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Motala

Motala had 43,131 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 322,000 in 2024, 5% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,579,000 on average in 2025 (317 sales). The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Municipality · Code 0583 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
43,131residents31 December 2025
SEK 322,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
44%rental homesof all homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Motala by DeSO area
Map of Motala: 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 9 neighbourhood areas.

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

AreaResidentsIncomeRentedCo-op flatsOwned65+EmployedGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Borensberg3,198SEK 368,00034%5%62%26%87%11%32
Charlottenborg-Ekenäs-Grankulla2,495SEK 258,00069%8%22%20%70%35%58
Ekön-Torvmossen2,542SEK 230,00096%0%4%17%61%20%94
Fornåsa-Österstad-Klockrike3,280SEK 366,0009%0%91%21%87%2%5
Fågelsta-Södra Freberga1,500SEK 348,0006%0%94%22%87%3%4
Gamla stan3,720SEK 315,00077%7%16%37%75%10%97
Motala tätort-övrigt19,724SEK 332,00035%18%48%26%84%18%65
Nykyrka-Tjällmo-Godegård4,174SEK 327,00014%0%86%32%84%21%7
Väster-Södra Varamon-Gustavsvik2,495SEK 262,00089%0%11%20%61%16%40

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

People.

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

22%
aged under 20
15%
aged 20–34
38%
aged 35–64
26%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
2.07
residents per household

20,790 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children28%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children42%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201643,258
201743,549
201843,687
201943,673
202043,640
202143,674
202243,728
202343,728
202443,505
202543,131

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 322,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
81%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
6.0%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only13%
Upper secondary52%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more20%

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.

22,046 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)44%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)10%
Freehold (äganderätt)46%
502cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.58maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
317houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.73m
2022SEK 2.81m
2023SEK 2.56m
2024SEK 2.51m
2025SEK 2.58m

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.

53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% green space within 500 metres.

25schoolsOpenStreetMap
26preschoolsOpenStreetMap
34residents per km²1,272.4 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 Motala, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Railway station Motala Sweden
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Railway station Motala Sweden
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Motala bro
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Motala bro
Photo: Artifex · Public domain
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Motala station 2011
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Motala station 2011
Photo: Nils Öberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
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