Living in Knivsta

For Knivsta, the unemployment rate was 8.7% at the end of 2024. Car density was 455.9 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Pricier rent than 98% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 78% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 70% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Knivsta?

Average net cold rent is about 14.62 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): 14.62 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesKnivsta highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	14.62 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 877 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 14.62 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 Knivsta?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Knivsta is 8.7%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	11,414 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	93	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	86.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,416 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	8.7 %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 Knivsta. 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 Knivsta. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.9	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Knivsta 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 10004Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Knivsta?

Police recorded 9,029 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: 9,029 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesKnivsta highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,029 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	123 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	ARN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	11.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	73	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.54 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 3.43 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 6.7 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Knivsta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.5 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: 3.54 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

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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 Knivsta is 3.5 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	3.43 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.69 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	3.54 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-3	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 10.7 · May 16.3 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 21.6 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm-Arlanda Flygplats¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.7 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -3 · Apr 0.6 · May 5 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 7.9 · Oct 3.5 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm-Arlanda Flygplats¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 5.6 · May 10.8 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm-Arlanda Flygplats¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 34.9 · Feb 29 · Mar 27.5 · Apr 31.2 · May 39.9 · Jun 63.3 · Jul 59.8 · Aug 73.7 · Sep 49.3 · Oct 52 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 44.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uppsala Aut²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 38.2 · Feb 73.6 · Mar 145.2 · Apr 212.5 · May 268.8 · Jun 268.4 · Jul 275.9 · Aug 239 · Sep 160.9 · Oct 94.4 · Nov 41.7 · Dec 26.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uppsala Aut²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2017–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 16.7% between 2017 and 2024, from 6.0 to 5.0.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Tierp21,104 residents Finspång21,623 residents Mora20,540 residents Östhammar22,138 residents Burlöv20,101 residents Avesta22,417 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 283.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 76.6 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Knivsta?

The published population was 21,193 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	283.7 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	455.9 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	283.7 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	8.44 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,835 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	76.6 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	10,770 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	10,770 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	21,193 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Knivsta

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	21,193	100.0%
Sweden	17,537	82.7%
Finland	291	1.4%
other countries	235	1.1%
Iraq	203	1.0%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	185	0.9%
Poland	160	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	136	0.6%
Afghanistan	132	0.6%
United Kingdom	114	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	114	0.5%
Germany	107	0.5%
Thailand	87	0.4%
Eritrea	86	0.4%
Norway	82	0.4%
United States of America	82	0.4%
Türkiye	75	0.4%
Lithuania	70	0.3%
India	64	0.3%
Romania	55	0.3%
Latvia	54	0.3%
Somalia	52	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	50	0.2%
China	44	0.2%
Spain	42	0.2%
Greece	39	0.2%
Sri Lanka	39	0.2%
Philippines	37	0.2%
Denmark	35	0.2%
Chile	34	0.2%
France	34	0.2%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	33	0.2%
Lebanon	33	0.2%
Russian Federation	33	0.2%
Yugoslavia	33	0.2%
Colombia	29	0.1%
Ethiopia	29	0.1%
Italy	29	0.1%
Nigeria	29	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	28	0.1%
Brazil	28	0.1%
Hungary	28	0.1%
Burundi	27	0.1%
Uganda	27	0.1%
Australia	26	0.1%
Kosovo	26	0.1%
Kenya	24	0.1%
Estonia	23	0.1%
Pakistan	23	0.1%
Viet Nam	23	0.1%
Egypt	22	0.1%
Belgium	21	0.1%
Morocco	21	0.1%
Croatia	20	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	20	0.1%
Iceland	19	0.1%
Sudan	18	0.1%
Albania	17	0.1%
Portugal	17	0.1%
Serbia	17	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	17	0.1%
Canada	16	0.1%
Japan	16	0.1%
South Africa	16	0.1%
Zimbabwe	16	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	15	0.1%
Bangladesh	14	0.1%
Ireland	14	0.1%
Israel	13	0.1%
Czech Republic	12	0.1%
Tunisia	12	0.1%
Ghana	11	0.1%
Gambia	11	0.1%
Jordan	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	2	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	21,193	100.0%
Swedish	19,520	92.1%
European citizenship except Swedish	993	4.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	680	3.2%

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

Is Knivsta 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%

Student39%strong on education, weak on housing · range 32–46%

Family43%strong on family, weak on housing · range 36–50%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–64%

Foreign residents1,835 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population21,193 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)14.62 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment11,414 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate86.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,416 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	8,672 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 Knivsta?

The published population was 21,193 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Knivsta?

Average net cold rent is about 14.62 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,024 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Knivsta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.5 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 Knivsta?

Police recorded 9,029 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 Knivsta?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Knivsta?

The median gross salary is 3,416 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Knivsta a good place to live?

Knivsta 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 Knivsta?

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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Knivsta, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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