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area in Motala Municipality

Gamla stan

3,720 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityMotala

population3,720

area code0583R006

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 72% of areas3,720

Share 65++11.3 pp vs Motala · higher than 97% of areas36.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.4 pp vs Motala · higher than 15% of areas63.8 %

Share foreign background+3.5 pp vs Motala · higher than 62% of areas23.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-17 % vs Motala · higher than 7% of areas276 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Motala · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.2 pp vs Motala · higher than 37% of areas20.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+9.7 pp vs Motala · higher than 75% of areas72.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-90 % vs Motala · higher than 86% of areas34.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.0 pp vs Motala · higher than 31% of areas84.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-33.1 pp vs Motala · higher than 20% of areas24.6 %

Share rental housing+33.7 pp vs Motala · higher than 90% of areas67.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.8 pp vs Motala · higher than 32% of areas6.2 %

Share single-family houses-36.0 pp vs Motala · higher than 23% of areas25.8 %

Share built before 1940-1.0 pp vs Motala · higher than 65% of areas15.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 69% of areas1,488 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,747men

1,970women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

113

15–19

109

121

20–24

114

108

25–29

115

30–34

35–39

100

40–44

45–49

104

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

104

70–74

136

125

75–79

162

223

80+

433

marital status

Unmarried1,780

48 %

Married1,098

29 %

Divorced460

12 %

Widowed386

10 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Gamla stan. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden20 in 2011 → 21 in 2024percentile 21

Population 20253,425 in 20103,720

Economic standard, medianin 2024273 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

81.9 %turnout

S37.2 %

SD24.6 %

M17.2 %

KD5.6 %

V5.1 %

C3.6 %

L3.2 %

MP2.2 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Motalaurban area1.0 km Södra Frebergaurban area2.4 km Djurkällasmall locality6.6 km Österstadurban area8.4 km Långskogensmall locality8.7 km Fågelstaurban area8.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ekön-Torvmossen1.5 km Väster-Södra Varamon-Gustavsvik1.8 km Motala tätort-övrigt1.9 km Charlottenborg-Ekenäs-Grankulla3.3 km Fågelsta-Södra Freberga7.6 km Centrala Vadstena-KvissbergVadstena12 km TycklingeVadstena12 km Fornåsa-Österstad-Klockrike12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMotala Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Motala?

43,505population

382 tkrmedian income

44.6 yearsaverage age