the register
Facts
municipalityMotala
population19,724
area code0583R007
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 100% of areas19,724
Share 65+0.0 pp vs Motala · higher than 68% of areas25.6 %
Share foreign-born-4.0 pp vs Motala · higher than 32% of areas11.0 %
Share foreign background-4.8 pp vs Motala · higher than 37% of areas15.2 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+7 % vs Motala · higher than 53% of areas358 tkr
Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Motala · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+1.7 pp vs Motala · higher than 36% of areas21.4 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+4.2 pp vs Motala · higher than 76% of areas73.0 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-9 % vs Motala · higher than 79% of areas31.4 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+1.8 pp vs Motala · higher than 55% of areas87.9 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+3.9 pp vs Motala · higher than 45% of areas61.7 %
Share rental housing-9.8 pp vs Motala · higher than 56% of areas24.2 %
Share of housing co-ops+5.9 pp vs Motala · higher than 50% of areas12.9 %
Share single-family houses+5.9 pp vs Motala · higher than 47% of areas67.7 %
Share built before 1940-4.9 pp vs Motala · higher than 53% of areas11.5 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 100% of areas10,056 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (10 statistical areas) that make up Motala tätort-övrigt. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 20244 · Good conditions
Relative position in Sweden53 in 2011 → 57 in 2024percentile 57
Population 202519,599 in 201019,724
Economic standard, medianin 2024316 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
85.5 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result. Here 58% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
0583C10102,323 residents332 · 37.0 · 86.1 · 6.00583C10302,149 residents306 · 33.7 · 81.7 · 10.00583C10402,028 residents306 · 32.3 · 84.7 · 10.00583C10601,671 residents305 · 32.6 · 81.1 · 12.00583C10802,150 residents275 · 31.1 · 80.4 · 18.00583C11001,921 residents314 · 43.5 · 86.3 · 9.00583C11202,162 residents321 · 40.5 · 89.0 · 8.00583C11302,006 residents342 · 39.5 · 89.8 · 5.00583C11402,151 residents338 · 40.9 · 86.4 · 6.00583C11501,161 residents347 · 37.3 · 90.3 · 4.0
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityMotala MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
43,505population
382 tkrmedian income
44.6 yearsaverage age
area in Motala Municipality