Living in Kungsbacka

Kungsbacka is a city in Sweden. At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 6.4%. Car density was 529 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Pricier rent than 84% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 98% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Kungsbacka.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kungsbacka?

Average net cold rent is about 11.78 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): 11.78 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesKungsbacka highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	11.78 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 707 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.78 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 Kungsbacka?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Kungsbacka is 6.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	44,662 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	92	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	87.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,452 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	6.4 %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 Kungsbacka. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kungsbacka. 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	3.8	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kungsbacka 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 10003.8Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kungsbacka?

Police recorded 7,590 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: 7,590 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesKungsbacka highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,590 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.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	GOT	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	23.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	60	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.31 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 2.72 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 11.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Kungsbacka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 µg/m³ (2024) — 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: 8.31 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵

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 Kungsbacka is 8.3 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	2.72 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.53 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.31 µg/m³country median 5.1	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
Average January temperature	0	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9 · May 14 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nidingen A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.6 · May 9.2 · Jun 13 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nidingen A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 6.5 · May 11.3 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 10 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nidingen A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 50.9 · Feb 36.3 · Mar 34.8 · Apr 36.7 · May 41 · Jun 58.5 · Jul 63.6 · Aug 78.1 · Sep 60.4 · Oct 66.7 · Nov 58.6 · Dec 58.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nidingen A²⁰Official · 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 Sol¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

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

Annual PM2.5 fell 7.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 9.0 to 8.3.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Solna85,789 residents Kristianstad86,379 residents Järfälla88,950 residents Luleå79,645 residents Skellefteå78,150 residents Täby77,744 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 609.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 141.7 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Kungsbacka?

The published population was 85,792 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	609.4 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	529 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	609.4 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.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	3.56 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	3,072 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	141.7 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	43,434 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	43,434 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	85,792 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Kungsbacka

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	85,792	100.0%
Sweden	77,549	90.4%
Poland	760	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	569	0.7%
Germany	396	0.5%
Finland	389	0.5%
United Kingdom	385	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	327	0.4%
Norway	322	0.4%
Denmark	296	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	274	0.3%
Ukraine	242	0.3%
United States of America	222	0.3%
Afghanistan	210	0.2%
India	186	0.2%
other countries	186	0.2%
China	151	0.2%
Romania	140	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	135	0.2%
Iraq	134	0.2%
Eritrea	112	0.1%
Brazil	110	0.1%
Viet Nam	109	0.1%
Yugoslavia	102	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	98	0.1%
Philippines	98	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	96	0.1%
Russian Federation	88	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	86	0.1%
France	80	0.1%
Colombia	78	0.1%
Hungary	78	0.1%
Australia	76	0.1%
Italy	76	0.1%
Lithuania	75	0.1%
Türkiye	71	0.1%
Chile	65	0.1%
Lebanon	63	0.1%
Spain	62	0.1%
Somalia	56	0.1%
Greece	51	0.1%
Croatia	50	0.1%
Belgium	49	0.1%
Sri Lanka	48	0.1%
Switzerland	37	0.0%
Iceland	37	0.0%
Sudan	37	0.0%
Estonia	36	0.0%
South Africa	36	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	34	0.0%
Ireland	33	0.0%
Austria	32	0.0%
Latvia	31	0.0%
Taiwan	31	0.0%
Bulgaria	29	0.0%
Canada	29	0.0%
Soviet Union	28	0.0%
Ethiopia	26	0.0%
Portugal	26	0.0%
Japan	25	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	25	0.0%
Albania	24	0.0%
Mexico	24	0.0%
Pakistan	23	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	22	0.0%
Uganda	21	0.0%
Peru	20	0.0%
Kenya	19	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	18	0.0%
Serbia	18	0.0%
Argentina	17	0.0%
Israel	17	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	16	0.0%
Czech Republic	16	0.0%
Morocco	16	0.0%
Indonesia	15	0.0%
Jordan	15	0.0%
New Zealand	15	0.0%
Tunisia	15	0.0%
South Sudan	14	0.0%
Egypt	13	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	13	0.0%
Ecuador	12	0.0%
North Macedonia	12	0.0%
Singapore	12	0.0%
Kosovo	12	0.0%
Yemen	12	0.0%
Armenia	11	0.0%
Belarus	11	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	11	0.0%
Malaysia	11	0.0%
Zambia	11	0.0%
Cuba	10	0.0%
Hong Kong	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	4	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	85,792	100.0%
Swedish	82,674	96.4%
European citizenship except Swedish	2,049	2.4%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,069	1.2%

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

Is Kungsbacka 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

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

Student57%strong on education, weak on safety · range 50–64%

Family44%strong on family, weak on housing · range 37–51%

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

Foreign residents3,072 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population85,792 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)11.78 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment44,662 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate87.3 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,452 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	35,209 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	20.55	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 Kungsbacka?

The published population was 85,792 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Kungsbacka?

Average net cold rent is about 11.78 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 824 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Kungsbacka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..

How safe is Kungsbacka?

Police recorded 7,590 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 Kungsbacka?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Kungsbacka?

The median gross salary is 3,452 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Kungsbacka a good place to live?

Kungsbacka 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 Kungsbacka?

The official country of birth distribution records 16 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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  title = {Kungsbacka, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs},
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  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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