Living in Älmhult

In Älmhult, rents across existing tenancies average €9.30 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.7% (2024).

Population density was 19.7 people per km² in 2025. In 2025, car density was 523.4 vehicles per 1,000 residents. For Älmhult, annual NO₂ was 3.37 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 894 km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1924 sources

Population17,653people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,425EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent9.3EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 5% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate10.7%country median 10.6% — about the sameIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime10,019offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the sameOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean6.06µg/m³country median 5.1 — 19% aboveOfficial source · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.

Cheaper rent than 66% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of Swedish cities that publish it.

Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Älmhult?

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 Älmhult.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Älmhult?

Average net cold rent is about 9.3 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): 9.3 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 citiesÄlmhult highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Älmhult€9.30

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 broadband²¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Älmhult 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.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Student44%strong on education, weak on safety · range 37–51%

Family33%strong on family, weak on cost · range 26–40%

Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 558 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.3 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 Älmhult?

The unemployment rate is 10.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Älmhult is 10.7%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Älmhult 10.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	8,560 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fibre coverage	89.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	81.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,425 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	10.7 %country median 10.6% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

What does a salary buy in Älmhult?

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

Left over each month€2,092of €2,712 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.	€2,712
Rent, 60 m²€9.30/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €558
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	€2,092

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Älmhult. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Älmhult. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.6	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; Älmhult's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.3	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Älmhult 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 residents3.3Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Älmhult?

Police recorded 10,019 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: 10,019 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesÄlmhult 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

Älmhult10,019

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,019 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	5 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	VXO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	55.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public transport score	45	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Älmhult. 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 Älmhult.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.06 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 11 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Älmhult?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.06 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

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12°2°

17°6°

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22°12°

17°8°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.56.1WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3.4WHO 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 Älmhult is 6.1 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

Älmhult 6.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.37 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.03 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.06 µg/m³country median 5.1	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
Average January temperature	-2.2	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.8 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 12.5 · May 17.3 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 17.3 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osby²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.7 · Feb -2.8 · Mar -1.5 · Apr 1.6 · May 5.7 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osby²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 2 · Apr 6.6 · May 11.2 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osby²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.6 · Feb 56.8 · Mar 45 · Apr 40.4 · May 57.3 · Jun 74.8 · Jul 80.1 · Aug 80.2 · Sep 67 · Oct 79.7 · Nov 68.7 · Dec 71.1 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osby²²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Naila (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Selb (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.4 °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 Älmhult?

The published population was 17,653 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.2%
Foreign residents12.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	894 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	523.4 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	894 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	12.86 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,260 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	19.7 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.¹¹Official
Female residents	8,668 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Male residents	8,668 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	17,653 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Älmhult

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	17,653	100.0%
Sweden	12,948	73.3%
India	683	3.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	583	3.3%
Germany	277	1.6%
Romania	212	1.2%
Poland	201	1.1%
Denmark	192	1.1%
other countries	179	1.0%
China	159	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	151	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	133	0.8%
Russian Federation	132	0.7%
Afghanistan	127	0.7%
Eritrea	125	0.7%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	103	0.6%
Yugoslavia	88	0.5%
United Kingdom	85	0.5%
Türkiye	80	0.5%
Finland	77	0.4%
United States of America	70	0.4%
Thailand	61	0.3%
Ukraine	51	0.3%
Viet Nam	42	0.2%
Czech Republic	40	0.2%
Lithuania	40	0.2%
Philippines	40	0.2%
Norway	39	0.2%
Pakistan	39	0.2%
Serbia	39	0.2%
Hungary	37	0.2%
Italy	36	0.2%
Somalia	32	0.2%
Spain	31	0.2%
Portugal	31	0.2%
Colombia	26	0.1%
France	26	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	24	0.1%
Yemen	21	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	20	0.1%
Brazil	18	0.1%
Chile	18	0.1%
Lebanon	18	0.1%
Peru	18	0.1%
Greece	17	0.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	17	0.1%
Austria	16	0.1%
Bangladesh	16	0.1%
Canada	16	0.1%
Morocco	16	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	16	0.1%
Switzerland	15	0.1%
Croatia	15	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	14	0.1%
Sri Lanka	14	0.1%
Bulgaria	13	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	13	0.1%
Japan	13	0.1%
Kosovo	13	0.1%
Sudan	12	0.1%
Australia	11	0.1%
Kenya	11	0.1%
Georgia	10	0.1%
Indonesia	10	0.1%
North Macedonia	10	0.1%
Slovakia	10	0.1%
unknown country of birth	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	17,653	100.0%
Swedish	15,371	87.1%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,144	6.5%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,138	6.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	7,895 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal tax rate	20.9	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Älmhult

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.

Kungälv as a Älmhult alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 196 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 50,313 Kungälv vs 17,653 Älmhult+185%
Foreign residents: 3.8% Kungälv vs 12.9% Älmhult−71%
Rent: €10.81/m² Kungälv vs €9.30/m² Älmhult+16%
Unemployment: 7.4% Kungälv vs 10.7% Älmhult−31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,144 Kungälv vs 10,019 Älmhult−29%
Nearest airport: 29.3 km Kungälv vs 55.6 km Älmhult−47%
Median gross pay, region: €3,443 Kungälv vs €3,425 Älmhultsame level

Full comparison More about Kungälv

Cities near Älmhult

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Osby 22.4 km away

Rent: 9.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Klippan17,714 residents Timrå17,521 residents Höör17,518 residents Eksjö17,792 residents Salem17,507 residents Kramfors17,491 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 Älmhult?

The published population was 17,653 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Älmhult?

Average net cold rent is about 9.3 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 651 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Älmhult?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..

How safe is Älmhult?

Police recorded 10,019 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 Älmhult?

The unemployment rate is 10.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Älmhult?

The median gross salary is 3,425 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Älmhult a good place to live?

Älmhult 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.

Which cities are near Älmhult?

Osby is near Älmhult. 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 Älmhult?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,653 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). Älmhult, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 64e3e3c7952ba903c6b385d14c610310]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/almhult/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_almhult-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_c6584180429b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Älmhult, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {64e3e3c7952ba903c6b385d14c610310},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/almhult/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-12
Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate. datavardluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. natmodluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
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. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14

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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
Statistics Sweden (SCB) country of birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Osby WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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