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Östergötland County

Östergötland County had 472,529 residents on 31 December 2025, in 13 municipalities. Average net income was SEK 339,000 in 2024, 8% below the national average. The population has grown by 4.5% since 2016.

County · Code 05 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
472,529residents31 December 2025
SEK 339,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
46%rental homesof all homes
24%green within 500 maverage
Östergötland County by DeSO area
Map of Östergötland County: 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 13 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeRentedOwned65+EmployedHouse priceGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Boxholm5,451SEK 321,00028%62%28%83%SEK 1.78m17%16
Finspång21,502SEK 318,00038%46%26%81%SEK 2.09m38%22
Kinda9,924SEK 336,00034%64%28%86%SEK 2.35m27%17
Linköping168,714SEK 355,00051%26%18%77%SEK 4.43m24%140
Mjölby28,823SEK 335,00037%48%22%84%SEK 2.95m19%45
Motala43,131SEK 322,00044%46%26%81%SEK 2.58m16%53
Norrköping144,904SEK 335,00050%30%20%80%SEK 3.87m22%129
Söderköping14,741SEK 351,00036%59%27%85%SEK 3.04m31%45
Vadstena7,484SEK 360,00040%46%35%84%SEK 2.85m18%59
Valdemarsvik7,526SEK 278,00037%61%34%80%SEK 1.64m55%13
Ydre3,619SEK 321,00027%73%33%85%SEK 1.49m41%8
Åtvidaberg11,490SEK 325,00034%58%27%84%SEK 2.26m30%24
Ödeshög5,221SEK 318,00027%72%29%84%SEK 1.54m19%10

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

People.

Age and households on 31 December 2025, next to the figure for Sweden.

22%
aged under 20
20%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
22%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.07
residents per household

228,314 households

Couples with children21%
Couples without children26%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children43%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

2016452,105
2017457,496
2018461,583
2019465,495
2020467,158
2021469,704
2022471,912
2023472,298
2024472,446
2025472,529

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 339,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
5%
have a high economic standard
80%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.7%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only10%
Upper secondary43%
Post-secondary, under 3 years17%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more31%

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.

243,431 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)46%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)18%
Freehold (äganderätt)36%
440cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.34maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
2,497houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.49m
2022SEK 3.66m
2023SEK 3.29m
2024SEK 3.34m
2025SEK 3.34m

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.

102 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

256schoolsOpenStreetMap
334preschoolsOpenStreetMap
32residents per km²14,645.2 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 Östergötland County, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Photo: User Skvattram on sv.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Stora Torget i Linköping, den 26 april 2007
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Stora Torget i Linköping, den 26 april 2007
Photo: Harri Blomberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sankt Lars kyrka
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Municipalities.