Living in Borlänge

Borlänge is a city in Sweden. The unemployment rate was 13.3% at the end of 2024. For Borlänge, monthly mean temperatures were −3.2°C in January and 17.6°C in July. The city covered 586.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 87.5 people per km² in 2025.

Higher unemployment than 81% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 73% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 72% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Borlänge.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Borlänge?

Average net cold rent is about 10 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): 10 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesBorlänge highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 600 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10 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 Borlänge?

The unemployment rate is 13.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Borlänge is 13.3%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	24,748 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	90.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	79.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,199 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	13.3 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Borlänge. 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 Borlänge. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.6	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Borlänge 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 10003.5Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Borlänge?

Police recorded 11,376 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: 11,376 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesBorlänge highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,376 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration Processing Time Days	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	BLE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	45	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.25 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 7.1 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Borlänge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 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: 4.25 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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Borlänge is 4.3 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7.1 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.82 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.25 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-6	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.365 · Feb 0.38 · Mar 4.72 · Apr 10.77 · May 16.49 · Jun 20.44 · Jul 22.92 · Aug 21.04 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 9.12 · Nov 3.76 · Dec 0.74 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Borlänge Aut, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.83 · Feb -6.03 · Mar -3.24 · Apr 0.699 · May 5.56 · Jun 9.98 · Jul 12.64 · Aug 11.56 · Sep 7.7 · Oct 3.04 · Nov -0.735 · Dec -4.43 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Borlänge Aut, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.21 · Feb -2.97 · Mar 0.433 · Apr 5.48 · May 10.85 · Jun 14.99 · Jul 17.55 · Aug 16.02 · Sep 11.46 · Oct 5.81 · Nov 1.46 · Dec -1.89 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Borlänge Aut, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 36.3 · Feb 28 · Mar 26.8 · Apr 32.3 · May 49.7 · Jun 65.2 · Jul 76 · Aug 75.9 · Sep 45.2 · Oct 62 · Nov 48.1 · Dec 39.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Falun-Lugnet²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.5 · Feb 86.7 · Mar 156.3 · Apr 203.3 · May 244.8 · Jun 251.6 · Jul 255.2 · Aug 213.5 · Sep 150.8 · Oct 95.8 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 41.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Borl�nge Sol²²Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2016–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 28.8% between 2016 and 2024, from 7.0 to 5.0.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Hässleholm52,114 residents Upplands Väsby50,323 residents Kungälv50,313 residents Sigtuna52,767 residents Österåker49,787 residents Tyresö49,179 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Borlänge?

The published population was 51,425 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	586.7 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	558.8 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 2025.⁷Official
City area	586.7 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.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	5.38 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,762 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	87.5 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.¹⁰Official
Population Female	25,347 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Population Male	25,347 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Population	51,425 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Borlänge

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	51,425	100.0%
Sweden	42,181	82.0%
Somalia	1,931	3.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,148	2.2%
Finland	726	1.4%
Iraq	626	1.2%
Türkiye	584	1.1%
Eritrea	436	0.8%
Thailand	355	0.7%
Afghanistan	298	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
other countries	227	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	183	0.4%
Philippines	132	0.3%
Poland	129	0.3%
Norway	110	0.2%
India	100	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	92	0.2%
Germany	91	0.2%
Lebanon	91	0.2%
Yugoslavia	89	0.2%
United Kingdom	79	0.2%
Ukraine	76	0.1%
Ethiopia	70	0.1%
Sri Lanka	66	0.1%
Denmark	65	0.1%
China	64	0.1%
Viet Nam	64	0.1%
Pakistan	62	0.1%
Russian Federation	59	0.1%
United States of America	58	0.1%
Sudan	54	0.1%
Tunisia	54	0.1%
Brazil	53	0.1%
Latvia	53	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	51	0.1%
Nigeria	47	0.1%
Lithuania	45	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	43	0.1%
Bangladesh	41	0.1%
Greece	41	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	40	0.1%
Gambia	33	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	32	0.1%
Chile	31	0.1%
Kenya	31	0.1%
Colombia	30	0.1%
Italy	29	0.1%
Portugal	29	0.1%
Kosovo	29	0.1%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	28	0.1%
Bulgaria	24	0.0%
France	24	0.0%
Jordan	22	0.0%
Romania	22	0.0%
Morocco	20	0.0%
Estonia	19	0.0%
Peru	19	0.0%
Egypt	18	0.0%
Indonesia	18	0.0%
Mongolia	18	0.0%
Austria	16	0.0%
Algeria	16	0.0%
Israel	16	0.0%
Kuwait	15	0.0%
South Africa	15	0.0%
Serbia	14	0.0%
Burundi	13	0.0%
Spain	13	0.0%
Uganda	13	0.0%
Albania	12	0.0%
Hungary	12	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.0%
Soviet Union	12	0.0%
Australia	11	0.0%
Venezuela	11	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	10	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Yemen	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	4	0.0%

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	51,425	100.0%
Swedish	48,708	94.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,815	3.5%
European citizenship except Swedish	902	1.8%

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

Is Borlänge 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%

Student45%strong on education, weak on safety · range 38–52%

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

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Foreign residents2,762 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population51,425 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)10 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment24,748 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate79.2 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,199 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	24,643 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Borlänge?

The published population was 51,425 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Borlänge?

Average net cold rent is about 10 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 700 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Borlänge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 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 Borlänge?

Police recorded 11,376 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 Borlänge?

The unemployment rate is 13.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Borlänge?

The median gross salary is 3,199 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Borlänge a good place to live?

Borlänge 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 Borlänge?

The official country of birth distribution records 10 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). Borlänge, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/borlange/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_borlange-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_ca53a0a4a932,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Borlänge, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/borlange/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. 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 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
SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year. api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-14

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SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Borlänge Aut, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean maximum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Borlänge Aut, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Borlänge Aut, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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 2026-08-30
Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Borl�nge Sol WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Falun-Lugnet WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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