Living in Mjölby

For Mjölby, the unemployment rate was 10% at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 3.22 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 549.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 52.5 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 542.4 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Mjölby?

Average net cold rent is about 9.47 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): 9.47 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesMjölby highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.47 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 568 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.47 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 Mjölby?

The unemployment rate is 10 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Mjölby is 10.0%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	14,446 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	91.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	83.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,316 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	10 %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 Mjölby. 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 Mjölby. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.8	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 Mjölby 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 Mjölby?

Police recorded 9,997 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: 9,997 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesMjölby highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,997 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same	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	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	LPI	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	33.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	63	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.75 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 8.2 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Mjölby?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 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: 4.75 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

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 Mjölby is 4.8 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	3.22 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.2 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	4.75 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-1.8	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Link�ping-Malmsl�tt¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Link�ping-Malmsl�tt¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6 · May 11 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.8 · Dec -0.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Link�ping-Malmsl�tt¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Link�ping-Malmsl�tt¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Ronneby28,741 residents Ekerö28,910 residents Gislaved28,936 residents Höganäs28,430 residents Ljungby28,280 residents Boden28,049 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mjölby?

The published population was 28,695 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	549.3 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	542.4 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	549.3 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	4.58 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,320 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	52.5 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	14,145 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	14,145 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	28,695 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Mjölby

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	28,695	100.0%
Sweden	24,960	87.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	537	1.9%
Afghanistan	294	1.0%
other countries	258	0.9%
Iraq	229	0.8%
Finland	180	0.6%
Lithuania	145	0.5%
Uzbekistan	143	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	124	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	122	0.4%
Poland	120	0.4%
Thailand	111	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	106	0.4%
Türkiye	85	0.3%
Ukraine	83	0.3%
Viet Nam	82	0.3%
Yugoslavia	75	0.3%
Somalia	65	0.2%
Germany	58	0.2%
Romania	54	0.2%
Chile	52	0.2%
Russian Federation	47	0.2%
Ethiopia	45	0.2%
Norway	45	0.2%
Burundi	44	0.2%
India	39	0.1%
United Kingdom	37	0.1%
Denmark	34	0.1%
Lebanon	34	0.1%
China	30	0.1%
Latvia	29	0.1%
Sri Lanka	28	0.1%
Philippines	27	0.1%
United States of America	26	0.1%
Sudan	22	0.1%
Pakistan	18	0.1%
Serbia	18	0.1%
Brazil	17	0.1%
Colombia	17	0.1%
Hungary	17	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	17	0.1%
Kosovo	17	0.1%
Estonia	16	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	15	0.1%
Bulgaria	14	0.0%
Spain	14	0.0%
North Macedonia	14	0.0%
Albania	12	0.0%
Austria	12	0.0%
Azerbaijan	12	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	12	0.0%
Kenya	12	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	12	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	12	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	11	0.0%
Australia	11	0.0%
Venezuela	11	0.0%
Italy	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	28,695	100.0%
Swedish	27,358	95.3%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	712	2.5%
European citizenship except Swedish	625	2.2%

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

Is Mjölby 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 employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student53%strong on education, weak on safety · range 46–60%

Family40%strong on family, weak on cost · range 33–47%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–64%

Foreign residents1,320 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population28,695 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)9.47 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment14,446 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate83.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,316 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	13,415 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21.2	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 Mjölby?

The published population was 28,695 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Mjölby?

Average net cold rent is about 9.47 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 663 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Mjölby?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 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 Mjölby?

Police recorded 9,997 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 Mjölby?

The unemployment rate is 10 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Mjölby?

The median gross salary is 3,316 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Mjölby a good place to live?

Mjölby 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 Mjölby?

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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mjölby, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  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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