Ljungby
Kronobergs län
28,132 residents · 2025
Five-year population change
2020–2025
At least three years of post-secondary education
2025
Rank 166 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education
Statistics from SCB
Economy in Ljungby
Median earned income, municipal tax, inequality, low economic standard and gross regional product in Ljungby, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.
Economy
Median earned income
Half have a lower and half have a higher income. The monthly amount is the annual income divided by twelve.
Before tax · age 20–64 · registered for the full year · income year 2024
Total
Sweden
SEK 33,450
SEK 1,042/mo below Sweden
Women
Ljungby
SEK 29,167
Sweden
SEK 30,592
SEK 1,425/mo below Sweden
Men
Ljungby
SEK 35,200
Sweden
SEK 36,558
SEK 1,358/mo below Sweden
Earned income includes employment and business income, pensions and taxable benefits. SCB's full-year population covers people registered in Sweden throughout the year in households with disposable income other than SEK 0.
Source: SCB · TAB3554. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.
Median earned income 65+
Half have a lower and half have a higher income. The monthly amount is the annual income divided by twelve.
Before tax · age 65 and over · registered for the full year · income year 2024
Total
Sweden
SEK 22,033
SEK 916/mo below Sweden
Women
Ljungby
SEK 18,675
Sweden
SEK 19,867
SEK 1,192/mo below Sweden
Men
Ljungby
SEK 24,033
Sweden
SEK 25,100
SEK 1,067/mo below Sweden
Earned income includes employment and business income, pensions and taxable benefits. SCB's full-year population covers people registered in Sweden throughout the year in households with disposable income other than SEK 0.
Source: SCB · TAB3554. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.
Municipal income tax
Total municipal income tax rate — tax to the municipality and the region — excluding burial and church fees. A rate of 32% means you pay 32 kronor for every 100 kronor you earn. The average is weighted by each municipality's tax base.
Swedish average
32.38%
0.69 percentage points higher than the Swedish average.
Of which municipality 21.07% and region 12.00%.
percent
Source: SCB · TAB2017. Tax rates for income year 2026 · SCB updated December 15, 2025.
Income distribution
Disposable income including capital gains
Income inequality
The Gini coefficient ranges from 0, where income is distributed completely evenly, to 1, where distribution is completely uneven.
Sweden
0.314
0.050 below Sweden
Low economic standard
Share of people living in households with an economic standard below 60% of the national median. It is a relative measure that follows the median income, not a fixed threshold for essential expenses.
Sweden
13.1%
0.2 percentage points above Sweden
Source: SCB · TAB1121. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.
Gross regional product per capita
Production in the municipality, not residents’ income. It is measured where the work happens, so municipalities that many people commute into read high.
Sweden
SEK 606,000
Gross regional product per capita is 19.3% below the national figure.
Current prices
SEK thousands
Source: SCB · TAB3143. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated June 24, 2026.