Living in Motala
In Motala, rents across existing tenancies average €9.28 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.3% (2024).
For Motala, annual PM2.5 was 4.71 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 987.2 km² in 2026. For Motala, population density was 43.7 people per km² in 2025. The unemployment rate was 12.3% at the end of 2024.
Cheaper rent than 68% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 69% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 82% of Swedish cities that publish it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Motala?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Motala?
Average net cold rent is about 9.28 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): 9.28 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 39.96 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telia 100 Mbps broadband23Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 22.16 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Tele2 mobile plan22Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se1Official |
Is Motala 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 557 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.28 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Motala?
The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202415
Motala 12.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 20,426 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official |
| Fibre coverage | 91.5 | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com5Official |
| Employment rate | 80.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,289 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 12.3 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202415Independent |
What does a salary buy in Motala?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,616 |
| Rent, 60 m²€9.28/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31 | − €557 |
| 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 | €1,996 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Motala. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Motala. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average school rating (composite score) | 3.8 | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com5Official |
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; Motala's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 3.8 | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com5Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Motala 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Motala?
Police recorded 12,286 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: 12,286 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 12,286 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 | 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.com5Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 2 count | 13 Jun 2026 | OpenFlights — routes.dat10Official |
| Nearest airport | LPI | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv11Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 40.7 km | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv11Official |
| Public transport score | 63 | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com5Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Motala. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation
Swedish municipalities
For newly arrived residents with residence permits.
Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course
Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework
For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −1°C in January and 17.4°C in July. Annual NO₂ was 0.79 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Motala?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.71 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.8
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Motala 4.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 0.79 µg/m³country median 4.0 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.6Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 8.16 µg/m³country median 9.3 | 2023 | Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.8Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.71 µg/m³country median 5.1 | 2023 | Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.8Official |
| Average January temperature | -1.8 | 28 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com5Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.7 · May 15 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 21 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kettstaka A24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.9 · Feb -4.3 · Mar -2.1 · Apr 1.6 · May 6 · Jun 10 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.2 · Nov 0.4 · Dec -2.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kettstaka A24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.992 · Feb -1.14 · Mar 1.56 · Apr 6.26 · May 11.17 · Jun 14.95 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 16.56 · Sep 12.32 · Oct 7.28 · Nov 3.24 · Dec 0.383 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Motala Kraftverk, 1991-202013Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 44 · Feb 33.6 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 38.3 · May 51 · Jun 72.4 · Jul 83.1 · Aug 77.3 · Sep 62.7 · Oct 68.5 · Nov 61.1 · Dec 52.4 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kettstaka A24Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Espoo (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.3 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.9 °C, Naila (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Motala?
The published population was 43,505 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.12
By nationality
National passport95.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 987.2 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 531.9 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 2025.9Official |
| City area | 987.2 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.12Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 4.25 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,834 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.7Official |
| Population density | 43.7 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.12Official |
| Female residents | 21,192 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Male residents | 21,192 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Population | 43,505 people | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.12Official |
International community in Motala
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 | 43,505 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 36,904 | 84.8% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1,273 | 2.9% |
| Finland | 641 | 1.5% |
| Eritrea | 541 | 1.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 447 | 1.0% |
| Somalia | 310 | 0.7% |
| Iraq | 306 | 0.7% |
| other countries | 226 | 0.5% |
| Afghanistan | 219 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 206 | 0.5% |
| Poland | 164 | 0.4% |
| Lebanon | 147 | 0.3% |
| Thailand | 138 | 0.3% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 130 | 0.3% |
| Germany | 107 | 0.2% |
| Ukraine | 88 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 82 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 76 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 71 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 67 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 65 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 58 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 56 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 55 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 53 | 0.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49 | 0.1% |
| United States of America | 49 | 0.1% |
| Türkiye | 45 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 42 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 41 | 0.1% |
| India | 41 | 0.1% |
| China | 40 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 40 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 40 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 39 | 0.1% |
| Palestinian territory, occupied | 37 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 33 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 33 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 31 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 29 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of Korea | 27 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 27 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 27 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 26 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 25 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 25 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 25 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 24 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 22 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 19 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 19 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 19 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 18 | 0.0% |
| France | 17 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 17 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 17 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 16 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 15 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 13 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 10 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 10 | 0.0% |
| unknown country of birth | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21
Citizenship
Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| total | 43,505 | 100.0% |
| Swedish | 41,591 | 95.6% |
| Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown | 1,101 | 2.5% |
| European citizenship except Swedish | 813 | 1.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Motala
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.
Mjölby as a Motala alternative in the same region
25 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 10.0% Mjölby vs 12.3% Motala−19%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,997 Mjölby vs 12,286 Motala−19%
- Residents: 28,695 Mjölby vs 43,505 Motala−34%
- Nearest airport: 33.5 km Mjölby vs 40.7 km Motala−18%
- Rent: €9.47/m² Mjölby vs €9.28/m² Motalasame level
- Foreign residents: 4.6% Mjölby vs 4.3% Motala+8%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,316 Mjölby vs €3,289 Motalasame level
Falun as a Motala alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 232 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 12,286 Motala−39%
- Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 12.3% Motala−33%
- Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €9.28/m² Motala+10%
- Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 40.7 km Motala−47%
- Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 43,505 Motala+38%
- Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 4.3% Motala−15%
- Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 4.7 µg/m³ Motala−8%
Cities near Motala
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Sweden
Other cities in Sweden to compare with Motala, nearest in population first.
How does Motala compare?
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Motala in rankings
Is Motala part of Linköping?
Motala is in the published commuting zone of Linköping; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Linköping city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Motala?
The published population was 43,505 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..
How much does it cost to rent in Motala?
Average net cold rent is about 9.28 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 650 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.
Is the air quality good in Motala?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..
How safe is Motala?
Police recorded 12,286 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 Motala?
The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
What is the typical salary around Motala?
The median gross salary is 3,289 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.
Is Motala a good place to live?
Motala 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.
Is Motala part of Linköping?
Motala is in the published commuting zone of Linköping; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Motala?
Vadstena, Mjölby are near Motala. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in All birth countries live in Motala?
The official country of birth distribution records 43,505 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). Motala, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0a488d5fb320c5e442159045693627bd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/motala/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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