Living in Lund
Lund is a city in Sweden. The unemployment rate was 8.9% at the end of 2024. For Lund, the foreign population was 15,101 at the end of 2025.
Pricier rent than 83% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 75% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 68% of Swedish cities that publish it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Lund?
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 Lund?
Average net cold rent is about 11.73 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): 11.73 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 34.32 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Lund. Jul 2026. Prices in Lund23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 37.82 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Lund. Jul 2026. Prices in Lund23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 143.8 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Lund. Jul 2026. Prices in Lund23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 11.87 EUR | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Lund. Jul 2026. Prices in Lund23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 27.77 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Lund. Jul 2026. Prices in Lund23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 56.8 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lund (Wayback capture 20241214133621)24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 70.99 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Lund. Jul 2026. Prices in Lund23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.73 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00 | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se1Official |
Cost of living
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €1,191 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €3,398, that leaves €2,207 before income tax and social contributions.
- Net rent, 85 m² · 84%€997
- Utilities, 85 m² · 6%€71
- Transport pass · 5%€57
- Internet and mobile · 6%€66
One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €1,191 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 704 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.73 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 Lund?
The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 60,797 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official |
| Employment rate | 68.9 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,398 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416Independent |
Unemployment rate rose 75.5% between 2001 and 2024, from 5.1% to 8.9%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lund. 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 Lund. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Lund?
Police recorded 11,174 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: 11,174 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 11,174 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 | 31 Dec 2025 | Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lund. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation
Swedish municipalities
For newly arrived residents with residence permits.
Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course
Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework
For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 0.9°C in January and 18.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 54.5 mm in January and 62.3 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 6.28 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Lund?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 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: 6.28 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 | 7.4 µg/m³country median 4.0 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 2.08 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 10.39 µg/m³country median 9.3 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.28 µg/m³country median 5.1 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.98 · Feb 3.44 · Mar 6.74 · Apr 12.69 · May 17.5 · Jun 20.59 · Jul 23.17 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 18.17 · Oct 12.53 · Nov 7.43 · Dec 4.27 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Lund, 1991-202011Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.15 · Feb -1.11 · Mar 0.216 · Apr 3.72 · May 7.86 · Jun 11.46 · Jul 13.89 · Aug 13.91 · Sep 10.65 · Oct 6.61 · Nov 3.19 · Dec 0.268 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Lund, 1991-202012Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.858 · Feb 1.01 · Mar 3.17 · Apr 7.76 · May 12.36 · Jun 15.81 · Jul 18.32 · Aug 17.93 · Sep 14.02 · Oct 9.26 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.28 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Lund, 1991-202014Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 54.49 · Feb 42.72 · Mar 39.67 · Apr 33.94 · May 43.09 · Jun 62.94 · Jul 62.25 · Aug 79.28 · Sep 60.52 · Oct 68.07 · Nov 61.26 · Dec 67.81 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Lund, 1991-202013Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 46.7 · Feb 63.5 · Mar 135.1 · Apr 204.5 · May 252.6 · Jun 243.4 · Jul 246.9 · Aug 219 · Sep 160.4 · Oct 99.9 · Nov 47.3 · Dec 32.3 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lund Sol22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 42.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 11.0 to 6.3.
Alternatives with a better balance
Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Lund at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.
Cities of a similar size in Sweden
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 428.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 309 people per km² in 2025.
How many people live in Lund?
The published population was 131,590 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 428.2 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 348.8 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 | 428.4 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 11.3 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Eurostat4Official |
| Foreign residents | 15,101 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official |
| Population density | 309 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 | 67,556 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Population Male | 67,556 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Population | 131,590 people | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
Population rose 33.0% between 2001 and 2025, from 98,948 to 131,591.
Foreign residents rose 36.5% between 2016 and 2025, from 11,059 to 15,101.
International community in Lund
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 | 131,590 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 100,085 | 76.1% |
| China | 1,909 | 1.5% |
| Poland | 1,565 | 1.2% |
| Iraq | 1,534 | 1.2% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,533 | 1.2% |
| Germany | 1,523 | 1.2% |
| India | 1,505 | 1.1% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1,477 | 1.1% |
| Denmark | 883 | 0.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 852 | 0.6% |
| United Kingdom | 850 | 0.6% |
| United States of America | 815 | 0.6% |
| Türkiye | 690 | 0.5% |
| Yugoslavia | 633 | 0.5% |
| Italy | 628 | 0.5% |
| Finland | 591 | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | 541 | 0.4% |
| France | 506 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 499 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 492 | 0.4% |
| Spain | 471 | 0.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 464 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 414 | 0.3% |
| Norway | 401 | 0.3% |
| Greece | 392 | 0.3% |
| Thailand | 390 | 0.3% |
| Iceland | 374 | 0.3% |
| Brazil | 338 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 325 | 0.2% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 324 | 0.2% |
| Viet Nam | 317 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 261 | 0.2% |
| Chile | 258 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 253 | 0.2% |
| other countries | 218 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 209 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 207 | 0.2% |
| Korea, Republic of Korea | 200 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 196 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 173 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 167 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 161 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 157 | 0.1% |
| North Macedonia | 157 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 153 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 149 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 148 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 147 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 143 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 141 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 140 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 140 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 139 | 0.1% |
| Czechoslovakia | 138 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 136 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 130 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 127 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 126 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 121 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 119 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 119 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 118 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 117 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 112 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 108 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 108 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 105 | 0.1% |
| El Salvador | 101 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 99 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 96 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 89 | 0.1% |
| Uruguay | 88 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 82 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 82 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 80 | 0.1% |
| Kuwait | 77 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 76 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 75 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 72 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 71 | 0.1% |
| Taiwan | 68 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 66 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 66 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 59 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 54 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territory, occupied | 54 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 52 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 49 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 48 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 47 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 46 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 45 | 0.0% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 41 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 41 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 40 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 40 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 39 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 39 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 39 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 38 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 37 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 35 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 34 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 33 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 31 | 0.0% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 31 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 30 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 27 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 26 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 25 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 25 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 23 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 23 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 19 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 19 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 14 | 0.0% |
| unknown country of birth | 14 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 13 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 12 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 12 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 11 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 10 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21
Citizenship
Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| total | 131,590 | 100.0% |
| Swedish | 116,697 | 88.7% |
| European citizenship except Swedish | 7,848 | 6.0% |
| Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown | 7,045 | 5.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Is Lund 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 | 65,883 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lund 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.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is Lund expensive?
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €1,191 against a median gross salary of €3,398 (figures), leaving about €2,207 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 Lund?
The published population was 131,590 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..
How much does it cost to rent in Lund?
Average net cold rent is about 11.73 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 821 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.
Is the air quality good in Lund?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 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 Lund?
Police recorded 11,174 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 Lund?
The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
What is the typical salary around Lund?
The median gross salary is 3,398 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.
Is Lund a good place to live?
Lund 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 Lund?
The official country of birth distribution records 52 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). Lund, Sweden: cost of living, rent and salaries [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/lund/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Lund, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-27
- SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Lund, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-27
- SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Lund, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-27
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- 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
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- Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lund (Wayback capture 20241214133621) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
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