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Living in Huddinge

Huddinge is a city in Sweden. The unemployment rate was 12% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 13,685 at the end of 2025. Car density was 341.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Pricier rent than 80% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 66% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 78% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Huddinge.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Huddinge?

Average net cold rent is about 11.49 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): 11.49 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1

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

Net rent across major citiesHuddinge highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Huddinge highlighted€13.35Stockholm€13.04Malmö€12.09Helsingborg€11.91Västerås€11.83Göteborg€11.49Huddinge€11.42Norrköping€7.85Uppsala€7.45Umeå€7.38Linköping€7.00Örebro€6.88Jönköpingnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.49 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.0031 Dec 2025api.scb.se1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 689 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.49 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 Huddinge?

The unemployment rate is 12 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202411

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Huddinge is 12.0%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Sweden per band3 cities: 4% to under 6%34–625 cities: 6% to under 8%256–861 cities: 8% to under 10%618–1053 cities: 10% to under 12%5310–1241 cities: 12% to under 14%4112–14Huddinge 12.0%22 cities: 14% to under 16%2214–169 cities: 16% to under 18%916–182 cities: 18% to under 20%218–20

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment58,143 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)10Official
Employment rate79.6 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,615 EUR/month31 Dec 2025api.scb.se2Official
Unemployment rate12 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202411Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Huddinge. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is Huddinge?

Police recorded 11,838 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: 11,838 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
Recorded crime across major citiesHuddinge highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Huddinge highlighted19,159Stockholm16,183Malmö15,583Helsingborg14,153Västerås13,915Örebro13,878Göteborg12,832Norrköping11,838Huddinge11,137Uppsala10,322Linköping9,782Jönköping9,210Umeårecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents11,838 offences per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport15 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat7Official
Nearest airportBMA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official
Distance to nearest airport13.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.39 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 6.27 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 9.6 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Huddinge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 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: 4.39 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.5
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Huddinge average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-6°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Huddinge average monthly precipitation, mm020406080413031313558597156565554JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Huddinge average monthly sunshine, hours0701402102804475151216277277280235170964533JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Huddinge annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.4PM2.515409.6PM1010406.3NO₂µg/m³

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 Huddinge is 4.4 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Sweden per band4 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–328 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³283–464 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³644–5Huddinge 4.458 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³585–635 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³356–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–83 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³38–9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean6.27 µg/m³country median 4.02023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.5Official
PM10 — annual mean9.63 µg/m³country median 9.32023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.5Official
PM2.5 — annual mean4.39 µg/m³country median 5.12023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.5Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 10.2 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 10 · Nov 5 · Dec 2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.7 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -4.3 · Apr -0.8 · May 3.5 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 6.5 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -3.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.2 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 4.9 · May 10 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 40.6 · Feb 30.4 · Mar 30.7 · Apr 30.9 · May 34.6 · Jun 58.3 · Jul 58.8 · Aug 70.9 · Sep 56.4 · Oct 55.5 · Nov 54.6 · Dec 53.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm Sol18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Huddinge by year, µg/m³3.84.65.46.22013201520172020202220244.0µg/m³

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
Borås114,872 residentsNacka112,112 residentsEskilstuna107,203 residentsHalmstad106,084 residentsGävle103,838 residentsSödertälje102,911 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 131.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 871.8 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Huddinge?

The published population was 114,304 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Huddinge residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88%Foreign residents12%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area131.6 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)12Official
Cars per 1,000 residents341.6 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2025Official vehicles-in-use table: Fordonsslag=10 is passenger cars, stock at the last month of 2025; divided by official SCB population at 31 December 2025.6Official
City area131.6 km²1 Jan 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.9Official
Foreign-resident share11.93 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official
Foreign residents13,685 people31 Dec 2025Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.4Official
Population density871.8 people/km²31 Dec 2025Official 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.9Official
Population Female56,681 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official
Population Male56,681 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official
Population114,304 people31 Dec 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.9Official

