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Ljusdal

Ljusdal had 18,377 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 310,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,823,000 on average in 2025 (146 sales). The population has fallen by 3.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2161 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
18,377residents31 December 2025
SEK 310,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
34%rental homesof all homes
28%green within 500 maverage
Ljusdal by DeSO area
Map of Ljusdal: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · Statistics Sweden, DeSO and RegSO 2025 boundaries (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 7 neighbourhood areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

AreaResidentsIncomeRentedCo-op flatsOwned65+EmployedGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Färila1,489SEK 314,00040%0%60%32%86%21%11
Järvsö1,572SEK 312,00049%10%41%34%82%15%36
Järvsö omland2,630SEK 348,0004%0%96%27%87%65%5
Ljusdal5,664SEK 312,00046%18%36%29%82%5%63
Ljusdal norra1,721SEK 268,00074%0%27%23%71%15%56
Ljusdal omland4,388SEK 298,00011%0%89%33%82%55%9
Tallåsen919SEK 319,00012%0%88%24%89%4%5

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households on 31 December 2025, next to the figure for Gävleborg County.

20%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
30%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.99
residents per household

9,253 households

Couples with children18%
Couples without children26%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children45%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201619,067
201719,028
201819,033
201918,949
202018,867
202118,804
202218,771
202318,538
202418,445
202518,377

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 310,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
14%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
83%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary59%
Post-secondary, under 3 years13%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more18%

Net income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus tax, for registered residents aged 20 and over, at 2024 prices.

Low economic standard means a household’s disposable income per consumption unit is below 60 per cent of the national median; high economic standard means it is more than twice the median. It describes incomes, not what an area is like to live in.

Employment and unemployment come from Statistics Sweden’s annual register of labour-market status and can differ from the Labour Force Survey.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Homes.

10,217 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)34%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)7%
Freehold (äganderätt)59%
562cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.82maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
146houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.47m
2022SEK 1.56m
2023SEK 1.52m
2024SEK 1.76m
2025SEK 1.82m

Prices cover registered sales of houses for permanent living (one- and two-dwelling houses) during the year, and depend on which houses happen to be sold.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Everyday life.

32 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
4preschoolsOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²5,642.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each DeSO area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and facilities within 500 metres. Larger areas show a population-weighted average.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Ljusdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hs-20-Ljusdal
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Hs-20-Ljusdal
Photo: Vilhelm Engelke · Public domain
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Ljusdal, Stavsäter
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Ljusdal, Stavsäter
Photo: stillee · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ljusdal, Sweden (Unsplash)
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Ljusdal, Sweden (Unsplash)
Photo: Robert Larsson squareddesign · CC0
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Other municipalities in Gävleborg County.