Living in Kungälv

Kungälv is a city in Sweden. Car density was 515.3 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 7.4% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2025, the foreign population was 1,903.

Pricier rent than 68% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 94% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 93% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Kungälv.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kungälv?

Average net cold rent is about 10.81 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): 10.81 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesKungälv highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.81 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 649 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.81 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 Kungälv?

The unemployment rate is 7.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Kungälv is 7.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	26,503 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	93	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	86.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,443 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	7.4 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	4.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kungälv 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 10004.2Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kungälv?

Police recorded 7,144 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: 7,144 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesKungälv highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,144 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	32 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	GOT	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	29.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public Transport Score	80	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.95 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 5.99 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 10.5 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Kungälv?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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: 5.95 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

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 Kungälv is 6.0 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	5.99 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.46 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.95 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.2 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 17 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station S�ve²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.7 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 2.3 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station S�ve²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 6.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.7 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 8.3 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station S�ve²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 84.2 · Feb 64 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 52 · May 56.1 · Jun 76.2 · Jul 79.7 · Aug 94.9 · Sep 80.9 · Oct 101.3 · Nov 87.1 · Dec 93.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station S�ve²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 46.5 · Feb 68.4 · Mar 144.4 · Apr 199.7 · May 251.9 · Jun 241.8 · Jul 245.6 · Aug 205.1 · Sep 149.9 · Oct 94.8 · Nov 44 · Dec 32.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�teborg Sol²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 22.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 9.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Upplands Väsby50,323 residents Österåker49,787 residents Borlänge51,425 residents Tyresö49,179 residents Enköping48,591 residents Hässleholm52,114 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 364.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 138.6 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Kungälv?

The published population was 50,313 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	364.4 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	515.3 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 2025.⁸Official
City area	364.4 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.¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	3.77 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,903 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	138.6 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.¹¹Official
Population Female	25,354 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population Male	25,354 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	50,313 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Kungälv

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	50,313	100.0%
Sweden	44,564	88.6%
Iraq	484	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	460	0.9%
Finland	300	0.6%
Poland	281	0.6%
Afghanistan	251	0.5%
other countries	219	0.4%
Norway	213	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	199	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	194	0.4%
Yugoslavia	192	0.4%
Thailand	184	0.4%
Germany	149	0.3%
Türkiye	140	0.3%
Ukraine	139	0.3%
United Kingdom	126	0.3%
Denmark	121	0.2%
Lebanon	119	0.2%
India	112	0.2%
China	101	0.2%
United States of America	97	0.2%
Lithuania	88	0.2%
Philippines	81	0.2%
Viet Nam	76	0.2%
Russian Federation	74	0.1%
Hungary	63	0.1%
Romania	61	0.1%
Croatia	60	0.1%
Chile	56	0.1%
Somalia	56	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	54	0.1%
Brazil	45	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	43	0.1%
Greece	42	0.1%
Eritrea	38	0.1%
Italy	37	0.1%
Sri Lanka	36	0.1%
Spain	31	0.1%
Colombia	29	0.1%
Estonia	28	0.1%
Nigeria	26	0.1%
Albania	25	0.0%
Iceland	25	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	25	0.0%
Pakistan	24	0.0%
France	22	0.0%
Jordan	22	0.0%
Yemen	22	0.0%
Belarus	21	0.0%
Ethiopia	21	0.0%
Serbia	21	0.0%
Ghana	20	0.0%
Portugal	20	0.0%
Kosovo	20	0.0%
Australia	19	0.0%
Bulgaria	19	0.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	19	0.0%
Egypt	19	0.0%
Belgium	17	0.0%
Austria	16	0.0%
Latvia	16	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	16	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	16	0.0%
Canada	15	0.0%
Morocco	15	0.0%
North Macedonia	15	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
Japan	14	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	13	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Uganda	12	0.0%
Uruguay	12	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
Bolivia	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Soviet Union	11	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	10	0.0%
Czech Republic	10	0.0%
Kuwait	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 source¹⁹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	50,313	100.0%
Swedish	48,320	96.0%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,146	2.3%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	847	1.7%

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

Is Kungälv 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%

Student65%strong on education, weak on safety · range 58–72%

Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 43–57%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Foreign residents1,903 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population50,313 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)10.81 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment26,503 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate86.7 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,443 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	22,078 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	20.95	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 Kungälv?

The published population was 50,313 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Kungälv?

Average net cold rent is about 10.81 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 757 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Kungälv?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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 Kungälv?

Police recorded 7,144 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 Kungälv?

The unemployment rate is 7.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Kungälv?

The median gross salary is 3,443 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Kungälv a good place to live?

Kungälv 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 Kungälv?

The official country of birth distribution records 10 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). Kungälv, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/kungalv/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kungalv-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_53f20970cfca,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kungälv, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/kungalv/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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