Living in Katrineholm

The city covered 1,024.1 km² in 2026. In 2025, population density was 33.2 people per km². Car density was 493.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 4.37 µg/m³ in 2023.

Pricier rent than 62% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 91% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 94% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Katrineholm.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Katrineholm?

Average net cold rent is about 10.48 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): 10.48 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesKatrineholm highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.48 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 629 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.48 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

The unemployment rate was 14.7% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Katrineholm?

The unemployment rate is 14.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Katrineholm is 14.7%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	15,541 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	90.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	77.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,235 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	14.7 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.6	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Katrineholm 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 10003.4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Katrineholm?

Police recorded 14,477 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: 14,477 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesKatrineholm highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	14,477 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration Processing Time Days	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	NRK	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	45.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	50	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

SwedishIn Person, Online

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

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 3.83 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Katrineholm?

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: 4.37 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 Katrineholm 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)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.83 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.31 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	4.37 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-2.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 11.4 · May 17 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.4 · Feb -5.8 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 0.2 · May 4.5 · Jun 8.8 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 10.4 · Sep 6.9 · Oct 3.1 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -3.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 5.8 · May 11 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.4 · Feb 29.3 · Mar 26.7 · Apr 32.7 · May 42.6 · Jun 62.4 · Jul 64.9 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 51.9 · Oct 53.3 · Nov 48.9 · Dec 43.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Värnamo34,542 residents Eslöv34,922 residents Vallentuna35,119 residents Mark35,155 residents Upplands-Bro32,868 residents Falköping32,806 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Katrineholm?

The published population was 34,154 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	1,024 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	493.1 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	1,024 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	5.06 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,721 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	33.2 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	16,968 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	16,968 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	34,154 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Katrineholm

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	34,154	100.0%
Sweden	27,591	80.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	954	2.8%
Somalia	819	2.4%
Iraq	626	1.8%
Finland	516	1.5%
Eritrea	491	1.4%
Yugoslavia	269	0.8%
other countries	246	0.7%
Viet Nam	237	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	177	0.5%
Thailand	173	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	155	0.5%
Poland	128	0.4%
Türkiye	92	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	91	0.3%
Ukraine	86	0.3%
Germany	84	0.2%
Serbia	84	0.2%
Ethiopia	71	0.2%
Norway	60	0.2%
Lebanon	59	0.2%
United Kingdom	54	0.2%
Denmark	53	0.2%
Philippines	51	0.1%
Lithuania	50	0.1%
Sudan	50	0.1%
Hungary	49	0.1%
Romania	42	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	42	0.1%
Russian Federation	38	0.1%
Croatia	36	0.1%
United States of America	36	0.1%
Brazil	33	0.1%
China	32	0.1%
Chile	31	0.1%
India	31	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	30	0.1%
Kosovo	30	0.1%
Burundi	28	0.1%
Latvia	28	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	24	0.1%
Sri Lanka	23	0.1%
Morocco	23	0.1%
Estonia	22	0.1%
Egypt	22	0.1%
Albania	21	0.1%
Spain	21	0.1%
North Macedonia	20	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	19	0.1%
France	17	0.0%
Italy	17	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	17	0.0%
Tunisia	15	0.0%
Bulgaria	14	0.0%
Greece	14	0.0%
Peru	14	0.0%
Pakistan	14	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	13	0.0%
Soviet Union	13	0.0%
Azerbaijan	12	0.0%
Colombia	11	0.0%
Jordan	11	0.0%
Korea, Republic of Korea	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	34,154	100.0%
Swedish	32,364	94.8%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,154	3.4%
European citizenship except Swedish	636	1.9%

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

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

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

Student43%strong on education, weak on safety · range 36–50%

Family31%strong on family, weak on cost · range 24–38%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Foreign residents1,721 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population34,154 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)10.48 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment15,541 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate77.9 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,235 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	16,564 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
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 Katrineholm?

The published population was 34,154 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Katrineholm?

Average net cold rent is about 10.48 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 734 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Katrineholm?

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 Katrineholm?

Police recorded 14,477 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 Katrineholm?

The unemployment rate is 14.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Katrineholm?

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

Is Katrineholm a good place to live?

Katrineholm 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 Katrineholm?

The official country of birth distribution records 13 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). Katrineholm, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/katrineholm/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_katrineholm-sweden-rent-salary-jobs_e044adb80d6f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Katrineholm, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/katrineholm/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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