Photo taken 29 m from the locality centre: Roan Al-hasnawi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence

area in Lycksele Municipality

Lugnet-Lycksele centrum

1,958 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

show on the map about Lycksele Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityLycksele

population1,958

area code2481R005

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 35% of areas1,958

Share 65++2.7 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 78% of areas28.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+7.7 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 93% of areas80.4 %

Share foreign background+15.4 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 73% of areas30.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-15 % vs Lycksele · higher than 12% of areas288 tkr

Share low economic standard+9.0 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.2 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 23% of areas17.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.3 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 88% of areas77.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-87 % vs Lycksele · higher than 49% of areas24.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.9 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 69% of areas89.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-40.8 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 19% of areas22.6 %

Share rental housing+42.7 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 93% of areas73.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-2.1 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 17% of areas2.7 %

Share single-family houses-41.6 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 21% of areas23.0 %

Share built before 1940+1.4 pp vs Lycksele · higher than 51% of areas11.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 29% of areas831 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

962men

1,002women

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+

159

marital status

Unmarried1,103

56 %

Married497

25 %

Divorced195

10 %

Widowed164

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Lugnet-Lycksele centrum. 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 Sweden17 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11

Population 20251,734 in 20101,958

Economic standard, medianin 2024247 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

79.0 %turnout

S41.2 %

SD18.8 %

M14.1 %

KD9.1 %

V5.6 %

C4.6 %

L3.0 %

MP2.7 %

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

Lyckseleurban area1.6 km Lyckansmall locality3.4 km Betselesmall locality6.4 km Hedlundaurban area7.9 km Tannselesmall locality10.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södermalm1.6 km Norrmalm-Norräng-Solsidan1.7 km Forsdala-Nydala3.3 km Jonsta-Villaryd-Furuvik3.4 km Lyckseleomland14 km Vindelns omlandVindeln45 km UmeälvsdalenVindeln50 km Norsjö tätortNorsjö52 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLycksele 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 Lycksele?

12,118population

391 tkrmedian income

43.9 yearsaverage age