International community in Huddinge

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 countries114,304100.0%
Sweden78,21768.4%
Iraq2,7862.4%
Türkiye2,4112.1%
Poland2,0851.8%
Finland1,8931.7%
Ukraine1,3721.2%
Syrian Arab Republic1,3441.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)1,0760.9%
Afghanistan1,0500.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India9710.8%
Chile8190.7%
Bangladesh8180.7%
China7370.6%
Yugoslavia7320.6%
Thailand6000.5%
Romania5650.5%
Ethiopia5580.5%
Greece5550.5%
Serbia5400.5%
Eritrea5340.5%
Pakistan5320.5%
Russian Federation5320.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina5240.5%
Germany4990.4%
Morocco4320.4%
United Kingdom4250.4%
Peru3680.3%
Albania3560.3%
Lebanon3470.3%
Mongolia3210.3%
Estonia3020.3%
United States of America2910.3%
Uzbekistan2890.3%
Egypt2880.3%
Sri Lanka2810.2%
Colombia2790.2%
Hungary2620.2%
Bulgaria2580.2%
Lithuania2550.2%
Philippines2420.2%
Latvia2400.2%
Norway2300.2%
Tunisia2300.2%
Somalia2280.2%
Italy2200.2%
Spain2180.2%
Croatia2130.2%
France2070.2%
Gambia2000.2%
Nigeria1950.2%
Bolivia1920.2%
Brazil1730.2%
Viet Nam1720.2%
Korea, Republic of Korea1560.1%
other countries1560.1%
Belarus1490.1%
Cuba1450.1%
Denmark1450.1%
Uganda1330.1%
Azerbaijan1310.1%
Soviet Union1270.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo1260.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 1240.1%
Ecuador1190.1%
Georgia1060.1%
North Macedonia1050.1%
Kazakhstan1040.1%
Kenya1030.1%
Armenia970.1%
Iceland950.1%
Saudi Arabia890.1%
Australia870.1%
Algeria850.1%
Sudan850.1%
Portugal820.1%
Argentina790.1%
Austria790.1%
Ghana780.1%
Indonesia780.1%
El Salvador780.1%
Moldova, Republic of750.1%
Mexico710.1%
Jordan700.1%
Serbia and Montenegro690.1%
Canada630.1%
Czech Republic630.1%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya630.1%
Kuwait600.1%
Kosovo600.1%
Kyrgyzstan590.1%
South Africa580.1%
Japan550.0%
Belgium540.0%
Ireland530.0%
Switzerland480.0%
Israel480.0%
Taiwan470.0%
Cameroon460.0%
Czechoslovakia450.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of450.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied440.0%
Uruguay420.0%
United Arab Emirates400.0%
Nepal380.0%
Sierra Leone380.0%
Nicaragua370.0%
Venezuela370.0%
Montenegro360.0%
Malaysia360.0%
Senegal320.0%
Slovakia260.0%
Burundi240.0%
Dominican Republic240.0%
Slovenia220.0%
Cyprus210.0%
unknown country of birth200.0%
Yemen190.0%
Congo, the Republic of the180.0%
Rwanda180.0%
Angola170.0%
Cote d´Ivoire160.0%
Tadzjikistan160.0%
Guatemala150.0%
Guinea140.0%
Singapore140.0%
Honduras130.0%
Jamaica120.0%
Liberia120.0%
Myanmar120.0%
Zimbabwe120.0%
Hong Kong110.0%
New Zealand110.0%

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

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published groupPeopleShare
total114,304100.0%
Swedish100,31687.8%
European citizenship except Swedish7,9757.0%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown6,0135.3%

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

Is Huddinge 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family33%strong on family, weak on education · range 24–42%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–62%
Foreign residents13,685 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.
Population114,304 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.49 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
People in employment58,143 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Employment rate79.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Median gross salary (regional)3,615 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households45,916 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Huddinge 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Huddinge?

The published population was 114,304 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Huddinge?

Average net cold rent is about 11.49 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 804 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Huddinge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 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 Huddinge?

Police recorded 11,838 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 Huddinge?

The unemployment rate is 12 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Huddinge?

The median gross salary is 3,615 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Huddinge a good place to live?

Huddinge 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 Huddinge?

The official country of birth distribution records 40 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). Huddinge, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/huddinge/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Huddinge, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
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}
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