According to the report, the highest increase in both the number and percent in the age class is 80 years and older. Persons of that age are estimated to be 13,100 or 51.7 per cent more than today.

According to Statistics Sweden, by 2030 there will be two major age classes in Östergötland. It is in the group 37-41 years of age, ie those born around 1990 and 20-24 years of age, which is the students in Linköping.
Linköping accounts for the largest increase in 2030 in Östergötland. It is estimated that the population has increased by 22,100 people. In Norrköping the same figure is 7800.

Just two drops

Municipalities in the county such as Boxholm, Finspång, Kinda and Ydre are also expected to have a marginally larger population by 2030. According to the calculations, only Åtvidaberg and Valdemarsvik are expected to decrease in population by -500 and -300 people respectively.