Living in Mariestad

In Mariestad, rents across existing tenancies average €9.69 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.6% (2024).

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.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population24,583people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,343EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent9.69EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — about the sameOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate8.6%country median 10.6% — 19% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,869offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the sameOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.58µg/m³country median 5.1 — 10% belowOfficial source · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesMariestad highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Mariestad€9.69

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Västerås€11.91

Gothenburg€11.83

Norrköping€11.42

Uppsala€7.85

Umeå€7.45

Linköping€7.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	39.96 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia 100 Mbps broadband²⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.69 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Mariestad a good place to live?

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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%

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%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Mariestad 8.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	11,920 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Fibre coverage	92.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	83.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,343 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	8.6 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Mariestad?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,009of €2,653 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,653
Rent, 60 m²€9.69/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €581
Internet€40 · official · Telia 100 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30	− €40
Mobile plan€22 · official · Tele2 mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,009

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Mariestad Salary needed to live in Mariestad

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

Job Search

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.9	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: förberedelseklass (reception class) + språkförskola (special language preschool). How to enrol a child (skolverket.se).

A country-wide rule for Sweden; Mariestad's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.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 1,000 residents4Verified 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 incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Mariestad9,869

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,869 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration application processing time	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	KSD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	87.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public transport score	75	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.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.

In Person, OnlineFree

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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.

SwedishIn Person, Online

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

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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

0°

2°-3°

6°-1°

12°3°

17°7°

21°11°

23°14°

22°13°

17°9°

11°5°

6°2°

3°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂2.8WHO 10 · EU 40

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.

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–9

Mariestad 4.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	2.75 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	9.15 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.58 µg/m³country median 5.1	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
Average January temperature	-0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Mariestad, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Mariestad, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Mariestad, 1991-2020¹⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Mariestad, 1991-2020¹⁴Official

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

By nationality

National passport95.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	606.5 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	581.1 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2025	Official 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 area	606.5 km²	1 Jan 2026	Official 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 share	4.17 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,018 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	40.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Official 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
Female residents	12,085 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Male residents	12,085 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Population	24,583 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB 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 group	People	Share
All birth countries	24,583	100.0%
Sweden	21,592	87.8%
Finland	409	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	335	1.4%
other countries	213	0.9%
Afghanistan	185	0.8%
Norway	130	0.5%
Germany	119	0.5%
Poland	118	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	116	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Yugoslavia	111	0.5%
Iraq	107	0.4%
India	90	0.4%
Thailand	83	0.3%
Lithuania	82	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	73	0.3%
Eritrea	68	0.3%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	53	0.2%
Denmark	52	0.2%
Kosovo	46	0.2%
Sudan	39	0.2%
Pakistan	37	0.2%
Ukraine	36	0.1%
United Kingdom	31	0.1%
Lebanon	28	0.1%
Philippines	25	0.1%
Uganda	25	0.1%
Serbia	24	0.1%
Russian Federation	24	0.1%
United States of America	24	0.1%
Romania	23	0.1%
China	21	0.1%
Spain	20	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	18	0.1%
South Africa	18	0.1%
Ethiopia	17	0.1%
Somalia	16	0.1%
Latvia	15	0.1%
North Macedonia	15	0.1%
Türkiye	15	0.1%
Viet Nam	15	0.1%
Croatia	14	0.1%
Kenya	14	0.1%
Albania	13	0.1%
Kuwait	12	0.0%
Belarus	11	0.0%
Iceland	11	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
Colombia	10	0.0%
France	10	0.0%
Korea, Republic of Korea	10	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
total	24,583	100.0%
Swedish	23,538	95.7%
European citizenship except Swedish	637	2.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	408	1.7%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	12,144 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Mariestad

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Skövde as a Mariestad alternative in the same region

35 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 57,995 Skövde vs 24,583 Mariestad+136%
Foreign residents: 5.1% Skövde vs 4.2% Mariestad+22%
Unemployment: 9.2% Skövde vs 8.6% Mariestad+7%
Nearest airport: 70.8 km Skövde vs 87.2 km Mariestad−19%
Rent: €9.91/m² Skövde vs €9.69/m² Mariestadsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,430 Skövde vs 9,869 Mariestad−4%
Median gross pay, region: €3,371 Skövde vs €3,343 Mariestadsame level

Full comparison More about Skövde

Kungälv as a Mariestad alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 142 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 50,313 Kungälv vs 24,583 Mariestad+105%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,144 Kungälv vs 9,869 Mariestad−28%
Rent: €10.81/m² Kungälv vs €9.69/m² Mariestad+12%
Nearest airport: 29.3 km Kungälv vs 87.2 km Mariestad−66%
Unemployment: 7.4% Kungälv vs 8.6% Mariestad−14%
Foreign residents: 3.8% Kungälv vs 4.2% Mariestad−10%
Median gross pay, region: €3,443 Kungälv vs €3,343 Mariestadsame level

Full comparison More about Kungälv

Alternative cities in Sweden

Other cities in Sweden to compare with Mariestad, nearest in population first.

All Sweden cities

Söderhamn24,545 residents Härnösand24,515 residents Lomma24,715 residents Ulricehamn24,985 residents Gustavsberg25,034 residents Kristinehamn23,756 residents

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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 All birth countries live in Mariestad?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,583 people (100.0%) 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, October 16). Mariestad, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f0eb63d9ff268ebd08aa98ae6d25de1e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/mariestad/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_mariestad-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_989918c26722,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mariestad, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f0eb63d9ff268ebd08aa98ae6d25de1e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/mariestad/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Mariestad, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Mariestad, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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