Living in Ekerö

For Ekerö, annual NO₂ was 4.91 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 218.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 133 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 456.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 6.7% at the end of 2024.

Pricier rent than 91% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 98% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 77% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Ekerö.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ekerö?

Average net cold rent is about 12.62 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): 12.62 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesEkerö highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	12.62 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 757 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.62 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 Ekerö?

The unemployment rate is 6.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Ekerö is 6.7%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	14,375 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	96	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	84.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,633 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	6.7 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	4.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ekerö 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 10004.4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ekerö?

Police recorded 8,477 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: 8,477 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesEkerö highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,477 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	15 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	BMA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	14.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	87	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.13 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 8.5 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Ekerö?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.1 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: 4.13 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 Ekerö is 4.1 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	4.91 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.5 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	4.13 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-1.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.8 · Feb 1 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 10.7 · May 16.3 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Adels� A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.2 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -2.9 · Apr 0.5 · May 5.2 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -2.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Adels� A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 5.6 · May 10.7 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Adels� A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 27.8 · Feb 22.4 · Mar 22.7 · Apr 26.5 · May 33.5 · Jun 54.4 · Jul 54.8 · Aug 66 · Sep 46.1 · Oct 44.6 · Nov 38 · Dec 35.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Adels� A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 43.9 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 150.8 · Apr 215.9 · May 277.4 · Jun 277.4 · Jul 279.5 · Aug 234.5 · Sep 170.3 · Oct 95.8 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 33.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm Sol²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 5.0 to 4.0.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Gislaved28,936 residents Ronneby28,741 residents Mjölby28,695 residents Höganäs28,430 residents Ljungby28,280 residents Boden28,049 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ekerö?

The published population was 28,910 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	218.4 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	456.6 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	218.4 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	5.96 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,733 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	133 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	14,394 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	14,394 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	28,910 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Ekerö

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	28,910	100.0%
Sweden	24,892	86.1%
Poland	546	1.9%
Finland	385	1.3%
other countries	288	1.0%
Latvia	157	0.5%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	152	0.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	150	0.5%
Ukraine	149	0.5%
Germany	140	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
United Kingdom	134	0.5%
Afghanistan	96	0.3%
Romania	96	0.3%
United States of America	94	0.3%
Thailand	83	0.3%
Iraq	79	0.3%
Eritrea	67	0.2%
Chile	63	0.2%
Estonia	63	0.2%
Denmark	59	0.2%
Norway	59	0.2%
China	56	0.2%
Russian Federation	55	0.2%
Türkiye	53	0.2%
Hungary	50	0.2%
France	44	0.2%
Yugoslavia	42	0.1%
India	41	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	41	0.1%
Greece	38	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	38	0.1%
Colombia	34	0.1%
Italy	34	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	32	0.1%
Ethiopia	32	0.1%
Spain	30	0.1%
Albania	27	0.1%
Lebanon	27	0.1%
Slovakia	26	0.1%
Sudan	24	0.1%
Somalia	24	0.1%
Brazil	23	0.1%
Australia	21	0.1%
Lithuania	21	0.1%
Peru	21	0.1%
Belgium	20	0.1%
Austria	19	0.1%
Mali	19	0.1%
Uzbekistan	19	0.1%
Japan	18	0.1%
Morocco	18	0.1%
Uganda	18	0.1%
Argentina	16	0.1%
South Africa	15	0.1%
Philippines	14	0.0%
Pakistan	14	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	13	0.0%
South Sudan	13	0.0%
Switzerland	12	0.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	11	0.0%
Serbia	11	0.0%
Soviet Union	11	0.0%
Viet Nam	11	0.0%
Croatia	10	0.0%
Israel	10	0.0%
Sri Lanka	10	0.0%
Mongolia	10	0.0%
Mexico	10	0.0%
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	28,910	100.0%
Swedish	27,100	93.7%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,367	4.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	443	1.5%

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

Is Ekerö 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%

Student63%strong on education, weak on housing · range 56–70%

Family49%strong on family, weak on housing · range 42–56%

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

Foreign residents1,733 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population28,910 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)12.62 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment14,375 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate84.3 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,633 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	11,140 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	19.4	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 Ekerö?

The published population was 28,910 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Ekerö?

Average net cold rent is about 12.62 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 883 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Ekerö?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.1 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 Ekerö?

Police recorded 8,477 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 Ekerö?

The unemployment rate is 6.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Ekerö?

The median gross salary is 3,633 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Ekerö a good place to live?

Ekerö 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 Ekerö?

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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ekerö, 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/ekero/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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