Living in Karlshamn

Karlshamn is a city in Sweden. At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 13.4%.

Higher unemployment than 82% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 70% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 74% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Karlshamn.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Karlshamn?

Average net cold rent is about 10.02 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): 10.02 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesKarlshamn highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.02 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 601 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.02 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 Karlshamn?

The unemployment rate is 13.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Karlshamn is 13.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	14,834 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	80.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,253 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	13.4 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁶Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Karlshamn 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 10003.2Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Karlshamn?

Police recorded 11,298 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: 11,298 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesKarlshamn highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,298 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 550.3 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration Processing Time Days	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	RNB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	28 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	43	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.5°C in January and 17.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 49.8 mm in January and 59 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 5.83 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Karlshamn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.83 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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 Karlshamn is 5.8 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	4.84 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.7 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.83 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-1	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.98 · Feb 3.53 · Mar 6.66 · Apr 11.84 · May 16.77 · Jun 20.24 · Jul 22.47 · Aug 21.97 · Sep 17.72 · Oct 12.25 · Nov 7.33 · Dec 4.08 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Karlshamn, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.92 · Feb -2.04 · Mar -0.896 · Apr 2.13 · May 6.46 · Jun 10.38 · Jul 12.94 · Aug 12.73 · Sep 9.32 · Oct 5.26 · Nov 2.18 · Dec -0.698 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Karlshamn, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.482 · Feb 0.577 · Mar 2.64 · Apr 6.8 · May 11.59 · Jun 15.32 · Jul 17.59 · Aug 17.12 · Sep 13.23 · Oct 8.54 · Nov 4.68 · Dec 1.75 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Karlshamn, 1991-2020¹⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 49.79 · Feb 38.76 · Mar 35.17 · Apr 31.71 · May 43.01 · Jun 63.5 · Jul 58.99 · Aug 57.93 · Sep 52.11 · Oct 64.22 · Nov 62.17 · Dec 55.78 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Karlshamn, 1991-2020¹³Official

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Nässjö31,587 residents Ystad32,106 residents Danderyd32,425 residents Kävlinge32,477 residents Ale32,576 residents Falköping32,806 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 490.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 64.5 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Karlshamn?

The published population was 31,751 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	490.6 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	550.3 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 2025.⁷Official
City area	490.6 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.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	4.56 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,443 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	64.5 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.¹⁰Official
Population Female	15,738 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Population Male	15,738 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Population	31,751 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Karlshamn

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	31,751	100.0%
Sweden	27,104	85.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,102	3.5%
Poland	351	1.1%
Iraq	297	0.9%
other countries	226	0.7%
Afghanistan	212	0.7%
Yugoslavia	194	0.6%
Germany	185	0.6%
Finland	156	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Denmark	141	0.4%
Thailand	124	0.4%
Ukraine	117	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	104	0.3%
Lebanon	84	0.3%
Philippines	82	0.3%
Russian Federation	82	0.3%
Norway	70	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	67	0.2%
Lithuania	64	0.2%
Viet Nam	64	0.2%
Kosovo	63	0.2%
United Kingdom	59	0.2%
Romania	59	0.2%
Greece	47	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	43	0.1%
United States of America	42	0.1%
Armenia	41	0.1%
Hungary	38	0.1%
Türkiye	37	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	28	0.1%
India	26	0.1%
Somalia	26	0.1%
China	24	0.1%
Egypt	24	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	23	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	21	0.1%
Bulgaria	20	0.1%
Croatia	20	0.1%
Chile	19	0.1%
North Macedonia	19	0.1%
Spain	18	0.1%
Latvia	18	0.1%
Serbia	18	0.1%
Colombia	16	0.1%
Kazakhstan	16	0.1%
Italy	14	0.0%
Sri Lanka	14	0.0%
Morocco	14	0.0%
Australia	13	0.0%
Georgia	13	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	13	0.0%
Jordan	12	0.0%
France	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Azerbaijan	10	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	10	0.0%
Estonia	10	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	6	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	31,751	100.0%
Swedish	30,324	95.5%
European citizenship except Swedish	780	2.5%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	647	2.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Is Karlshamn 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 32–46%

Family27%strong on family, weak on cost · range 20–34%

Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–57%

Foreign residents1,443 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population31,751 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)10.02 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment14,834 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate80.1 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,253 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	15,669 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21.3	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 Karlshamn?

The published population was 31,751 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Karlshamn?

Average net cold rent is about 10.02 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 702 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Karlshamn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Karlshamn?

Police recorded 11,298 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 Karlshamn?

The unemployment rate is 13.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Karlshamn?

The median gross salary is 3,253 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Karlshamn a good place to live?

Karlshamn 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 Karlshamn?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 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). Karlshamn, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/karlshamn/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_karlshamn-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-taxes_fdeb884230ca,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Karlshamn, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/karlshamn/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-12
Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
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
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year. api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-14

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SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Karlshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean maximum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Karlshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Karlshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Karlshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28

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