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Living in Hjo

In Hjo, average gross earnings are €3,307 a month (2025), rents across existing tenancies average €8.15 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.6% (2024).

Hjo numbered 6,427 residents in 2023. An unemployment rate of 7.6% was measured at the end of 2024. Hjo's foreign population totalled 352 at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population6,427people31 Dec 2023Official source · Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality
Average gross salary3,307EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities
Average net rent8.15EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 17% belowOfficial source · Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BO0406Tab01: Rent in rented dwellings by region and year (annual rent per square metre, median)
Unemployment rate7.6%country median 10.6% — 28% belowOfficial source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Recorded crime7,401incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — 26% belowOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)

Cheaper rent than 96% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 91% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Hjo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hjo?

Average net cold rent is about 8.15 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): 8.15 EUR/m²/month · Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BO0406Tab01: Rent in rented dwellings by region and year (annual rent per square metre, median)17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hjo recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesHjo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hjo highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35
Malmö€13.04
Helsingborg€12.09
Hjo€8.15
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited39.96 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia 100 Mbps broadband20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB22.16 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Tele2 mobile plan19Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.15 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.8331 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BO0406Tab01: Rent in rented dwellings by region and year (annual rent per square metre, median)17Official

Is Hjo 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–64%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–50%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 489 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.15 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

At the end of 2024, 4,503 were in employment in Hjo.

What is the unemployment rate in Hjo?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB)9

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Hjo is 7.6%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,307 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities18Official
People in employment4,503 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)7Official
Employment rate83.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)8Official
Unemployment rate7.6 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)9Official

What does a salary buy in Hjo?

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

Sweden median gross pay: €3,463 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€2,190of €2,742 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.€2,742
Rent, 60 m²€8.15/m² · official · Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BO0406Tab01: Rent in rented dwellings by region and year (annual rent per square metre, median) · 2025-12-31− €489
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€2,190
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hjo. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Hjo?

Police recorded 7,401 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1

Recorded crime across major citiesHjo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Hjo highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159
Malmö16,183
Helsingborg15,583
Västerås14,153
Örebro13,915
Gothenburg13,878
Norrköping12,832
Lund11,174
Uppsala11,137
Linköping10,322
Jönköping9,782
Umeå9,210
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,401 incidents per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official

Mobility and administration

Hjo's nearest airport was JKG, 62 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Distance to the nearest major airport62 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)JKG3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.9 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9.6 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 16 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.7 · Feb -2.2 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 1.9 · May 5.9 · Jun 10 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.1 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.8 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 8 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 22 · Feb 18.4 · Mar 18.8 · Apr 25.8 · May 39.4 · Jun 64.3 · Jul 66.7 · Aug 61.6 · Sep 42.9 · Oct 41.8 · Nov 33.7 · Dec 26.3 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.7 °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

An area of 5.5 km² comprised Hjo at the end of 2023. The household count for Hjo was 4,463 at the end of 2024. Hjo's population density measured 1,180 people per km² at the end of 2023.

How many people live in Hjo?

The published population was 6,427 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality3

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 352 is not 3.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area298.3 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)10Official
City area5.45 km²31 Dec 2023Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official
Foreign-resident share3.78 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)12Official
Foreign residents352 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)6Official
Population density1,180 people/km²31 Dec 2023Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official
Female residents4,626 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official
Male residents4,626 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official
Population6,427 people31 Dec 2023Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality3Official · locality

International community in Hjo

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 groupPeopleShare
All birth countries9,350100.0%
Sweden8,51091.0%
other countries1942.1%
Syrian Arab Republic891.0%
Germany830.9%
Finland800.9%
Poland650.7%
Thailand450.5%
Eritrea410.4%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 370.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Norway300.3%
United Kingdom280.3%
Denmark210.2%
Iraq170.2%
Afghanistan160.2%
Ukraine140.1%
United States of America130.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.1%
Philippines120.1%
Romania120.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)110.1%
Austria100.1%
Australia100.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published groupPeopleShare
total9,350100.0%
Swedish8,98396.1%
European citizenship except Swedish2412.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown1261.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households4,463 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official

Alternatives for people set on Hjo

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.

Kungälv as a Hjo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 144 km, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €10.81/m² Kungälv vs €8.15/m² Hjono percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,144 Kungälv vs 7,401 Hjono percentage
  • Unemployment: 7.4% Kungälv vs 7.6% Hjosame level
  • Foreign residents: 3.8% Kungälv vs 3.8% Hjosame level
Full comparisonMore about Kungälv

Cities near Hjo

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

Tibro 14.1 km away
Rent
8.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Tidaholm 23.5 km away
Rent
8.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities
Åkarp6,394 residentsSurte6,530 residentsSurahammar6,316 residentsHaparanda6,292 residentsRydebäck6,597 residentsSkutskär6,606 residents

How does Hjo compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hjo 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Hjo's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hjo?

The published population was 6,427 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality.

How much does it cost to rent in Hjo?

Average net cold rent is about 8.15 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 571 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BO0406Tab01: Rent in rented dwellings by region and year (annual rent per square metre, median).

How safe is Hjo?

Police recorded 7,401 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025).

What is the unemployment rate in Hjo?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).

How many foreign residents live in Hjo?

352 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).

Is Hjo a good place to live?

Hjo 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 Hjo?

Tibro, Tidaholm are near Hjo. 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 Hjo?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,350 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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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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