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Living in Alvesta

Population density was 20.1 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 559.8 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 13% at the end of 2024. For Alvesta, annual NO₂ was 3.88 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 977.8 km² in 2026.

Cheaper rent than 77% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 76% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 78% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Alvesta.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Alvesta?

Average net cold rent is about 9.1 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): 9.1 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Alvesta yet.

Net rent across major citiesAlvesta highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Alvesta highlighted€13.35Stockholm€13.04Malmö€12.09Helsingborg€11.91Västerås€11.83Göteborg€11.42Norrköping€9.10Alvesta€7.85Uppsala€7.45Umeå€7.38Linköping€7.00Örebro€6.88Jönköpingnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.0031 Dec 2025api.scb.se1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 546 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.1 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 Alvesta?

The unemployment rate is 13 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202412

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Alvesta is 13.0%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Sweden per band3 cities: 4% to under 6%34–625 cities: 6% to under 8%256–861 cities: 8% to under 10%618–1053 cities: 10% to under 12%5310–1241 cities: 12% to under 14%4112–14Alvesta 13.0%22 cities: 14% to under 16%2214–169 cities: 16% to under 18%916–182 cities: 18% to under 20%218–20

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment9,490 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official
Fiber Coverage Pct89.527 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Employment rate81.1 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)12Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,262 EUR/month31 Dec 2025api.scb.se2Official
Unemployment rate13 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202412Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alvesta. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
School Rating Avg3.627 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians Per 10003.327 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alvesta 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 10003.3Verified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Alvesta?

Police recorded 8,341 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: 8,341 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
Recorded crime across major citiesAlvesta highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Alvesta highlighted19,159Stockholm16,183Malmö15,583Helsingborg14,153Västerås13,915Örebro13,878Göteborg12,832Norrköping11,137Uppsala10,322Linköping9,782Jönköping9,210Umeå8,341Alvestarecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,341 offences per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Immigration Processing Time Days9027 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportVXO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport11.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Public Transport Score4527 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Language courses and integration

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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Alvesta.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.45 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 9.7 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Alvesta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 µg/m³ (2023) — 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: 5.45 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Alvesta average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Alvesta average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100554738335474837663706363JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Alvesta average monthly sunshine, hours0601201802403758129192234231234195140823324JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Alvesta annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.5PM2.515409.7PM1010403.9NO₂µg/m³

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 Alvesta is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Sweden per band4 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–328 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³283–464 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³644–558 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³585–6Alvesta 5.535 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³356–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–83 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³38–9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean3.88 µg/m³country median 4.02023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
PM10 — annual mean9.73 µg/m³country median 9.32023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
PM2.5 — annual mean5.45 µg/m³country median 5.12023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
Average January temperature-2.228 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.8 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 5 · Apr 11.2 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station V�xj�-Kronoberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.7 · Feb -3.7 · Mar -2.3 · Apr 1 · May 5.3 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.4 · Sep 8.1 · Oct 4.1 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station V�xj�-Kronoberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6.2 · May 11 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 16 · Sep 12 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3 · Dec -0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station V�xj�-Kronoberg21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 55.2 · Feb 46.6 · Mar 38.2 · Apr 33.4 · May 53.9 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 82.7 · Aug 76 · Sep 63.4 · Oct 69.9 · Nov 62.8 · Dec 63.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station V�xj� D19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 36.9 · Feb 57.5 · Mar 128.7 · Apr 192.1 · May 234.4 · Jun 230.5 · Jul 233.6 · Aug 195.3 · Sep 139.6 · Oct 81.6 · Nov 32.6 · Dec 24.2 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station V�xj� Sol20Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Sweden cities
Nybro19,951 residentsBurlöv20,101 residentsSjöbo19,337 residentsMora20,540 residentsSimrishamn18,890 residentsSkara18,707 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Alvesta?

The published population was 19,830 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Alvesta residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.4%Foreign residents 6.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area977.8 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official
Cars per 1,000 residents559.8 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2025Official vehicles-in-use table: Fordonsslag=10 is passenger cars, stock at the last month of 2025; divided by official SCB population at 31 December 2025.7Official
City area977.8 km²1 Jan 2026Official 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.10Official
Foreign-resident share6.65 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official
Foreign residents1,309 people31 Dec 2025Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.5Official
Population density20.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Official 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.10Official
Population Female9,583 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Population Male9,583 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Population19,830 people31 Dec 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official

International community in Alvesta

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 groupPeopleShare
All birth countries19,830100.0%
Sweden15,79779.7%
Syrian Arab Republic4312.2%
Somalia3431.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2941.5%
Romania2761.4%
Poland2701.4%
Russian Federation2171.1%
Afghanistan2121.1%
other countries2051.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Yugoslavia1630.8%
Germany1510.8%
Iraq1120.6%
Finland950.5%
Denmark870.4%
Thailand720.4%
Ukraine720.4%
Chile560.3%
Kosovo520.3%
Hungary480.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)420.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 420.2%
Norway370.2%
Palestinian territory, occupied370.2%
United Kingdom360.2%
Bulgaria340.2%
Greece330.2%
Serbia330.2%
Croatia300.2%
Jordan280.1%
India270.1%
Lebanon270.1%
Kuwait260.1%
Ethiopia250.1%
Türkiye240.1%
Viet Nam230.1%
Eritrea220.1%
Pakistan220.1%
United States of America210.1%
Lithuania190.1%
Philippines190.1%
Sudan190.1%
Uruguay190.1%
Albania180.1%
Saudi Arabia180.1%
Morocco170.1%
Uganda160.1%
Serbia and Montenegro150.1%
France150.1%
Czechoslovakia150.1%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya120.1%
Nigeria120.1%
unknown country of birth120.1%
Spain110.1%
Iceland110.1%
Austria100.1%
Brazil100.1%
China100.1%
Colombia100.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea100.1%
Yemen100.1%

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

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published groupPeopleShare
total19,830100.0%
Swedish18,45793.1%
European citizenship except Swedish8544.3%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown5192.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Is Alvesta 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%
Student45%strong on education, weak on safety · range 38–52%
Family33%strong on family, weak on cost · range 26–40%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–59%
Foreign residents1,309 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.
Population19,830 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.1 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
People in employment9,490 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Employment rate81.1 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Median gross salary (regional)3,262 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households8,790 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent20.927 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Alvesta?

The published population was 19,830 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Alvesta?

Average net cold rent is about 9.1 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 637 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Alvesta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Alvesta?

Police recorded 8,341 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 Alvesta?

The unemployment rate is 13 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Alvesta?

The median gross salary is 3,262 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Alvesta a good place to live?

Alvesta 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.

How many people born in United Arab Emirates live in Alvesta?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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, September 12). Alvesta, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/alvesta/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Alvesta, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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