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Linköpingprofile

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Linköping
County: Östergötlands län
Population 2024: 168,035
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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Linköping
168,035 people
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Linköping
3.1 %
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Linköping
357,200 SEK
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
84.8 %
National (municipal mean)
81.5

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
9.9 %
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Linköping
85.7 years
National (municipal mean)
84.7

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Linköping
817.8 /100k
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2024 · people · Municipalities

Verified time series for the selected municipalities, same definition and same years.

Population (31 Dec) over time: Linköping moves from 135,066 (2002) to 168,035 (2024) — up 32,969 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearLinköping
2 002135 066
2 003136 231
2 004136 912
2 005137 636
2 006138 580
2 007140 367
2 008141 863
2 009144 690
2 010146 416
2 011147 334
2 012148 521
2 013150 202
2 014151 881
2 015152 966
2 016155 817
2 017158 520
2 018161 034
2 019163 051
2 020164 616
2 021165 527
2 022166 673
2 023167 404
2 024168 035

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2024 · people

Linköping
631.0 people
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Linköping
10.6 %
National (municipal mean)
4.3

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
21.7 %
National (municipal mean)
22.0

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
60.0 %
National (municipal mean)
52.6

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
12.4 %
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Residents aged 80+, share (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
5.9 %
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Linköping
1,263.0 people
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Linköping
1,490.0 people
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Linköping
0.67 ratio
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Linköping
9,967.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Linköping
296.0 people
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Linköping
9,527.0 people
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
3.3 %
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2024 · %

Linköping
57.3 %
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Employment rate, foreign-born 20–64 (%)
2024 · %

Linköping
66.1 %
National (municipal mean)
70.2

Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
2024 · %

Linköping
4.3 %
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Linköping
10,742 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
17,158

Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Linköping
6,476.7 SEK/resident
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
3.8 %
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Linköping
298,753 SEK
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
41.2 %
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
83.1 %
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
71.7 %
National (municipal mean)
69.3

Upper-secondary students graduating within 4 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
74.6 %
National (municipal mean)
73.5

Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Linköping
228.0 points
National (municipal mean)
218.3

Year 9 merit rating, municipality of location (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Linköping
228.3 points
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Linköping
1,030.0 dwellings
National (municipal mean)
108.1

Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Linköping
266.8 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
171.6

Completed detached houses per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Linköping
0.8 per 1,000 residents
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Linköping
26,939 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
17,205

House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Linköping
32,917 SEK/m²
National (municipal mean)
21,704

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 3), share (%)
2025 · %

Linköping
31.3 %
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Linköping
82.8 years
National (municipal mean)
81.3
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Linköping
1,192.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Linköping
10,322 /100k
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

Reported economic crime (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Linköping
2,126.2 /100k
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

Reported gross violation of a woman's integrity (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Linköping
4.8 /100k
National (municipal mean)
8.4

Reported drug offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Linköping
1,076.8 /100k
National (municipal mean)
825.5

Reported sexual offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Linköping
158.0 /100k
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Linköping
1.7 assignments/politician
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Linköping
724.3 residents/politician
National (municipal mean)
221.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Calculated and specialised measures

The measures below are not official municipal observations in the same sense as the tables above. They are calculated by Sverigefakta or taken from situation reports and model estimates, and are therefore reported separately.

Estimated net cost per resident per year
Model estimate
Note: Model estimate = (received / 5) × Ruist's average annual net cost per person (SEK 74,000 in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

Linköping
-117 SEK
National
About the data. The comparison uses the municipal engine's verified time series — the same figures, definitions and sources as the municipal pages. For every metric we use the latest period in which all selected municipalities have a verified value. If no common period exists the metric is omitted entirely; nothing is imputed and years are never mixed within a row.

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Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

4

agencies/institutions

2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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Definitions

How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover

Per capita / per 1,000 / per 100,000
Normalising an absolute number by population size, so municipalities of different sizes can be compared. Shootings, for example, are usually reported per 100,000 inhabitants.
Median vs mean
The median is the middle value in a sorted series. The mean is the sum divided by the count and is much more sensitive to outliers. Incomes and wealth are therefore usually reported as medians.
Ranking & percentile
The ranking is the municipality's place in the sorted list of all 290 municipalities. The percentile is the share below the municipality — rank 29 of 290 ≈ the 90th percentile.Ties use shared ranking (e.g. two municipalities both at rank 10).

Frequently asked questions

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