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Living in Kramfors

The unemployment rate was 11.2% at the end of 2024. In 2023, annual PM2.5 was 3.4 µg/m³. Car density was 595.5 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Cheaper rent than 94% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 72% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 94% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Kramfors?

Average net cold rent is about 8.3 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): 8.3 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1

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

Net rent across major citiesKramfors highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kramfors highlighted€13.35Stockholm€13.04Malmö€12.09Helsingborg€11.91Västerås€11.83Göteborg€11.42Norrköping€8.30Kramfors€7.85Uppsala€7.45Umeå€7.38Linköping€7.00Örebro€6.88Jönköpingnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.0031 Dec 2025api.scb.se1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 498 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.3 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 Kramfors?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202417

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Kramfors is 11.2%. 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%5310–12Kramfors 11.2%41 cities: 12% to under 14%4112–1422 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 employment7,999 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Fiber Coverage Pct8927 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Employment rate78.7 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,181 EUR/month31 Dec 2025api.scb.se2Official
Unemployment rate11.2 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202417Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kramfors. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kramfors. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
School Rating Avg3.527 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians Per 10003.327 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kramfors 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 10003.3Verified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kramfors?

Police recorded 11,353 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: 11,353 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
Recorded crime across major citiesKramfors highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kramfors highlighted19,159Stockholm16,183Malmö15,583Helsingborg14,153Västerås13,915Örebro13,878Göteborg12,832Norrköping11,353Kramfors11,137Uppsala10,322Linköping9,782Jönköping9,210Umeårecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents11,353 offences per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Immigration Processing Time Days9027 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportKRF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport13.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Public Transport Score4527 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −7.3°C in January and 16.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 39.5 mm in January and 71 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Kramfors?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.7

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Kramfors average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-20°-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-12°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Kramfors average monthly precipitation, mm020406080402525283543716950544745JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Kramfors annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.4PM2.515406.4PM1010400.5NO₂µg/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 Kramfors is 3.4 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/m³283–4Kramfors 3.464 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³644–558 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 mean0.538 µg/m³country median 4.02024Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official
PM10 — annual mean6.43 µg/m³country median 9.32023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.7Official
PM2.5 — annual mean3.4 µg/m³country median 5.12023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.7Official
Average January temperature-5.528 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -3.44 · Feb -2.25 · Mar 2.98 · Apr 8.72 · May 14.87 · Jun 19.68 · Jul 22.39 · Aug 20.59 · Sep 15.21 · Oct 7.63 · Nov 1.55 · Dec -1.97 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Kramfors-Gistgårdsön, 1991-202012Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.83 · Feb -11.82 · Mar -7.41 · Apr -2.4 · May 2.38 · Jun 7.68 · Jul 10.87 · Aug 9.49 · Sep 5.15 · Oct -0.245 · Nov -4.72 · Dec -9.73 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Kramfors-Gistgårdsön, 1991-202013Official
Average temperature by monthJan -7.32 · Feb -7.1 · Mar -2.17 · Apr 3.37 · May 8.85 · Jun 13.58 · Jul 16.45 · Aug 14.79 · Sep 9.93 · Oct 3.8 · Nov -1.66 · Dec -5.88 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Kramfors-Gistgårdsön, 1991-202015Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 39.55 · Feb 25.36 · Mar 25.27 · Apr 28.32 · May 34.73 · Jun 43.34 · Jul 70.96 · Aug 69.27 · Sep 49.69 · Oct 53.98 · Nov 46.91 · Dec 45.2 mm31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Kramfors-Gistgårdsön, 1991-202014Official

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities
Salem17,507 residentsHöör17,518 residentsTimrå17,521 residentsSölvesborg17,430 residentsÄlmhult17,653 residentsKlippan17,714 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,704.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 10.2 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Kramfors?

The published population was 17,491 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Kramfors residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.2%Foreign residents 6.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area1,705 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official
Cars per 1,000 residents595.5 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 2025.8Official
City area1,705 km²1 Jan 2026Official 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.11Official
Foreign-resident share6.85 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official
Foreign residents1,191 people31 Dec 2025Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official
Population density10.2 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.11Official
Population Female8,466 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)21Official
Population Male8,466 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)21Official
Population17,491 people31 Dec 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.11Official

International community in Kramfors

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 countries17,491100.0%
Sweden15,06286.1%
Germany3131.8%
Finland2811.6%
other countries2221.3%
Syrian Arab Republic2181.2%
Eritrea1961.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 820.5%
Thailand780.4%
Afghanistan670.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Poland670.4%
Ukraine650.4%
Somalia590.3%
Latvia580.3%
Norway510.3%
Türkiye480.3%
Philippines460.3%
United Kingdom450.3%
Iraq390.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)390.2%
Romania370.2%
Russian Federation330.2%
Chile310.2%
Moldova, Republic of280.2%
Colombia260.1%
Denmark260.1%
United States of America220.1%
Uzbekistan220.1%
France210.1%
Ethiopia190.1%
Yugoslavia190.1%
Bulgaria150.1%
China150.1%
Saudi Arabia140.1%
Belgium130.1%
India130.1%
Albania120.1%
Estonia120.1%
Serbia120.1%
Austria110.1%
Switzerland110.1%
Djibouti110.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Sudan100.1%
unknown country of birth20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published groupPeopleShare
total17,491100.0%
Swedish16,31393.3%
European citizenship except Swedish7814.5%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown3972.3%

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

Is Kramfors 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 employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Student40%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 33–47%
Family30%strong on family, weak on cost · range 23–37%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%
Foreign residents1,191 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.
Population17,491 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.3 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
People in employment7,999 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Employment rate78.7 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Median gross salary (regional)3,181 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
Households9,053 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)20Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent21.227 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Kramfors?

The published population was 17,491 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Kramfors?

Average net cold rent is about 8.3 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 581 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Kramfors?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 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 Kramfors?

Police recorded 11,353 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 Kramfors?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Kramfors?

The median gross salary is 3,181 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Kramfors a good place to live?

Kramfors 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 Kramfors?

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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  3. SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Kramfors-Gistgårdsön, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
  4. SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Kramfors-Gistgårdsön, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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