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Overview

Motala
County: Östergötlands län
Population 2024: 43,505
Full municipal profile
Mjölby
County: Östergötlands län
Population 2024: 28,695
Full municipal profile

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Population (31 Dec)
2024 · people

Motala
43,505 peopleHighest
Mjölby
28,695 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
36,509

Population change, 5 years
2024 · %

Motala
-0.4 %Lowest
Mjölby
3.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.3

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Motala
21.7 %Lowest
Mjölby
21.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Motala
333,600 SEKLowest
Mjölby
357,200 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

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

Motala
75.9 %Lowest
Mjölby
76.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

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

Motala
14.4 %Highest
Mjölby
11.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Motala
84.5 yearsLowest
Mjölby
85.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

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

Motala
835.7 /100kLowest
Mjölby
1,008.4 /100kHighest
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: Motala moves from 42,078 (2002) to 43,505 (2024) — up 1,427 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2024, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2024 · Municipalities
YearMotalaMjölby
2 00242 07825 153
2 00342 01525 191
2 00442 06225 326
2 00541 91225 258
2 00641 95925 348
2 00742 06025 535
2 00841 95325 654
2 00941 84325 770
2 01041 95525 856
2 01141 82826 073
2 01241 86726 195
2 01342 18726 313
2 01442 55626 428
2 01542 90326 602
2 01643 25826 708
2 01743 54927 019
2 01843 68727 373
2 01943 67327 758
2 02043 64027 960
2 02143 67428 269
2 02243 72828 471
2 02343 72828 576
2 02443 50528 695

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

Motala
-223.0 peopleLowest
Mjölby
119.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
124.1

Population change, 10 years
2024 · %

Motala
2.2 %Lowest
Mjölby
8.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
4.3

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

Motala
22.2 %Lowest
Mjölby
23.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

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

Motala
52.2 %Lowest
Mjölby
54.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

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

Motala
17.7 %Highest
Mjölby
15.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

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

Motala
7.9 %Highest
Mjölby
7.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Motala
468.0 peopleHighest
Mjölby
256.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Motala
334.0 peopleHighest
Mjölby
272.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Motala
0.92 ratioHighest
Mjölby
0.84 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Motala
1,473.0 peopleHighest
Mjölby
1,383.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Motala
-238.0 peopleLowest
Mjölby
101.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Motala
1,712.0 peopleHighest
Mjölby
1,270.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

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

Motala
2.7 %Highest
Mjölby
2.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

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

Motala
53.4 %Lowest
Mjölby
68.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Motala
657.0 householdsHighest
Mjölby
456.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

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

Motala
67.6 %Lowest
Mjölby
70.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

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

Motala
6.8 %Highest
Mjölby
6.2 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

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

Motala
15,908 SEK/residentHighest
Mjölby
14,615 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

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

Motala
7,156.1 SEK/residentHighest
Mjölby
6,289.8 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

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

Motala
3.2 %Highest
Mjölby
1.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Motala
267,143 SEKLowest
Mjölby
278,014 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Motala
45.0 %Highest
Mjölby
35.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

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

Motala
74.6 %Lowest
Mjölby
76.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects (%)
2025 · %

Motala
58.5 %Highest
Mjölby
56.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

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

Motala
61.6 %Lowest
Mjölby
67.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

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

Motala
67.3 %Lowest
Mjölby
75.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

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

Motala
206.0 pointsLowest
Mjölby
209.0 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

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

Motala
205.2 pointsLowest
Mjölby
207.2 pointsHighest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Motala
18.0 dwellingsLowest
Mjölby
87.0 dwellingsHighest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

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

Motala
225.1 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Mjölby
179.8 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

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

Motala
0.4 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Mjölby
1.4 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Motala
15,668 SEK/m²Highest
Mjölby
15,111 SEK/m²Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

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

Motala
20,815 SEK/m²Lowest
Mjölby
22,273 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

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

Motala
38.1 %Highest
Mjölby
35.3 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Motala
82.2 yearsHighest
Mjölby
82.0 yearsLowest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)
2025 · %

Motala
77.2 %Highest
Mjölby
76.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)
2025 · %

Motala
0.3 %Lowest
Mjölby
0.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

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

Motala
1,696.8 /100kHighest
Mjölby
1,474.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

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

Motala
12,286 /100kHighest
Mjölby
9,996.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

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

Motala
2,557.8 /100kHighest
Mjölby
1,995.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

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

Motala
2.3 /100kHighest
Mjölby
0.0 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

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

Motala
1,281.2 /100kHighest
Mjölby
1,220.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

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

Motala
147.7 /100kLowest
Mjölby
292.1 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Motala
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
Mjölby
1.6 assignments/politicianHighest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Motala
337.2 residents/politicianHighest
Mjölby
260.9 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Motala
3.9 %Highest
Mjölby
2.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

Elected municipal politicians full-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Motala
3.1 %Highest
Mjölby
1.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
1.5
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.

Motala
-102 SEK
Mjölby
-124 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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  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
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  • Net cost is a model estimate: Ruist's 74,000 SEK/year × arrivals 2020–2024 / population. Not official municipal accounts.
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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

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Per capita / per 1,000 / per 100,000
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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
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Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

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