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Lysekil

Lysekil had 13,796 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 341,000 in 2024, 5% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,494,000 on average in 2025 (101 sales). The population has fallen by 5.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1484 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
13,796residents31 December 2025
SEK 341,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
40%rental homesof all homes
19%green within 500 maverage
Lysekil by DeSO area
Map of Lysekil: 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 5 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
Badhusberget1,323SEK 304,00069%15%15%24%66%0%57
Brastad-Bro4,001SEK 324,00024%7%68%29%85%36%16
Lyse1,171SEK 378,00013%1%86%31%85%82%4
Lysekil5,925SEK 337,00052%15%33%36%82%3%47
Skaftö1,377SEK 402,00013%19%68%51%85%0%15

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 20
12%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
34%
aged 65 and over
10%
aged 80 and over
1.98
residents per household

6,974 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children31%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children43%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201614,570
201714,621
201814,611
201914,555
202014,366
202114,266
202214,170
202313,969
202413,907
202513,796

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 341,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
12%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.9%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary52%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more24%

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.

8,065 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)40%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)13%
Freehold (äganderätt)47%
518cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.49maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
101houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.22m
2022SEK 3.28m
2023SEK 3.31m
2024SEK 3.52m
2025SEK 3.49m

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; 19% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
4preschoolsOpenStreetMap
20residents per km²699.4 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 Lysekil, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kungsgatan, Lysekil 01
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Kungsgatan, Lysekil 01
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Kungsgatan, Lysekil 02
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Kungsgatan, Lysekil 04
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