Living in Linköping
Linköping had 168,714 residents in December 2025 and is a city in Sweden. The unemployment rate was 9.6% at the end of 2024.
Cheaper rent than any other Swedish city that publishes it and lower unemployment than 63% of Swedish cities that publish it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Linköping?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Linköping?
Average net cold rent is 7.38 EUR/m² per month (2009), 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): 7.38 EUR/m²/month · Eurostat3
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 36.59 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 32.88 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 131.8 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 10.97 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 22.12 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Linkoping (Wayback capture 20250115183053)21Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 57.16 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 54.99 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.38 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00 | 31 Dec 2009 | Eurostat3Official |
Cost of living
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €794 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €3,389, that leaves €2,594 before income tax and social contributions.
- Net rent, 85 m² · 79%€627
- Utilities, 85 m² · 7%€55
- Transport pass · 7%€57
- Internet and mobile · 7%€55
One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €794 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-08-27).
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 443 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.38 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Linköping?
The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202414
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 84,228 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official |
| Employment rate | 77.1 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,389 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202414Independent |
Unemployment rate rose 80.8% between 2001 and 2024, from 5.3% to 9.6%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Linköping. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Linköping. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Linköping?
Police recorded 10,322 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: 10,322 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20252
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 10,322 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 | 31 Dec 2025 | Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20252Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration in Linköping
1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.
Centrum för vuxenutbildning / Linvux Linköping
Badhusgatan 5, 582 22 Linköping
013-20 60 00 · kontakt@linkoping.se
View official recordClimate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 18.2°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 5.08 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 11.7 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Linköping?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 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: 5.08 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11.7 µg/m³country median 4.0 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 3.78 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14.13 µg/m³country median 9.3 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.08 µg/m³country median 5.1 — about the same | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 11.3 · May 16.6 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 16.6 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.4 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 0.6 · May 5 · Jun 9 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3.6 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.915 · Feb -0.997 · Mar 1.81 · Apr 6.64 · May 11.82 · Jun 15.67 · Jul 18.21 · Aug 17.25 · Sep 12.75 · Oct 7.53 · Nov 3.37 · Dec 0.44 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Linköping, 1991-202012Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 31.3 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 25.7 · Apr 31.7 · May 46 · Jun 68.3 · Jul 75.7 · Aug 71.7 · Sep 51.4 · Oct 50 · Nov 44.4 · Dec 40.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 15.4% between 2021 and 2024, from 6.0 to 5.1.
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Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 1,433.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 117.7 people per km² in 2025.
How many people live in Linköping?
The published population was 168,714 people in 2025-12. Source: Population 31 December by region, age, sex and year10
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,434 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 416.5 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 | 1,434 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.11Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 6.4 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Eurostat4Official |
| Foreign residents | 10,705 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official |
| Population density | 117.7 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.11Official |
| Population Female | 82,794 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)10Official |
| Population Male | 82,794 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)10Official |
| Population | 168,714 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Population 31 December by region, age, sex and year10Official |
Population rose 26.2% between 2001 and 2025, from 133,168 to 168,034.
Foreign residents rose 9.5% between 2011 and 2025, from 9,774 to 10,705.
International community in Linköping
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 | 168,035 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 136,510 | 81.2% |
| Iraq | 3,804 | 2.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 3,353 | 2.0% |
| Somalia | 2,380 | 1.4% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,520 | 0.9% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,160 | 0.7% |
| Afghanistan | 990 | 0.6% |
| Poland | 893 | 0.5% |
| India | 875 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 816 | 0.5% |
| China | 707 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 678 | 0.4% |
| Yugoslavia | 654 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 646 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 629 | 0.4% |
| Türkiye | 563 | 0.3% |
| Ukraine | 443 | 0.3% |
| Viet Nam | 425 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 410 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 392 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 387 | 0.2% |
| United States of America | 373 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 346 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 343 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 336 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 305 | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 290 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 279 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 277 | 0.2% |
| Korea, Republic of Korea | 223 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 216 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 216 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 216 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 211 | 0.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 204 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 203 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 200 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 197 | 0.1% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 181 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 176 | 0.1% |
| other countries | 172 | 0.1% |
| France | 167 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 166 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 159 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 156 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 152 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 143 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 140 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 139 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 122 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 114 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 114 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 107 | 0.1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 104 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 103 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 98 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 97 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 93 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 88 | 0.1% |
| North Macedonia | 79 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 78 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 77 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 77 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 72 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territory, occupied | 68 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 67 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 66 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 66 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 66 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 65 | 0.0% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 64 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 63 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 61 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 61 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 60 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 59 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 59 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 57 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 56 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 51 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 50 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 47 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 47 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 46 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 45 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 44 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 43 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 43 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 42 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 37 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Republic of the | 36 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 36 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 35 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 35 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 35 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 35 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 34 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 34 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 33 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 31 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 31 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 30 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 27 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 23 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 19 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 19 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 19 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 18 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 16 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 14 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 14 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 13 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 12 | 0.0% |
| unknown country of birth | 11 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cote d´Ivoire | 10 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 10 | 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 | 168,035 | 100.0% |
| Swedish | 157,310 | 93.6% |
| Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown | 6,414 | 3.8% |
| European citizenship except Swedish | 4,311 | 2.6% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17
Is Linköping 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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 82,312 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Linköping 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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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is Linköping expensive?
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €794 against a median gross salary of €3,389 (figures), leaving about €2,594 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.
How many people live in Linköping?
The published population was 168,714 people in 2025-12. Source: Population 31 December by region, age, sex and year.
How much does it cost to rent in Linköping?
Average net cold rent is 7.38 EUR/m² per month (2009), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 517 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Eurostat.
Is the air quality good in Linköping?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 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 Linköping?
Police recorded 10,322 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 Linköping?
The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
What is the typical salary around Linköping?
The median gross salary is 3,389 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.
Is Linköping a good place to live?
Linköping 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 Linköping?
The official country of birth distribution records 61 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 14). Linköping, Sweden: cost of living, rent and salaries [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/linkoping/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- api.scb.se api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-27
- Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025 Brå · bra.se · checked 2026-07-26
- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-27
- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
- Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate. datavardluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
- Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
- 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. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- Population 31 December by region, age, sex and year api.scb.se · checked 2026-09-01
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- SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year. api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-14
- SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Linköping, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
- Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
- Numbeo — Cost of Living in Linkoping (Wayback capture 20250115183053) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
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