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area in Söderhamn Municipality

Ljusne

1,627 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalitySöderhamn

population1,627

area code2182R003

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 22% of areas1,627

Share 65++2.1 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 91% of areas32.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.1 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 6% of areas59.2 %

Share foreign background+1.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 45% of areas17.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 9% of areas283 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 83% of areas21.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 3% of areas12.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 53% of areas67.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 98% of areas45.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 9% of areas75.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+1.2 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 46% of areas62.8 %

Share rental housing+5.9 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 67% of areas33.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-7.4 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 10% of areas1.7 %

Share single-family houses+6.3 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 52% of areas73.0 %

Share built before 1940-3.2 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 69% of areas16.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 24% of areas775 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

832men

792women

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

Unmarried852

53 %

Married447

28 %

Divorced230

14 %

Widowed93

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Ljusne. 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 Sweden16 in 2011 → 13 in 2024percentile 13

Population 20251,918 in 20101,627

Economic standard, medianin 2024264 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

74.2 %turnout

S43.6 %

SD29.9 %

M9.3 %

V6.5 %

C3.0 %

KD2.5 %

MP2.4 %

L1.6 %

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

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ljusneurban area530 m Vallvikurban area4.3 km Sandarneurban area6.1 km Karmorsmall locality6.8 km Askestasmall locality7.6 km Ellnesmall locality8.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sandarne6.6 km Bergviksbygden8.3 km Skog8.9 km Söderhamn centrala staden söder9.8 km Söderhamn centrum11 km Söderhamn centrala staden norr12 km Söderala-Mo15 km Bergvik-Vannsätter19 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySöderhamn 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 Söderhamn?

24,545population

370 tkrmedian income

47.2 yearsaverage age