Living in Fagersta

In Fagersta, rents across existing tenancies average €8.54 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.8% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 15.8% at the end of 2024. In 2023, annual NO₂ was 3.22 µg/m³. The city covered 270.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 47.8 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 523.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1922 sources

Population13,072people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,235EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.54EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 13% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate15.8%country median 10.6% — 49% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime13,045offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 31% aboveOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean3.7µg/m³country median 5.1 — 27% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 89% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 88% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Fagersta.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Fagersta?

Average net cold rent is about 8.54 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): 8.54 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 citiesFagersta highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Fagersta€8.54

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 broadband²²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.54 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Fagersta a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Student44%strong on education, weak on safety · range 37–51%

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

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 512 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.54 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 Fagersta?

The unemployment rate is 15.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Fagersta is 15.8%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Fagersta 15.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	5,631 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Fibre coverage	90.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	76.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,235 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	15.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴Independent

What does a salary buy in Fagersta?

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

Left over each month€2,004of €2,579 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.	€2,579
Rent, 60 m²€8.54/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €512
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	€2,004

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.6	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; Fagersta's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fagersta 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 residents3.4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Fagersta?

Police recorded 13,045 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: 13,045 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesFagersta highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Fagersta13,045

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	13,045 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	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.dat¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	BLE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	49.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Public transport score	45	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.7 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 6.8 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Fagersta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.7 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁸

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

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

PM2.53.7WHO 5 · EU 25

PM106.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3.2WHO 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 Fagersta is 3.7 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

Fagersta 3.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.22 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.76 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.7 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁸Official
Average January temperature	-3	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.35 · Feb 8.28 · Mar 17.72 · Apr 20.19 · May 27.23 · Jun 31.43 · Jul 31.31 · Aug 29.49 · Sep 25.72 · Oct 18.14 · Nov 13.77 · Dec 9.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -28.86 · Feb -28.43 · Mar -21.82 · Apr -7.76 · May -3.82 · Jun 1.56 · Jul 5.69 · Aug 2.22 · Sep -1.65 · Oct -9.46 · Nov -19.58 · Dec -25.51 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.35 · Feb -4.59 · Mar -1.02 · Apr 4.68 · May 10.05 · Jun 14.27 · Jul 16.72 · Aug 15.37 · Sep 11.01 · Oct 5.01 · Nov 0.58 · Dec -3.6 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 56.2 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 37.2 · Apr 42.2 · May 57.6 · Jun 74 · Jul 80.1 · Aug 79.5 · Sep 61.8 · Oct 74.6 · Nov 70.2 · Dec 65.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time5 published observations, 2019–2024

3.5

4.4

5.3

6.2

5.0201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 16.7% between 2019 and 2024, from 6.0 to 5.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Fagersta?

The published population was 13,072 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	270.3 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	523.6 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 2025.⁹Official
City area	270.3 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.¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	8.46 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,093 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁷Official
Population density	47.8 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.¹²Official
Female residents	6,378 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Male residents	6,378 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population	13,072 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹²Official

International community in Fagersta

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	13,072	100.0%
Sweden	9,485	72.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	857	6.6%
Finland	746	5.7%
other countries	299	2.3%
Eritrea	188	1.4%
Somalia	169	1.3%
Poland	144	1.1%
Lebanon	89	0.7%
Iraq	84	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	81	0.6%
Viet Nam	78	0.6%
Türkiye	61	0.5%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	57	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	52	0.4%
Romania	44	0.3%
Thailand	40	0.3%
Norway	38	0.3%
Ukraine	38	0.3%
Chile	36	0.3%
Saudi Arabia	36	0.3%
Philippines	35	0.3%
Russian Federation	35	0.3%
Ethiopia	32	0.2%
Yugoslavia	32	0.2%
Kenya	29	0.2%
Germany	24	0.2%
Palestinian territory, occupied	24	0.2%
India	23	0.2%
Morocco	22	0.2%
United Kingdom	20	0.2%
United States of America	18	0.1%
Sri Lanka	16	0.1%
Austria	14	0.1%
China	14	0.1%
Denmark	14	0.1%
Greece	14	0.1%
Lithuania	14	0.1%
Burundi	13	0.1%
Armenia	12	0.1%
Brazil	12	0.1%
Bolivia	11	0.1%
Egypt	10	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 source²⁰

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	13,072	100.0%
Swedish	11,977	91.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	644	4.9%
European citizenship except Swedish	451	3.5%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	6,405 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Fagersta

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 Fagersta alternative in the same country

68 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 13,072 Fagersta+359%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 15.8% Fagersta−47%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 13,045 Fagersta−43%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €8.54/m² Fagersta+19%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 8.5% Fagersta−57%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 49.8 km Fagersta−57%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 3.7 µg/m³ Fagersta+18%

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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 Fagersta?

The published population was 13,072 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Fagersta?

Average net cold rent is about 8.54 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 598 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Fagersta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.7 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 Fagersta?

Police recorded 13,045 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 Fagersta?

The unemployment rate is 15.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Fagersta?

The median gross salary is 3,235 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Fagersta a good place to live?

Fagersta 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 All birth countries live in Fagersta?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,072 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). Fagersta, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 967cfc7f1b5e21c3e7f3e867a09065fa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/fagersta/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_fagersta-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_a6595ddbe773,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Fagersta, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {967cfc7f1b5e21c3e7f3e867a09065fa},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/fagersta/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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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

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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
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Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15

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