Living in Åmål

In Åmål, rents across existing tenancies average €9.07 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.4% (2024).

For Åmål, the unemployment rate was 13.4% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population11,906people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,343EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent9.07EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 8% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate13.4%country median 10.6% — 26% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,955offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the sameOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.32µg/m³country median 5.1 — 15% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 73% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 82% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Åmål.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Åmål?

Average net cold rent is about 9.07 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): 9.07 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 citiesÅmål highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Åmål€9.07

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 broadband²³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.07 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Åmål a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%

Student59%strong on education, weak on safety · range 52–66%

Family45%strong on family, weak on cost · range 38–52%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 544 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.07 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 Åmål?

The unemployment rate is 13.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Åmål is 13.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Åmål 13.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	5,394 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Fibre coverage	92.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	79.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,343 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	13.4 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵Independent

What does a salary buy in Åmål?

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

Left over each month€2,046of €2,653 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.	€2,653
Rent, 60 m²€9.07/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €544
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	€2,046

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Åmål. 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

Job Search

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.9	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; Åmål's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Åmål 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 residents4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Åmål?

Police recorded 9,955 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: 9,955 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesÅmål 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

Åmål9,955

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,955 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 562.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration application processing time	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	KSD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	56.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public transport score	75	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.4°C in January and 17.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 60.9 mm in January and 82.3 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.32 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Åmål?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.32 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.54.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM106.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂2.2WHO 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 Åmål is 4.3 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

Åmål 4.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	2.19 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.84 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.32 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8 · Feb 7.72 · Mar 16.31 · Apr 19.97 · May 27.96 · Jun 29.81 · Jul 30.81 · Aug 29.59 · Sep 23.59 · Oct 18.32 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 9.44 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -30.71 · Feb -26.26 · Mar -19.62 · Apr -4.25 · May -0.32 · Jun 4.66 · Jul 7.63 · Aug 5.39 · Sep -0.05 · Oct -6.44 · Nov -17.39 · Dec -26.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.38 · Feb -1.55 · Mar 1.02 · Apr 5.68 · May 10.68 · Jun 14.71 · Jul 17.27 · Aug 16.21 · Sep 12.15 · Oct 7.04 · Nov 3.11 · Dec -0.124 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Åmål, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 60.9 · Feb 48.11 · Mar 40.79 · Apr 47.92 · May 59.08 · Jun 80.88 · Jul 82.32 · Aug 91.46 · Sep 76.3 · Oct 89.1 · Nov 79.06 · Dec 72 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Åmål, 1991-2020¹²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 482.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 24.2 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Åmål?

The published population was 11,906 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	482.7 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	562.1 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	482.7 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	5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	584 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	24.2 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	5,819 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Male residents	5,819 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Population	11,906 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Åmål

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	11,906	100.0%
Sweden	10,044	84.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	483	4.1%
other countries	233	2.0%
Norway	183	1.5%
Iraq	93	0.8%
Germany	89	0.7%
Finland	89	0.7%
Somalia	74	0.6%
Afghanistan	57	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	49	0.4%
Thailand	48	0.4%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	41	0.3%
Yugoslavia	39	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	36	0.3%
Poland	36	0.3%
Denmark	30	0.3%
Palestinian territory, occupied	29	0.2%
Yemen	27	0.2%
Chile	25	0.2%
Türkiye	24	0.2%
United States of America	22	0.2%
United Kingdom	21	0.2%
Lebanon	16	0.1%
Ethiopia	15	0.1%
Philippines	15	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	15	0.1%
Russian Federation	14	0.1%
El Salvador	13	0.1%
Bulgaria	12	0.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	12	0.1%
Kosovo	12	0.1%
India	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	11,906	100.0%
Swedish	11,294	94.9%
European citizenship except Swedish	385	3.2%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	227	1.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	6,004 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Åmål

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.

Säffle as a Åmål alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 7.1% Säffle vs 5.0% Åmål+43%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,889 Säffle vs 9,955 Åmål−11%
Rent: €8.68/m² Säffle vs €9.07/m² Åmål−4%
Nearest airport: 41.5 km Säffle vs 56.9 km Åmål−27%
Residents: 14,899 Säffle vs 11,906 Åmål+25%
Median gross pay, region: €3,199 Säffle vs €3,343 Åmål−4%
Unemployment: 12.8% Säffle vs 13.4% Åmål−4%

Full comparison More about Säffle

Falun as a Åmål alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 239 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 11,906 Åmål+403%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 13.4% Åmål−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 9,955 Åmål−25%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €9.07/m² Åmål+12%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 56.9 km Åmål−62%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 5.0% Åmål−28%
Median gross pay, region: €3,172 Falun vs €3,343 Åmål−5%

Full comparison More about Falun

Cities near Åmål

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

Säffle 16.2 km away

Rent: 8.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Tingsryd11,966 residents Tranemo11,839 residents Vaxholm11,822 residents Oxelösund12,031 residents Kil12,061 residents Lycksele12,118 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 Åmål?

The published population was 11,906 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Åmål?

Average net cold rent is about 9.07 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 635 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Åmål?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Åmål?

Police recorded 9,955 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 Åmål?

The unemployment rate is 13.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Åmål?

The median gross salary is 3,343 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Åmål a good place to live?

Åmål 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 Åmål?

Säffle is near Åmål. 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 Åmål?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,906 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). Åmål, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 486bb83dcd90bd6e0486c68e870e8ad0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/amal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_amal-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_66094c77e3e7,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Åmål, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {486bb83dcd90bd6e0486c68e870e8ad0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/amal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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