Linköping municipality – facts and statistics
In Linköping municipality, 168,709 people live (2025).
Östergötlands län · municipal tax 31.75 % · population +24.9 % since 2002
Last updated: View changelog
Key figures
Municipal tax rate (%)· 2025
Median income, 20+· 2024
Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)· 2025
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)· 2025
Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)· 2025
Life expectancy, women· 2025
Reported violent offences (per 100,000)· 2025
How many people live in Linköping?
Linköping had 168,709 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has grown by 33,643 people. The main urban area Ljungsbro had 7,215 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
Population· 2025
Population change since 2002· 2002–2025
SCB BE0101N1
Foreign background· 2025
Immigration and foreign background in Linköping — full breakdown →
Age and sex structure in Linköping
Actual municipal figures from SCB — not a scaled national profile.
- Children 0–14
- 26,472
- 15.7 %
- Working age 15–64
- 111,334
- 66.0 %
- Aged 65+
- 30,903
- 18.3 %
- Aged 80+
- 9,905
- 5.9 %
- Women
- 82,778
- 49.1 %
Population pyramid
Linköping, 2025 · five-year age groups
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
Show the data as a table
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 4,085 | 3,855 |
| 5-9 | 4,652 | 4,273 |
| 10-14 | 4,980 | 4,627 |
| 15-19 | 5,213 | 4,958 |
| 20-24 | 8,192 | 7,872 |
| 25-29 | 7,201 | 5,613 |
| 30-34 | 6,564 | 5,749 |
| 35-39 | 5,969 | 5,527 |
| 40-44 | 5,202 | 4,895 |
| 45-49 | 4,958 | 4,872 |
| 50-54 | 5,137 | 4,862 |
| 55-59 | 4,870 | 4,735 |
| 60-64 | 4,539 | 4,406 |
| 65-69 | 3,802 | 3,790 |
| 70-74 | 3,271 | 3,510 |
| 75-79 | 3,071 | 3,554 |
| 80-84 | 2,366 | 2,848 |
| 85-89 | 1,277 | 1,693 |
| 90-94 | 478 | 845 |
| 95-99 | 96 | 259 |
| 100+ | 8 | 35 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 26,472, 15–64: 111,334, 65+: 30,903.
Foreign background by age and sex is not published at municipal level by Statistics Sweden. Foreign background for this municipality is shown by area (DeSO) further down the page.
Households in Linköping
Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.
- Households
- 83,057
- Persons per household
- 2.03
- One-person households
- 45.5 %
- 37,763
- Households with children 0–24
- 25.6 %
- 21,237
2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM
SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.
Work
All indicators →- Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)2025 · Sweden 2.7 % (−0.2 pp) · Östergötlands län 2.4 %2.5%
- Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)2025 · Sweden 3.2 % (+0.3 pp) · Östergötlands län 3.3 %3.5%
- Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)2024 · Sweden 6.9 % (−2.6 pp) · Östergötlands län 6.7 %4.3%
Indicators for work in Linköping.
Economy & tax
All indicators →- Municipal tax rate (%)2025 · Sweden 21.7 % (−1.5 pp) · Östergötlands län 22.0 %20.2%
- Tax base per resident (SEK)2025 · Sweden 280,284 SEK (+18,469 SEK) · Östergötlands län 273,429 SEK298,753SEK
- Equity ratio, municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 40.5 % (+0.8 pp) · Östergötlands län 36.7 %41.2%
Indicators for economy & tax in Linköping.
Schools
All indicators →- Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)2025 · Sweden 81.5 % (+3.3 pp) · Östergötlands län 77.7 %84.8%
- Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)2025 · Sweden 218.3 points (+9.7 points) · Östergötlands län 215.8 points228.0points
- Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)2025 · Sweden 69.3 % (+2.5 pp) · Östergötlands län 68.1 %71.7%
Indicators for schools in Linköping.
Housing
All indicators →- Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)2025 · Sweden 13.5 % (−3.6 pp) · Östergötlands län 11.2 %9.9%
- House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²2025 · Sweden 21,704 SEK/m² (+11,213 SEK/m²) · Östergötlands län 19,959 SEK/m²32,917SEK/m²
- Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents2025 · Sweden 171.6 per 1,000 residents (+95.2 per 1,000 residents) · Östergötlands län 191.1 per 1,000 residents266.8per 1,000 residents
Indicators for housing in Linköping.
Health
All indicators →- Life expectancy, women2025 · Sweden 84.7 years (+1.0 years) · Östergötlands län 85.1 years85.7years
- Life expectancy, men2025 · Sweden 81.3 years (+1.4 years) · Östergötlands län 81.6 years82.8years
- Ill-health rate, days per insured person2025 · Sweden 26.3 days (−7.8 days) · Östergötlands län 25.7 days18.5days
Indicators for health in Linköping.
Crime
All indicators →- Reported offences, total (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 9,857 /100k (+465 /100k) · Östergötlands län 9,065 /100k10,322/100k
- Reported violent offences (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 885.9 /100k (−68.1 /100k) · Östergötlands län 736.3 /100k817.8/100k
- Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)2025 · Sweden 1,418.9 /100k (−226.9 /100k) · Östergötlands län 1,394.2 /100k1,192.0/100k
Indicators for crime in Linköping.
Politics
All indicators →- Assignments per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 1.8 assignments/politician (−0.1 assignments/politician) · Östergötlands län 1.8 assignments/politician1.7assignments/politician
- Residents per elected municipal politician2025 · Sweden 221.4 residents/politician (+502.8 residents/politician) · Östergötlands län 235.0 residents/politician724.3residents/politician
- Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)2025 · Sweden 2.5 % (+0.0 pp) · Östergötlands län 2.9 %2.6%
Indicators for politics in Linköping.
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Frequently asked questions about Linköping
›How many people live in Linköping?
In 2025, Linköping municipality had 168,709 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 7,215 lived in the main urban area Ljungsbro (2023).
›How has the population of Linköping changed?
Since 2002 the population has grown by 33,643 people (+24.9 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
›Which county is Linköping in?
Linköping municipality is located in Östergötlands län (county code 05).
›What is the municipal tax rate in Linköping?
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Linköping is 31.75 % (municipality 20.20 % plus region 11.55 %). That is rank 40 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
›What does unemployment look like in Linköping?
In Linköping, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.5 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.0580.2025.
›How are school results in Linköping?
In Linköping, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 84.8 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.0580.2025.
›How much crime is reported in Linköping?
In Linköping, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 10,322 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,857 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.0580.2025.
›What share of the population in Linköping has a foreign background?
In 2025, 24.9 % of the population in Linköping had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Linköping.
›Where does the data come from?
Population comes from Statistics Sweden BE0101N1 and foreign background from BE0101Q2. Local key figures come from Kolada (RKA) and Statistics Sweden via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine, and every figure carries its own observation ID.
Sources and method
- Open source ↗
BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec) - Open source ↗
BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov) - Open source ↗
BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household type - Open source ↗
KoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine
The figures on this page can be traced to their stated sources. Where an observation ID is available, it is shown with the corresponding fact. Read the method.
Foreign background: 24.9 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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