Economy, jobs and prices in Linköping, Sweden: official figures
In 2024, the median net income of residents aged 20 and over in Linköping was SEK 308,300, compared with SEK 311,000 for Sweden as a whole; that was 5th highest among the large Swedish cities.
What is the median salary in Linköping?
At SEK 392,300 in 2024, Linköping was below the Swedish level of SEK 401,400 on the median earned income of residents aged 20-64, putting it 4th highest among the large Swedish cities.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Linköping?
Linköping ranked 12th of 13 large Swedish cities on the share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed in 2025, at 2.5% against a national figure of 3.1%.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Linköping?
The unemployment rate in Linköping was 4.4% in 2024 (4.5% for women, 4.4% for men).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat are the main jobs in Linköping?
84,050 jobs were based in Linköping in 2018; the biggest employers were public administration, education and health (37% of jobs) and trade, transport, hotels and restaurants (16%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people commute to Linköping?
13,677 people commuted into Linköping for work in 2018 and 11,626 commuted out.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Linköping?
Tourist accommodation in Linköping recorded 539,991 nights in 2018.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Linköping?
There were 355 registered cars per 1,000 residents in 2018.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- New companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 in Linköping came to 9.2 in 2025, 2nd fewest among the large Swedish cities (Sweden: 11.5), down from 9.3 in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- The employment rate of foreign-born residents aged 20-64 in Linköping stood at 66.1% in 2024, up from 59.5% in 2020; the figure for Sweden was 70.4%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2025, the share of residents aged 25-65 who are long-term unemployed in Linköping was 3.5%, compared with 3.8% for Sweden as a whole; that was 4th lowest among the large Swedish cities. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
How Linköping compares with other cities in Sweden
The median net income of residents aged 20 and over (2024)
Linköping ranks 5 of 13, highest first. Among the 13 largest municipalities
| Rank | City | The median net income of residents aged 20 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Göteborg | SEK 314,800 |
| 3 | Västerås | SEK 314,200 |
| 4 | Uppsala | SEK 308,600 |
| 5 | Linköping | SEK 308,300 |
| 6 | Umeå | SEK 304,700 |
| 7 | Helsingborg | SEK 303,300 |
| 8 | Lund | SEK 301,400 |
The share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed (2025)
Linköping ranks 12 of 13, highest first. Among the 13 largest municipalities
| Rank | City | The share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Norrköping | 3.5% |
| 8 | Borås | 3.2% |
| 9 | Orebro | 3.0% |
| 10 | Uppsala | 2.7% |
| 11 | Lund | 2.6% |
| 12 | Linköping | 2.5% |
| 13 | Umeå | 2.0% |
New companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 (2025)
Linköping ranks 12 of 13, highest first. Among the 13 largest municipalities
| Rank | City | New companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Södertälje | 11.0 |
| 8 | Lund | 10.5 |
| 9 | Orebro | 10.0 |
| 10 | Norrköping | 9.9 |
| 11 | Uppsala | 9.8 |
| 12 | Linköping | 9.2 |
| 13 | Umeå | 8.8 |
Unemployment rate (2024)
Linköping ranks 11 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Borås | 5.3% |
| 8 | Göteborg | 5.0% |
| 9 | Lund | 4.7% |
| 10 | Stockholm | 4.5% |
| 11 | Linköping | 4.4% |
| 12 | Uppsala | 4.3% |
| 13 | Umeå | 2.8% |
Cars per 1,000 residents (2018)
Linköping ranks 6 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | City | Cars per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Norrköping | 381 |
| 4 | Orebro | 360 |
| 5 | Helsingborg | 357 |
| 6 | Linköping | 355 |
| 7 | Umeå | 350 |
| 8 | Uppsala | 314 |
| 9 | Lund | 299 |
Tourist nights (2018)
Linköping ranks 9 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | City | Tourist nights |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Umeå | 675,530 |
| 7 | Uppsala | 629,876 |
| 8 | Norrköping | 602,465 |
| 9 | Linköping | 539,991 |
| 10 | Västerås | 489,964 |
| 11 | Lund | 486,089 |
| 12 | Borås | 280,459 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
- RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada: Kolada key figures for 13 large Swedish municipalities and Sweden (municipal finances, tax rates, schools, social assistance, reported crime, housing, income, jobs, elected representatives), 2015-2026, Kolada API v3, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9dd73cdde6c8…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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