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HärjedalenprofileLjusdalprofile

Overview

Härjedalen
County: Jämtlands län
Population 2025: 10,162
Full municipal profile
Ljusdal
County: Gävleborgs län
Population 2025: 18,345
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

Sverigefakta does not rank municipalities as good or bad. “Highest” and “Lowest” describe only the numeric value among the selected municipalities.

Population (31 Dec)
2025 · people

Härjedalen
10,162 peopleLowest
Ljusdal
18,345 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Härjedalen
0.9 %Highest
Ljusdal
-2.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
22.5 %Highest
Ljusdal
22.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Härjedalen
323,800 SEKHighest
Ljusdal
314,100 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
91.8 %Highest
Ljusdal
79.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
19.9 %Highest
Ljusdal
10.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Härjedalen
83.0 yearsLowest
Ljusdal
84.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Härjedalen
502.7 /100kLowest
Ljusdal
782.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2025 · people · Municipalities

Verified time series for the selected municipalities, same definition and same years.

Population (31 Dec) over time: Härjedalen moves from 11,289 (2002) to 10,162 (2025) — down 1,127 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearHärjedalenLjusdal
2 00211 28919 776
2 00311 06519 771
2 00410 95119 592
2 00510 88919 384
2 00610 76419 243
2 00710 69919 175
2 00810 64519 133
2 00910 58519 077
2 01010 45419 065
2 01110 34118 974
2 01210 24618 880
2 01310 28118 931
2 01410 22418 949
2 01510 26219 027
2 01610 20019 067
2 01710 15419 028
2 01810 14719 033
2 01910 09018 949
2 02010 07018 867
2 02110 11418 804
2 02210 18518 771
2 02310 14518 538
2 02410 17518 445
2 02510 16218 345

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Härjedalen
-13.0 peopleHighest
Ljusdal
-100.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Härjedalen
-1.0 %Highest
Ljusdal
-3.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
17.8 %Lowest
Ljusdal
20.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
52.1 %Highest
Ljusdal
50.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
21.2 %Highest
Ljusdal
20.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Residents aged 80+, share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
9.0 %Highest
Ljusdal
8.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Härjedalen
143.0 peopleLowest
Ljusdal
231.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Härjedalen
79.0 peopleLowest
Ljusdal
131.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Härjedalen
0.92 ratioLowest
Ljusdal
0.99 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Härjedalen
528.0 peopleLowest
Ljusdal
659.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Härjedalen
-37.0 peopleLowest
Ljusdal
-4.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Härjedalen
522.0 peopleLowest
Ljusdal
626.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
1.2 %Lowest
Ljusdal
1.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2023 · %

Härjedalen
64.1 %Highest
Ljusdal
43.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.1

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Härjedalen
79.0 householdsLowest
Ljusdal
195.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

Employment rate, foreign-born 20–64 (%)
2024 · %

Härjedalen
67.3 %Lowest
Ljusdal
69.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
2024 · %

Härjedalen
4.4 %Lowest
Ljusdal
7.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Härjedalen
26,570 SEK/residentHighest
Ljusdal
20,191 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Härjedalen
4,292.0 SEK/residentLowest
Ljusdal
7,263.0 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
-4.4 %Lowest
Ljusdal
1.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Härjedalen
264,134 SEKHighest
Ljusdal
257,365 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
32.3 %Lowest
Ljusdal
51.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
91.8 %Highest
Ljusdal
78.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
81.4 %Highest
Ljusdal
57.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
69.0 %Highest
Ljusdal
64.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

Upper-secondary students graduating within 4 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
79.8 %Highest
Ljusdal
62.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Härjedalen
232.0 pointsHighest
Ljusdal
203.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

Year 9 merit rating, municipality of location (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Härjedalen
228.4 pointsHighest
Ljusdal
204.8 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Härjedalen
24.0 dwellingsHighest
Ljusdal
23.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Härjedalen
223.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Ljusdal
190.2 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

Completed detached houses per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Härjedalen
1.3 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Ljusdal
1.1 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Härjedalen
33,192 SEK/m²Highest
Ljusdal
17,402 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Härjedalen
18,885 SEK/m²Highest
Ljusdal
15,281 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 3), share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
42.0 %Highest
Ljusdal
35.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Härjedalen
82.5 yearsHighest
Ljusdal
81.3 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
77.3 %Lowest
Ljusdal
78.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
0.4 %Lowest
Ljusdal
0.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Härjedalen
1,370.0 /100kHighest
Ljusdal
988.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Härjedalen
9,057.8 /100kHighest
Ljusdal
7,691.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

Reported economic crime (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Härjedalen
2,395.0 /100kHighest
Ljusdal
1,710.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

Reported gross violation of a woman's integrity (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Härjedalen
9.9 /100kLowest
Ljusdal
10.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

Reported drug offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Härjedalen
739.2 /100kLowest
Ljusdal
879.9 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

Reported sexual offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Härjedalen
187.3 /100kHighest
Ljusdal
162.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Härjedalen
1.9 assignments/politicianHighest
Ljusdal
1.8 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Härjedalen
149.6 residents/politicianLowest
Ljusdal
182.6 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
4.4 %Highest
Ljusdal
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

Elected municipal politicians full-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Härjedalen
2.9 %Lowest
Ljusdal
6.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
1.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Calculated and specialised measures

The measures below are not official municipal observations in the same sense as the tables above. They are calculated by Sverigefakta or taken from situation reports and model estimates, and are therefore reported separately.

Estimated net cost per resident per year
Model estimate
Note: Model estimate = (received / 5) × Ruist's average annual net cost per person (SEK 74,000 in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

Härjedalen
-118 SEK
Ljusdal
-94 SEK
National
About the data. The comparison uses the municipal engine's verified time series — the same figures, definitions and sources as the municipal pages. For every metric we use the latest period in which all selected municipalities have a verified value. If no common period exists the metric is omitted entirely; nothing is imputed and years are never mixed within a row.

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Primary sources

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2

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6

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Definitions

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Median vs mean
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Ranking & percentile
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Short answers to what is most often discussed

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