Population & demographics in Ljusdal Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Ljusdal
Creator: Sverigefakta
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Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Ljusdal. Foreign background is reported separately on the municipality immigration page. Verified time series from Statistics Sweden and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Foreign background and migration in Ljusdal

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v9 · Updated: 2026-08-04

Population (31 Dec)

18 445 people

2024 · -2.7 % vs 2019

Natural change (births − deaths)

-100 people

2025 · +11.5 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

33.0 people

2025 · -26.7 % vs 2020

Population density3.50 inv/km²2024 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

18 445 people(2024)

20022024

Population (31 Dec), Ljusdal — 2002–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	19,776
2003	19,771
2004	19,592
2005	19,384
2006	19,243
2007	19,175
2008	19,133
2009	19,077
2010	19,065
2011	18,974
2012	18,880
2013	18,931
2014	18,949
2015	19,027
2016	19,067
2017	19,028
2018	19,033
2019	18,949
2020	18,867
2021	18,804
2022	18,771
2023	18,538
2024	18,445

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

-93.0 people(2024)

20032024

Annual population change, Ljusdal — 2003–2024 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	-5
2004	-179
2005	-208
2006	-141
2007	-68
2008	-42
2009	-56
2010	-12
2011	-91
2012	-94
2013	51
2014	18
2015	78
2016	40
2017	-39
2018	5
2019	-84
2020	-82
2021	-63
2022	-33
2023	-233
2024	-93

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

22 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

-2.66 %(2024)

20072024

Population change, 5 years, Ljusdal — 2007–2024 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	-3
2008	-3.2
2009	-2.6
2010	-1.6
2011	-1.4
2012	-1.5
2013	-1.1
2014	-0.7
2015	-0.2
2016	0.5
2017	0.8
2018	0.5
2019	0
2020	-0.8
2021	-1.4
2022	-1.4
2023	-2.6
2024	-2.7

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

18 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

-2.66 %(2024)

20122024

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

13 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

20.1 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01994 (Kolada:N01994) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01994

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)

50.3 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01961 (Kolada:N01961) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01961

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)

20.7 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01812 (Kolada:N01812) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01812

Residents aged 80+, share (%)

8.90 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01813 (Kolada:N01813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01813

Demographic dependency ratio

0.99 ratio(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N00927 (Kolada:N00927) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N00927

Births, deaths & natural change

Births, number

131 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01804 (Kolada:N01804) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01804

Deaths, number

231 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01805 (Kolada:N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01805

Natural change (births − deaths)

-100 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805 (Kolada:N01804+N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805

Migration flows

In-migration to the municipality

659 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01801 (Kolada:N01801) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01801

Out-migration from the municipality

626 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01802 (Kolada:N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01802

Net migration (in − out)

33.0 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802 (Kolada:N01801+N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802

Net domestic migration

-4.00 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01964 (Kolada:N01964) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01964

Deep dive

See population & demographics in a national context

Read chapter: Demography →

Year	Value (%)
2012	-4.5
2013	-4.2
2014	-3.3
2015	-1.8
2016	-0.9
2017	-0.8
2018	-0.5
2019	-0.7
2020	-1
2021	-0.9
2022	-0.6
2023	-2.1
2024	-2.7

Year	Value (%)
2014	20.9
2015	21.1
2016	21.2
2017	21.3
2018	21.4
2019	21.3
2020	21.2
2021	21
2022	21
2023	20.6
2024	20.4
2025	20.1

Year	Value (%)
2014	53.2
2015	52.7
2016	52.5
2017	52.1
2018	51.7
2019	51.2
2020	51.1
2021	50.7
2022	50.6
2023	50.5
2024	50.5
2025	50.3

Year	Value (%)
2014	18.7
2015	19.1
2016	19.3
2017	19.6
2018	19.8
2019	20.2
2020	20.5
2021	20.9
2022	20.9
2023	21.1
2024	20.9
2025	20.7

Year	Value (personer)
2014	-113
2015	-100
2016	-69
2017	-99
2018	-44
2019	-92
2020	-113
2021	-86
2022	-103
2023	-126
2024	-108
2025	-100

Year	Value (personer)
2014	-227
2015	-75
2016	-139
2017	-55
2018	-33
2019	0
2020	12
2021	-18
2022	15
2023	-101
2024	-66
2025	-4