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Overview

Sotenäs
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 9,104
Full municipal profile
Lysekil
County: Västra Götalands län
Population 2024: 13,907
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Sotenäs
9,104.0 peopleLowest
Lysekil
13,907 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Sotenäs
0.5 %Highest
Lysekil
-4.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Sotenäs
22.0 %Lowest
Lysekil
22.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Sotenäs
357,300 SEKHighest
Lysekil
340,300 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Sotenäs
85.2 %Lowest
Lysekil
85.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Sotenäs
7.6 %Lowest
Lysekil
10.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Sotenäs
84.3 yearsLowest
Lysekil
84.7 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Sotenäs
937.2 /100kHighest
Lysekil
823.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2024 · people · Municipalities

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

Population (31 Dec) over time: Sotenäs moves from 9,467 (2002) to 9,104 (2024) — down 363 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearSotenäsLysekil
2 0029 46714 801
2 0039 35914 798
2 0049 33614 767
2 0059 31114 657
2 0069 28314 631
2 0079 28014 633
2 0089 17014 659
2 0099 11214 535
2 0109 05214 521
2 0119 00714 398
2 0129 00414 396
2 0138 92814 369
2 0148 93114 299
2 0159 00614 464
2 0169 06514 570
2 0179 07314 621
2 0189 03014 611
2 0199 06114 555
2 0209 10014 366
2 0219 12514 266
2 0229 16014 170
2 0239 05213 969
2 0249 10413 907

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

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2024 · people

Sotenäs
52.0 peopleHighest
Lysekil
-62.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Sotenäs
1.9 %Highest
Lysekil
-2.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Sotenäs
15.3 %Lowest
Lysekil
18.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Sotenäs
48.1 %Highest
Lysekil
47.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Sotenäs
26.1 %Highest
Lysekil
23.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Sotenäs
10.5 %Highest
Lysekil
10.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Sotenäs
133.0 peopleLowest
Lysekil
169.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Sotenäs
57.0 peopleLowest
Lysekil
98.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Sotenäs
1.08 ratioLowest
Lysekil
1.11 ratioHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Sotenäs
486.0 peopleLowest
Lysekil
605.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Sotenäs
2.0 peopleHighest
Lysekil
-84.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Sotenäs
475.0 peopleLowest
Lysekil
647.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Sotenäs
1.6 %Lowest
Lysekil
2.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2024 · %

Sotenäs
88.0 %Highest
Lysekil
79.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Sotenäs
109.0 householdsLowest
Lysekil
194.0 householdsHighest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Sotenäs
75.3 %Highest
Lysekil
70.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Sotenäs
7.5 %Highest
Lysekil
7.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Sotenäs
21,774 SEK/residentHighest
Lysekil
20,759 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Sotenäs
3,583.0 SEK/residentLowest
Lysekil
5,733.3 SEK/residentHighest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Sotenäs
3.7 %Highest
Lysekil
1.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Sotenäs
311,627 SEKHighest
Lysekil
300,218 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Sotenäs
68.9 %Highest
Lysekil
45.4 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Sotenäs
85.2 %Lowest
Lysekil
85.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

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

Sotenäs
69.3 %Lowest
Lysekil
72.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Sotenäs
70.5 %Lowest
Lysekil
74.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Sotenäs
72.6 %Lowest
Lysekil
79.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Sotenäs
224.0 pointsHighest
Lysekil
218.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Sotenäs
224.1 pointsHighest
Lysekil
218.2 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Sotenäs
13.0 dwellingsLowest
Lysekil
14.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Sotenäs
185.7 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Lysekil
235.7 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Sotenäs
1.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Lysekil
1.0 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Sotenäs
44,966 SEK/m²Highest
Lysekil
24,899 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Sotenäs
40,961 SEK/m²Highest
Lysekil
26,561 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Sotenäs
24.3 %Lowest
Lysekil
32.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Sotenäs
82.3 yearsHighest
Lysekil
82.0 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

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

Sotenäs
80.5 %Highest
Lysekil
63.1 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

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

Sotenäs
0.4 %Lowest
Lysekil
0.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Sotenäs
1,223.8 /100kHighest
Lysekil
1,097.4 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Sotenäs
8,853.4 /100kHighest
Lysekil
7,919.7 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Sotenäs
1,863.3 /100kLowest
Lysekil
2,216.4 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Sotenäs
0.0 /100kLowest
Lysekil
7.2 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Sotenäs
518.2 /100kHighest
Lysekil
288.8 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Sotenäs
220.5 /100kLowest
Lysekil
223.8 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Sotenäs
1.7 assignments/politicianLowest
Lysekil
1.7 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Sotenäs
108.4 residents/politicianLowest
Lysekil
137.7 residents/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

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

Sotenäs
0.0 %Lowest
Lysekil
2.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

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

Sotenäs
1.2 %Highest
Lysekil
1.0 %Lowest
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.

Sotenäs
-122 SEK
Lysekil
-197 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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  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
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  • Net cost is a model estimate: Ruist's 74,000 SEK/year × arrivals 2020–2024 / population. Not official municipal accounts.
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Primary sources

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2

reports & studies

6

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Definitions

How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover

Per capita / per 1,000 / per 100,000
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Median vs mean
The median is the middle value in a sorted series. The mean is the sum divided by the count and is much more sensitive to outliers. Incomes and wealth are therefore usually reported as medians.
Ranking & percentile
The ranking is the municipality's place in the sorted list of all 290 municipalities. The percentile is the share below the municipality — rank 29 of 290 ≈ the 90th percentile.Ties use shared ranking (e.g. two municipalities both at rank 10).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

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