area in Ljusdal Municipality

Ljusdal norra

1,721 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityLjusdal

population1,721

area code2161R005

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 26% of areas1,721

Share 65+-6.2 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 55% of areas23.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.2 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 64% of areas74.2 %

Share foreign background+27.5 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 83% of areas39.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-17 % vs Ljusdal · higher than 5% of areas262 tkr

Share low economic standard+14.0 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 92% of areas28.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.2 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 7% of areas13.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-20.1 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 7% of areas52.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-82 % vs Ljusdal · higher than 96% of areas40.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.7 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 8% of areas74.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-28.6 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 30% of areas42.6 %

Share rental housing+33.4 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 85% of areas56.0 %

Share single-family houses-30.0 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 30% of areas42.6 %

Share built before 1940-8.9 pp vs Ljusdal · higher than 44% of areas9.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 11% of areas620 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

854men

859women

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

Unmarried970

57 %

Married493

29 %

Divorced173

10 %

Widowed80

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Ljusdal norra. 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 Sweden6 in 2011 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 20251,570 in 20101,721

Economic standard, medianin 2024244 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

75.7 %turnout

S40.2 %

SD21.1 %

M15.4 %

KD5.5 %

V5.4 %

C5.1 %

MP3.2 %

L3.1 %

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

Ljusdalurban area1.7 km Storhagasmall locality2.9 km Lillhagaurban area4.2 km Hybosmall locality5.0 km Bodasmall locality6.9 km Tallåsenurban area7.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ljusdal2.8 km Tallåsen4.9 km Järvsö14 km Färila14 km Järvsö omland18 km Delsbo omlandHudiksvall23 km DelsboHudiksvall23 km Ljusdal omland25 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLjusdal 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 Ljusdal?

18,445population

369 tkrmedian income

46.8 yearsaverage age