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In Hofors, average gross earnings are €3,109 a month (2025), rents across existing tenancies average €9.26 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.7% (2024).

Hofors had a population of 6,037 in 2023. An unemployment rate of 13.7% was measured at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 384 was recorded at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population6,037people31 Dec 2023Official source · Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality
Average gross salary3,109EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities
Average net rent9.26EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 6% belowOfficial source · Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BO0406Tab01: Rent in rented dwellings by region and year (annual rent per square metre, median)
Unemployment rate13.7%country median 10.6% — 29% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Recorded crime8,719incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — 13% belowOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)

Cheaper rent than 69% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 84% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 73% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Hofors.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hofors?

Average net cold rent is about 9.26 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): 9.26 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
Hofors recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35
Malmö€13.04
Helsingborg€12.09
Hofors€9.26
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)9.26 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 Hofors 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family36%strong on family, weak on education · range 27–45%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 555 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.26 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

Hofors's employment count was 4,273 at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Hofors?

The unemployment rate is 13.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB)9

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Hofors is 13.7%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,109 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities18Official
People in employment4,273 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)7Official
Employment rate80.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)8Official
Unemployment rate13.7 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)9Official

What does a salary buy in Hofors?

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€2,124of €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€9.26/m² · official · Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BO0406Tab01: Rent in rented dwellings by region and year (annual rent per square metre, median) · 2025-12-31− €555
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€2,124
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Hofors Salary needed to live in Hofors

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Hofors?

Police recorded 8,719 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1

Recorded crime across major citiesHofors highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Hofors 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 residents8,719 incidents per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official

Mobility and administration

Hofors's nearest airport was BLE, 44 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Distance to the nearest major airport44 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BLE3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Hofors.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 8.1 · Feb 8.03 · Mar 16.54 · Apr 20.06 · May 28.12 · Jun 29.68 · Jul 30.94 · Aug 29.66 · Sep 25.23 · Oct 17.36 · Nov 13.55 · Dec 8.94 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -30.26 · Feb -25.47 · Mar -21.7 · Apr -8 · May -4.44 · Jun 1.62 · Jul 6.11 · Aug 3.16 · Sep -2.27 · Oct -9.08 · Nov -21.9 · Dec -26.21 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -5.72 · Feb -4.86 · Mar -1.26 · Apr 4.49 · May 9.92 · Jun 14.27 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 15.47 · Sep 11.02 · Oct 4.89 · Nov 0.37 · Dec -3.9 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Hofors's total area was 6.5 km² at the end of 2023. Households in Hofors numbered 4,662 at the end of 2024. The city recorded a population density of 936 people per km² at the end of 2023.

How many people live in Hofors?

The published population was 6,037 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality2

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 384 is not 4.2% 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
Area411.9 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)10Official
City area6.45 km²31 Dec 2023Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official
Foreign-resident share4.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)12Official
Foreign residents384 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)6Official
Population density936 people/km²31 Dec 2023Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official
Female residents4,464 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official
Male residents4,464 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official
Population6,037 people31 Dec 2023Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality2Official · locality

International community in Hofors

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 countries9,281100.0%
Sweden8,01086.3%
Finland2983.2%
other countries2002.2%
Syrian Arab Republic1321.4%
Somalia780.8%
Norway650.7%
Eritrea630.7%
Thailand550.6%
Türkiye440.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan420.5%
Iraq420.5%
Myanmar370.4%
Ukraine310.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina250.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)250.3%
Poland180.2%
Philippines150.2%
United Kingdom140.2%
Kenya120.1%
Yugoslavia120.1%
Germany110.1%
Gambia110.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 110.1%
Spain100.1%
Russian Federation100.1%
Viet Nam100.1%

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
total9,281100.0%
Swedish8,86795.5%
European citizenship except Swedish2462.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown1681.8%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households4,662 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official

Alternatives for people set on Hofors

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 Hofors alternative in the same region

35 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 13.7% Hofors−39%
  • Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €9.26/m² Hoforsno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 8,719 Hoforsno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 4.2% Hofors−14%
Full comparisonMore about Falun

Norrtälje as a Hofors alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 159 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 9.0% Norrtälje vs 13.7% Hofors−34%
  • Rent: €11.39/m² Norrtälje vs €9.26/m² Hoforsno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 5.9% Norrtälje vs 4.2% Hofors+40%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,790 Norrtälje vs 8,719 Hoforsno percentage
Full comparisonMore about Norrtälje

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities
Lindsdal6,061 residentsHolmsund6,064 residentsÅsa6,102 residentsFilipstad5,970 residentsKungsör6,108 residentsJärna6,110 residents

How does Hofors compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hofors 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; Hofors'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 Hofors?

The published population was 6,037 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality.

How much does it cost to rent in Hofors?

Average net cold rent is about 9.26 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 648 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 Hofors?

Police recorded 8,719 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025).

What is the unemployment rate in Hofors?

The unemployment rate is 13.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).

How many foreign residents live in Hofors?

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

Is Hofors a good place to live?

Hofors 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 Hofors?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,281 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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