Living in Bromölla

In Bromölla, rents across existing tenancies average €8.63 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.1% (2024).

In Bromölla, the foreign population count was 698 at the end of 2025. In 2023, annual NO₂ was 4.02 µg/m³. The city covered 163.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 76.6 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 553.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1924 sources

Population12,470people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,362EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.63EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 12% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate15.1%country median 10.6% — 42% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,845offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the sameOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.74µg/m³country median 5.1 — 13% aboveOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 88% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 92% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 73% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Bromölla.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bromölla?

Average net cold rent is about 8.63 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): 8.63 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 citiesBromölla highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Bromölla€8.63

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

Show the other 6 cities

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 broadband²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.63 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Bromölla 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.

Try your profile

Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Student53%strong on education, weak on safety · range 46–60%

Family40%strong on family, weak on cost · range 33–47%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 518 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.63 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

The unemployment rate was 15.1% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Bromölla?

The unemployment rate is 15.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Bromölla is 15.1%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Bromölla 15.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	5,621 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fibre coverage	92	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	78.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,362 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	15.1 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

What does a salary buy in Bromölla?

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

Left over each month€2,088of €2,667 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.	€2,667
Rent, 60 m²€8.63/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €518
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	€2,088

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bromölla. 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

Search jobs

Open the Sweden service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.8	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; Bromölla's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.8	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bromölla 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.

Open the official coverage guide

Physicians per 1,000 residents3.8Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bromölla?

Police recorded 9,845 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: 9,845 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesBromölla 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

Bromölla9,845

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,845 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	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	RNB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	55 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public transport score	67	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

Open the full Sweden section

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

Find courses near Bromölla

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.74 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 10.4 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Bromölla?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 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: 5.74 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

0°

3°-2°

4°-2°

7°-1°

12°2°

17°6°

21°10°

23°12°

22°12°

18°9°

12°5°

7°2°

4°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.55.7WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4WHO 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 Bromölla is 5.7 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

Bromölla 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.02 µg/m³country median 4.0 — about the same	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.36 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	5.74 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 12.3 · May 17.3 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kristianstad²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2 · Feb -2 · Mar -0.9 · Apr 2 · May 6.1 · Jun 10 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kristianstad²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 6.8 · May 11.5 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kristianstad²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44.1 · Feb 39 · Mar 31.5 · Apr 30.5 · May 43.5 · Jun 65.1 · Jul 66 · Aug 66.3 · Sep 53.4 · Oct 65.5 · Nov 55.8 · Dec 50.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kristianstad²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Nacka ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Eutin (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±0.9 °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 Bromölla?

The published population was 12,470 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	163.2 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	553.2 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	163.2 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	5.59 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	698 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	76.6 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
Female residents	6,167 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Male residents	6,167 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	12,470 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Bromölla

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	12,470	100.0%
Sweden	10,352	83.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	397	3.2%
Poland	248	2.0%
other countries	203	1.6%
Finland	122	1.0%
Thailand	95	0.8%
Iraq	93	0.7%
Romania	87	0.7%
Germany	74	0.6%

Show 27 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Hungary	70	0.6%
Denmark	69	0.6%
Afghanistan	66	0.5%
Yugoslavia	58	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	57	0.5%
Ukraine	43	0.3%
Philippines	37	0.3%
Eritrea	34	0.3%
Türkiye	34	0.3%
Bulgaria	33	0.3%
Greece	33	0.3%
Lithuania	31	0.2%
Norway	26	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	22	0.2%
Russian Federation	20	0.2%
United Kingdom	19	0.2%
Iceland	19	0.2%
Croatia	18	0.1%
Lebanon	18	0.1%
China	15	0.1%
United States of America	15	0.1%
Somalia	14	0.1%
Egypt	13	0.1%
Kenya	12	0.1%
India	11	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	10	0.1%
unknown country of birth	2	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
total	12,470	100.0%
Swedish	11,788	94.5%
European citizenship except Swedish	456	3.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	226	1.8%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	5,799 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal tax rate	21.3	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bromölla

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.

Falun as a Bromölla alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 511 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 12,470 Bromölla+381%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 15.1% Bromölla−45%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €8.63/m² Bromölla+18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 9,845 Bromölla−24%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 55.0 km Bromölla−61%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 5.6% Bromölla−35%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 5.7 µg/m³ Bromölla−24%

Full comparison More about Falun

Cities near Bromölla

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

Sölvesborg 7.2 km away

Rent: 9.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Vårgårda12,474 residents Onsala12,486 residents Nykvarn12,342 residents Åre12,693 residents Öckerö12,771 residents Tanum12,773 residents

How does Bromölla compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Bromölla's.

Open the full comparison

Put Bromölla's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Bromölla?

The published population was 12,470 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Bromölla?

Average net cold rent is about 8.63 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 604 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Bromölla?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 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 Bromölla?

Police recorded 9,845 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 Bromölla?

The unemployment rate is 15.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Bromölla?

The median gross salary is 3,362 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Bromölla a good place to live?

Bromölla 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 Bromölla?

Sölvesborg, Åhus are near Bromölla. 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 Bromölla?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,470 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.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bromölla, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version afc663437efff5b85c47123a62cf9b73]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/bromolla/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bromolla-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_edc6404e6cc8,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bromölla, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {afc663437efff5b85c47123a62cf9b73},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/bromolla/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Bromölla, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/bromolla/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version afc663437efff5b85c47123a62cf9b73; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown

api.scb.se api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-27
api.scb.se api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-27
Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025 Brå · bra.se · checked 2026-07-26
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

Show 14 more sources

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 2026-08-07
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 Kristianstad 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
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.