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Living in Mariestad

Mariestad is a city in Sweden. Car density was 581.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 8.6% at the end of 2024. Monthly precipitation was 40.5 mm in January and 72.4 mm in July.

Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Mariestad?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwedenNational rates and thresholds that apply in Mariestad.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Mariestad?

Average net cold rent is about 9.69 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 9.69 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Mariestad yet.

Net rent across major citiesMariestad highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Mariestad highlighted€13.35Stockholm€13.04Malmö€12.09Helsingborg€11.91Västerås€11.83Göteborg€11.42Norrköping€9.69Mariestad€7.85Uppsala€7.45Umeå€7.38Linköping€7.00Örebro€6.88Jönköpingnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.69 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.0031 Dec 2025api.scb.se1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 581 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.69 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Mariestad?

The unemployment rate is 8.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202417

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Mariestad is 8.6%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Sweden per band3 cities: 4% to under 6%34–625 cities: 6% to under 8%256–861 cities: 8% to under 10%618–10Mariestad 8.6%53 cities: 10% to under 12%5310–1241 cities: 12% to under 14%4112–1422 cities: 14% to under 16%2214–169 cities: 16% to under 18%916–182 cities: 18% to under 20%218–20

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment11,920 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Fiber Coverage Pct92.527 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Employment rate83.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,343 EUR/month31 Dec 2025api.scb.se2Official
Unemployment rate8.6 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202417Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mariestad. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

Swedish Public Employment Service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Mariestad. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
School Rating Avg3.927 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians Per 1000427 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mariestad when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Physicians Per 10004Verified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Mariestad?

Police recorded 9,869 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 9,869 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
Recorded crime across major citiesMariestad highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Mariestad highlighted19,159Stockholm16,183Malmö15,583Helsingborg14,153Västerås13,915Örebro13,878Göteborg12,832Norrköping11,137Uppsala10,322Linköping9,869Mariestad9,782Jönköping9,210Umeårecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents9,869 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same31 Dec 2025Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Immigration Processing Time Days9027 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportKSD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport87.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Public Transport Score7527 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mariestad. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation

Swedish municipalities

For newly arrived residents with residence permits.

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Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course

Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework

For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Mariestad.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.5°C in January and 17.9°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.58 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Mariestad?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.58 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Mariestad average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Mariestad average monthly precipitation, mm020406080403628354873727253585147JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Mariestad annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.6PM2.515409.2PM1010402.8NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwedenAnnual PM2.5 in Mariestad is 4.6 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Sweden per band4 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–328 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³283–464 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³644–5Mariestad 4.658 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³585–635 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³356–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–83 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³38–9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean2.75 µg/m³country median 4.02023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.7Official
PM10 — annual mean9.15 µg/m³country median 9.32024Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official
PM2.5 — annual mean4.58 µg/m³country median 5.12024Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official
Average January temperature-0.528 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.72 · Feb 1.93 · Mar 5.56 · Apr 11.58 · May 16.97 · Jun 20.53 · Jul 22.79 · Aug 21.77 · Sep 17.12 · Oct 10.95 · Nov 5.98 · Dec 2.97 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Mariestad, 1991-202012Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.71 · Feb -3.23 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 2.56 · May 7.17 · Jun 11.11 · Jul 13.68 · Aug 13.14 · Sep 9.46 · Oct 5.18 · Nov 1.76 · Dec -1.35 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Mariestad, 1991-202013Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.493 · Feb -0.701 · Mar 1.92 · Apr 6.72 · May 11.72 · Jun 15.48 · Jul 17.92 · Aug 17.04 · Sep 12.97 · Oct 7.91 · Nov 3.84 · Dec 0.833 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Mariestad, 1991-202015Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 40.47 · Feb 35.53 · Mar 28.14 · Apr 35.28 · May 48.37 · Jun 72.75 · Jul 72.37 · Aug 72.24 · Sep 53.2 · Oct 58.18 · Nov 50.91 · Dec 46.69 mm31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Mariestad, 1991-202014Official

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Sweden cities
Söderhamn24,545 residentsHärnösand24,515 residentsLomma24,715 residentsUlricehamn24,985 residentsKristinehamn23,756 residentsArvika25,547 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 606.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 40.3 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Mariestad?

The published population was 24,583 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Mariestad residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.9%Foreign residents 4.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area606.5 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official
Cars per 1,000 residents581.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2025Official vehicles-in-use table: Fordonsslag=10 is passenger cars, stock at the last month of 2025; divided by official SCB population at 31 December 2025.8Official
City area606.5 km²1 Jan 2026Official SCB population density per square kilometre at municipality grain. SCB states that it uses the population figure at 31 December with the following 1 January land-area figure.11Official
Foreign-resident share4.17 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official
Foreign residents1,018 people31 Dec 2025Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official
Population density40.3 people/km²31 Dec 2025Official SCB population density per square kilometre at municipality grain. SCB states that it uses the population figure at 31 December with the following 1 January land-area figure.11Official
Population Female12,085 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)21Official
Population Male12,085 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)21Official
Population24,583 people31 Dec 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.11Official

International community in Mariestad

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Registered population by municipality and country of birth; total sex · 2024

Published groupPeopleShare
All birth countries24,583100.0%
Sweden21,59287.8%
Finland4091.7%
Syrian Arab Republic3351.4%
other countries2130.9%
Afghanistan1850.8%
Norway1300.5%
Germany1190.5%
Poland1180.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1160.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Yugoslavia1110.5%
Iraq1070.4%
India900.4%
Thailand830.3%
Lithuania820.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)730.3%
Eritrea680.3%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 530.2%
Denmark520.2%
Kosovo460.2%
Sudan390.2%
Pakistan370.2%
Ukraine360.1%
United Kingdom310.1%
Lebanon280.1%
Philippines250.1%
Uganda250.1%
Serbia240.1%
Russian Federation240.1%
United States of America240.1%
Romania230.1%
China210.1%
Spain200.1%
Serbia and Montenegro180.1%
South Africa180.1%
Ethiopia170.1%
Somalia160.1%
Latvia150.1%
North Macedonia150.1%
Türkiye150.1%
Viet Nam150.1%
Croatia140.1%
Kenya140.1%
Albania130.1%
Kuwait120.0%
Belarus110.0%
Iceland110.0%
Brazil100.0%
Colombia100.0%
France100.0%
Korea, Republic of Korea100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published groupPeopleShare
total24,583100.0%
Swedish23,53895.7%
European citizenship except Swedish6372.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown4081.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22

Is Mariestad a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Student60%strong on education, weak on safety · range 53–67%
Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–53%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%
Foreign residents1,018 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.
Population24,583 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.69 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
People in employment11,920 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Employment rate83.3 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Median gross salary (regional)3,343 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households12,144 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)20Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent21.227 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Mariestad?

The published population was 24,583 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Mariestad?

Average net cold rent is about 9.69 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 678 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Mariestad?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..

How safe is Mariestad?

Police recorded 9,869 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Mariestad?

The unemployment rate is 8.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Mariestad?

The median gross salary is 3,343 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Mariestad a good place to live?

Mariestad may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in United Arab Emirates live in Mariestad?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) in the source-defined population for 2024. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Mariestad, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/mariestad/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  3. SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Mariestad, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
  4. SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Mariestad, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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