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Mariestad

Mariestad had 24,421 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 326,000 in 2024, 9% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,413,000 on average in 2025 (162 sales). The population has grown by 0.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1493 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
24,421residents31 December 2025
SEK 326,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
29%rental homesof all homes
25%green within 500 maverage
Mariestad by DeSO area
Map of Mariestad: 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 15 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
Ekudden-Västra skogen2,292SEK 336,00030%40%31%34%78%25%32
Grangärdet-Muggebo1,405SEK 309,00030%22%48%20%85%12%95
Gärdet-Drottninggatan1,742SEK 309,00053%37%10%35%82%7%109
Lugnås glesbygd1,517SEK 318,00011%5%84%25%85%68%4
Marieholm-Bråten2,452SEK 273,00026%61%14%25%74%14%100
Mariestad centrum-Katthavet1,269SEK 321,00074%19%7%35%81%10%94
Nyestan-Ladukärr1,559SEK 318,00040%23%37%31%83%17%100
Radbyn-Leksberg1,222SEK 358,0000%0%100%21%92%43%21
Sjölyckan-Högelid-Krontorp2,095SEK 380,0008%26%66%20%90%22%19
Sjötorp-Lyrestad1,464SEK 305,00019%6%75%33%81%9%11
Snuggen-Madlyckan1,548SEK 319,00038%30%32%27%83%13%84
Torsö-Hasslerör1,822SEK 364,00013%3%84%30%85%47%4
Ullervad887SEK 357,00028%9%64%28%92%32%15
Ullervad-Tidavad glesbygd1,951SEK 360,0006%0%94%22%89%51%5
Vasavägen-Prebende1,207SEK 282,00034%54%13%21%79%5%66

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

People.

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

21%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
27%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
2.01
residents per household

12,140 households

Couples with children19%
Couples without children29%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children43%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201624,215
201724,290
201824,372
201924,537
202024,513
202124,723
202224,768
202324,647
202424,583
202524,421

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 326,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
11%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
83%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only9%
Upper secondary53%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more23%

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.

13,036 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)29%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)26%
Freehold (äganderätt)45%
548cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.41maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
162houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.14m
2022SEK 2.24m
2023SEK 2.11m
2024SEK 2.44m
2025SEK 2.41m

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.

51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% green space within 500 metres.

15schoolsOpenStreetMap
10preschoolsOpenStreetMap
16residents per km²1,510.2 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 Mariestad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bertha Petterssons hus 01
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Bertha Petterssons hus 01
Photo: Calle Eklund/V-wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bageriet Mariestad 01
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Bageriet Mariestad 01
Photo: Calle Eklund/V-wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Telegrafgatan, Mariestad
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Telegrafgatan, Mariestad
Photo: I99pema · CC BY-SA 4.0
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