Living in Lidingö

Lidingö is a city in Sweden. The city covered 30.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,566.9 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 378.4 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 4.37 µg/m³ in 2023.

Pricier rent than 96% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 85% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 73% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Lidingö.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Lidingö?

Average net cold rent is about 13.66 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): 13.66 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesLidingö highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	13.66 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 820 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.66 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 8.1% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Lidingö?

The unemployment rate is 8.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Lidingö is 8.1%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	23,622 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	96	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	81.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,642 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	8.1 %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 Lidingö. 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 Lidingö. 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	4.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lidingö 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 10004.4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Lidingö?

Police recorded 8,658 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: 8,658 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesLidingö highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,658 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	15 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	BMA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	11.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	87	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 9.08 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Lidingö?

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

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 Lidingö 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	9.08 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	9.58 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	-1.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 10.7 · May 16.5 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 16.6 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm-Observatoriekullen²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.9 · Feb -3.2 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 2.6 · May 7.1 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm-Observatoriekullen²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1 · Feb -1 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 6.3 · May 11.4 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm-Observatoriekullen²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37 · Feb 29.4 · Mar 27.3 · Apr 29.2 · May 34 · Jun 61.7 · Jul 61.5 · Aug 66.2 · Sep 53.3 · Oct 51.4 · Nov 47.6 · Dec 47.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm-Observatoriekullen²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 43.9 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 150.8 · Apr 215.9 · May 277.4 · Jun 277.4 · Jul 279.5 · Aug 234.5 · Sep 170.3 · Oct 95.8 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 33.4 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stockholm Sol¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 5.0 to 4.0.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Enköping48,591 residents Tyresö49,179 residents Falkenberg47,337 residents Landskrona47,309 residents Trelleborg47,269 residents Österåker49,787 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lidingö?

The published population was 48,377 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	30.87 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	378.4 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	30.87 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	6.76 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	3,269 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	1,567 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	24,631 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	24,631 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	48,377 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Lidingö

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	48,377	100.0%
Sweden	39,482	81.6%
Finland	703	1.5%
Poland	495	1.0%
United Kingdom	387	0.8%
Ukraine	387	0.8%
Germany	366	0.8%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	322	0.7%
United States of America	270	0.6%
Chile	257	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	257	0.5%
Iraq	241	0.5%
Norway	212	0.4%
China	195	0.4%
other countries	195	0.4%
Afghanistan	194	0.4%
Latvia	178	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	166	0.3%
Thailand	138	0.3%
France	137	0.3%
India	137	0.3%
Colombia	130	0.3%
Italy	124	0.3%
Denmark	117	0.2%
Spain	114	0.2%
Philippines	113	0.2%
Greece	112	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	109	0.2%
Estonia	109	0.2%
Eritrea	105	0.2%
Romania	99	0.2%
Türkiye	97	0.2%
Yugoslavia	96	0.2%
Brazil	94	0.2%
Peru	90	0.2%
Korea, Republic of Korea	82	0.2%
Hungary	81	0.2%
Lithuania	77	0.2%
Switzerland	75	0.2%
Albania	70	0.1%
Ethiopia	70	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	69	0.1%
Mongolia	67	0.1%
Morocco	63	0.1%
Uzbekistan	60	0.1%
Bulgaria	58	0.1%
Soviet Union	58	0.1%
Belarus	56	0.1%
Australia	52	0.1%
South Africa	45	0.1%
Austria	41	0.1%
Croatia	39	0.1%
Pakistan	38	0.1%
Belgium	37	0.1%
Mexico	37	0.1%
Egypt	36	0.1%
Japan	35	0.1%
Sri Lanka	35	0.1%
Uganda	35	0.1%
Bolivia	34	0.1%
Canada	32	0.1%
Argentina	31	0.1%
Ecuador	31	0.1%
Ireland	31	0.1%
Viet Nam	31	0.1%
Portugal	28	0.1%
Serbia	28	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	27	0.1%
Lebanon	25	0.1%
Tunisia	25	0.1%
El Salvador	24	0.0%
Georgia	23	0.0%
Kenya	22	0.0%
Gambia	21	0.0%
Israel	21	0.0%
Singapore	21	0.0%
Somalia	21	0.0%
Taiwan	20	0.0%
Armenia	19	0.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	19	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	18	0.0%
Slovakia	18	0.0%
Indonesia	17	0.0%
Jordan	17	0.0%
Kazakhstan	17	0.0%
North Macedonia	17	0.0%
Nigeria	16	0.0%
Venezuela	16	0.0%
Bangladesh	15	0.0%
Cuba	15	0.0%
Czech Republic	15	0.0%
Luxembourg	15	0.0%
Azerbaijan	14	0.0%
Algeria	14	0.0%
Iceland	14	0.0%
Sudan	14	0.0%
Nicaragua	12	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	11	0.0%
Guatemala	10	0.0%
New Zealand	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	48,377	100.0%
Swedish	44,981	93.0%
European citizenship except Swedish	2,401	5.0%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	995	2.1%

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

Is Lidingö 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student45%strong on education, weak on housing · range 38–52%

Family48%strong on family, weak on housing · range 41–55%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Foreign residents3,269 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population48,377 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)13.66 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment23,622 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate81.7 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,642 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	21,187 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	19.1	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 Lidingö?

The published population was 48,377 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Lidingö?

Average net cold rent is about 13.66 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 956 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Lidingö?

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 Lidingö?

Police recorded 8,658 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 Lidingö?

The unemployment rate is 8.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Lidingö?

The median gross salary is 3,642 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Lidingö a good place to live?

Lidingö 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 Lidingö?

The official country of birth distribution records 11 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). Lidingö, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/lidingo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lidingo-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_496ee6df9fde,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lidingö, 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/lidingo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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