Mariestad
Västra Götalands län
24,421 residents · 2025
Five-year population change
2020–2025
At least three years of post-secondary education
2025
Rank 115 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education
Statistics from SCB
Economy in Mariestad
Median earned income, municipal tax, inequality, low economic standard and gross regional product in Mariestad, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.
Economy
Median earned income
Half have a lower and half have a higher income. The monthly amount is the annual income divided by twelve.
Before tax · age 20–64 · registered for the full year · income year 2024
Total
Sweden
SEK 33,450
SEK 442/mo below Sweden
Women
Mariestad
SEK 29,917
Sweden
SEK 30,592
SEK 675/mo below Sweden
Men
Mariestad
SEK 36,450
Sweden
SEK 36,558
SEK 108/mo below Sweden
Earned income includes employment and business income, pensions and taxable benefits. SCB's full-year population covers people registered in Sweden throughout the year in households with disposable income other than SEK 0.
Source: SCB · TAB3554. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.
Median earned income 65+
Half have a lower and half have a higher income. The monthly amount is the annual income divided by twelve.
Before tax · age 65 and over · registered for the full year · income year 2024
Total
Sweden
SEK 22,033
SEK 908/mo below Sweden
Women
Mariestad
SEK 19,275
Sweden
SEK 19,867
SEK 592/mo below Sweden
Men
Mariestad
SEK 23,567
Sweden
SEK 25,100
SEK 1,533/mo below Sweden
Earned income includes employment and business income, pensions and taxable benefits. SCB's full-year population covers people registered in Sweden throughout the year in households with disposable income other than SEK 0.
Source: SCB · TAB3554. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.
Municipal income tax
Total municipal income tax rate — tax to the municipality and the region — excluding burial and church fees. A rate of 32% means you pay 32 kronor for every 100 kronor you earn. The average is weighted by each municipality's tax base.
Swedish average
32.38%
0.36 percentage points higher than the Swedish average.
Of which municipality 21.26% and region 11.48%.
percent
Source: SCB · TAB2017. Tax rates for income year 2026 · SCB updated December 15, 2025.
Income distribution
Disposable income including capital gains
Income inequality
The Gini coefficient ranges from 0, where income is distributed completely evenly, to 1, where distribution is completely uneven.
Sweden
0.314
0.059 below Sweden
Low economic standard
Share of people living in households with an economic standard below 60% of the national median. It is a relative measure that follows the median income, not a fixed threshold for essential expenses.
Sweden
13.1%
2.1 percentage points below Sweden
Source: SCB · TAB1121. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.
Gross regional product per capita
Production in the municipality, not residents’ income. It is measured where the work happens, so municipalities that many people commute into read high.
Sweden
SEK 606,000
Gross regional product per capita is 37.8% below the national figure.
Current prices
SEK thousands
Source: SCB · TAB3143. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated June 24, 2026.