 km Tallåsenurban area4.8 km Skogstasmall locality5.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Tallåsen2.7 km Ljusdal norra2.8 km Färila12 km Järvsö14 km Järvsö omland19 km Ljusdal omland23 km Delsbo omlandHudiksvall25 km DelsboHudiksvall26 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLjusdal Municipality

The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Ljusdal?

18,445population

369 tkrmedian income

46.8 yearsaverage age