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Lycksele

Lycksele had 12,159 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 319,000 in 2024, 5% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,225,000 on average in 2025 (95 sales). The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2481 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
12,159residents31 December 2025
SEK 319,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
46%rental homesof all homes
23%green within 500 maverage
Lycksele by DeSO area
Map of Lycksele: 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 6 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
Forsdala-Nydala1,241SEK 338,00027%29%44%18%89%50%27
Jonsta-Villaryd-Furuvik1,934SEK 307,00066%4%31%24%82%46%42
Lugnet-Lycksele centrum1,958SEK 289,00084%3%13%28%77%8%62
Lyckseleomland3,545SEK 334,0008%0%92%28%88%6%8
Norrmalm-Norräng-Solsidan1,804SEK 346,00028%5%68%24%88%8%16
Södermalm1,678SEK 300,00060%15%25%25%82%50%32

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

People.

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

23%
aged under 20
17%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
25%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.02
residents per household

6,022 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children26%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children46%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201612,187
201712,257
201812,228
201912,245
202012,324
202112,264
202212,243
202312,213
202412,118
202512,159

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 319,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
14%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
84%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.5%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary56%
Post-secondary, under 3 years13%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more22%

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.

6,714 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)46%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)7%
Freehold (äganderätt)48%
560cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.23maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
95houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.16m
2022SEK 1.30m
2023SEK 1.38m
2024SEK 1.34m
2025SEK 1.23m

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.

28 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
5preschoolsOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²5,926.9 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 Lycksele, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lycksele kyrka-2012-06-24
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Lycksele kyrka-2012-06-24
Photo: MikaelLindmark · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gamla folkskolan-2012-06-24
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Gamla folkskolan-2012-06-24
Photo: MikaelLindmark · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lycksele lasarett-2012-06-24
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Lycksele lasarett-2012-06-24
Photo: MikaelLindmark · CC BY-SA 3.0
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