Living in Enköping

Enköping is a city in Sweden. The city covered 1,184.2 km² in 2026. In 2025, population density was 41.2 people per km². The unemployment rate was 11.4% at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −2.6°C in January and 17.7°C in July.

Pricier rent than 87% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 76% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 82% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Enköping.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Enköping?

Average net cold rent is about 12.26 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): 12.26 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesEnköping highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	12.26 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 736 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.26 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 Enköping?

The unemployment rate is 11.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Enköping is 11.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	24,421 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	93	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	82.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,280 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	11.4 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.9	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Enköping 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 10004Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Enköping?

Police recorded 11,719 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: 11,719 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesEnköping highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,719 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	3 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	VST	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	25.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public Transport Score	73	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.06 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 1.35 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Enköping?

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: 4.06 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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 Enköping 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	1.35 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.37 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	4.06 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-3	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 11 · May 16.6 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Enk�ping²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.9 · Feb -6.4 · Mar -3.8 · Apr 0 · May 4.5 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 11.1 · Sep 7.2 · Oct 2.8 · Nov -0.6 · Dec -4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Enk�ping²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.61 · Feb -2.65 · Mar 0.431 · Apr 5.57 · May 10.87 · Jun 14.95 · Jul 17.66 · Aug 16.49 · Sep 11.81 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 2.16 · Dec -1.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Enköping Mo, 1991-2020¹²Official

Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2017–2023

Annual PM2.5 fell 18.8% between 2017 and 2023, from 5.0 to 4.1.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Lidingö48,377 residents Tyresö49,179 residents Österåker49,787 residents Falkenberg47,337 residents Landskrona47,309 residents Trelleborg47,269 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Enköping?

The published population was 48,591 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,184 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	510.1 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	1,184 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	6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	2,929 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	41.2 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
Population Female	24,085 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population Male	24,085 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population	48,591 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Enköping

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	48,591	100.0%
Sweden	40,207	82.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,053	2.2%
Finland	1,020	2.1%
Somalia	509	1.0%
Eritrea	505	1.0%
Iraq	469	1.0%
Poland	339	0.7%
other countries	248	0.5%
Afghanistan	240	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	237	0.5%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	179	0.4%
Germany	171	0.4%
Türkiye	148	0.3%
Ukraine	146	0.3%
Burundi	138	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	132	0.3%
Norway	127	0.3%
Lebanon	111	0.2%
Armenia	106	0.2%
United Kingdom	99	0.2%
Ethiopia	95	0.2%
Lithuania	88	0.2%
Philippines	87	0.2%
Greece	86	0.2%
Yugoslavia	78	0.2%
Latvia	69	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	68	0.1%
Denmark	67	0.1%
India	66	0.1%
China	64	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	63	0.1%
Chile	63	0.1%
United States of America	63	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	62	0.1%
Russian Federation	62	0.1%
Estonia	61	0.1%
Sri Lanka	61	0.1%
Pakistan	61	0.1%
Sudan	53	0.1%
Spain	51	0.1%
Hungary	51	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	46	0.1%
Italy	44	0.1%
Nigeria	38	0.1%
Colombia	35	0.1%
Morocco	32	0.1%
Romania	32	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	30	0.1%
Uganda	30	0.1%
Azerbaijan	29	0.1%
Bulgaria	29	0.1%
Brazil	29	0.1%
Serbia	29	0.1%
Rwanda	26	0.1%
Albania	25	0.1%
Bangladesh	25	0.1%
Peru	25	0.1%
Croatia	23	0.0%
Kenya	20	0.0%
South Africa	20	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	19	0.0%
Austria	18	0.0%
Viet Nam	18	0.0%
France	17	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	17	0.0%
Uzbekistan	17	0.0%
Australia	16	0.0%
Mongolia	15	0.0%
Egypt	14	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Ghana	14	0.0%
Ireland	14	0.0%
Japan	14	0.0%
Kuwait	14	0.0%
Tunisia	14	0.0%
Iceland	13	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	13	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Djibouti	12	0.0%
Gambia	12	0.0%
Jordan	12	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	12	0.0%
Taiwan	12	0.0%
Argentina	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Soviet Union	11	0.0%
Yemen	11	0.0%
Zambia	11	0.0%
Malaysia	10	0.0%
Venezuela	10	0.0%
Kosovo	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	48,591	100.0%
Swedish	45,609	93.9%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,565	3.2%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,417	2.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

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

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

Student58%strong on education, weak on safety · range 51–65%

Family43%strong on family, weak on housing · range 36–50%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–64%

Foreign residents2,929 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population48,591 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)12.26 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment24,421 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate82.8 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,280 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	21,866 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	20.95	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 Enköping?

The published population was 48,591 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Enköping?

Average net cold rent is about 12.26 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 858 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Enköping?

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 Enköping?

Police recorded 11,719 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 Enköping?

The unemployment rate is 11.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Enköping?

The median gross salary is 3,280 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Enköping a good place to live?

Enköping 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 Enköping?

The official country of birth distribution records 19 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). Enköping, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/enkoping/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_enkoping-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_5214c27eac79,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Enköping, 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/enkoping/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year. api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-14
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
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