Living in Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in Sweden. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 4.74 µg/m³. Car density was 454.3 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Pricier rent than 79% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 90% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 85% of Swedish cities that publish it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Norrköping?
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 Norrköping?
Average net cold rent is about 11.42 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): 11.42 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 33.15 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 25.14 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 120 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 10.06 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 100.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 63.53 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.42 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 685 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.42 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
The unemployment rate was 14.5% at the end of 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Norrköping?
The unemployment rate is 14.5 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 71,454 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official |
| Employment rate | 79.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,271 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 14.5 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416Independent |
Unemployment rate rose 95.9% between 2001 and 2024, from 7.4% to 14.5%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Norrköping. 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 Norrköping. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Norrköping?
Police recorded 12,832 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: 12,832 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 12,832 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 Norrköping. 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 −1.2°C in January and 17.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 33.3 mm in January and 65.4 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Norrköping?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.74 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 | 8.72 µg/m³country median 4.0 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 6.92 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 10.3 µg/m³country median 9.3 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.74 µg/m³country median 5.1 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.27 · Feb 1.77 · Mar 5.54 · Apr 11.47 · May 16.8 · Jun 20.58 · Jul 23.03 · Aug 22 · Sep 17.03 · Oct 10.74 · Nov 5.51 · Dec 2.49 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202011Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.83 · Feb -4.07 · Mar -2.09 · Apr 1.28 · May 5.73 · Jun 10.09 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.24 · Sep 8.52 · Oct 4.17 · Nov 0.888 · Dec -2.32 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202012Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.19 · Feb -1.19 · Mar 1.65 · Apr 6.31 · May 11.4 · Jun 15.37 · Jul 17.92 · Aug 17 · Sep 12.57 · Oct 7.34 · Nov 3.28 · Dec 0.204 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202014Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 33.3 · Feb 29.47 · Mar 27.23 · Apr 30.06 · May 40.94 · Jun 59.97 · Jul 65.43 · Aug 61.08 · Sep 49.29 · Oct 50.6 · Nov 46.46 · Dec 42.18 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202013Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 50 · Feb 74.1 · Mar 152.4 · Apr 209.5 · May 265.4 · Jun 264.1 · Jul 266.3 · Aug 226.7 · Sep 164.4 · Oct 99.2 · Nov 45.9 · Dec 37.7 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Norrk�ping Sol22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 21.0% between 2021 and 2024, from 6.0 to 4.7.
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Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 1,501.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 96.5 people per km² in 2025.
How many people live in Norrköping?
The published population was 144,980 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 | 1,501 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 454.3 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 | 1,501 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 5.3 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Eurostat4Official |
| Foreign residents | 7,580 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official |
| Population density | 96.5 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 | 72,588 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Population Male | 72,588 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Population | 144,980 people | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
Population rose 18.6% between 2001 and 2025, from 122,199 to 144,982.
Foreign residents fell 23.6% between 2016 and 2025, from 9,925 to 7,580.
International community in Norrköping
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 | 144,980 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 114,317 | 78.9% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 6,988 | 4.8% |
| Iraq | 2,590 | 1.8% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,142 | 1.5% |
| Finland | 1,597 | 1.1% |
| Somalia | 1,272 | 0.9% |
| Yugoslavia | 1,163 | 0.8% |
| Poland | 914 | 0.6% |
| Chile | 837 | 0.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 829 | 0.6% |
| Afghanistan | 784 | 0.5% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 652 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 603 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 492 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 461 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 427 | 0.3% |
| Lebanon | 425 | 0.3% |
| Ukraine | 392 | 0.3% |
| China | 353 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 291 | 0.2% |
| India | 250 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 246 | 0.2% |
| United States of America | 232 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 227 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 225 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 214 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 182 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 182 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 174 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 168 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 154 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 152 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 151 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 150 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 147 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 143 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 143 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 142 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 135 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of Korea | 135 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 134 | 0.1% |
| North Macedonia | 132 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 119 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 117 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 116 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 115 | 0.1% |
| other countries | 115 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 101 | 0.1% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 100 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 89 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 89 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 88 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 87 | 0.1% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 87 | 0.1% |
| France | 86 | 0.1% |
| Palestinian territory, occupied | 85 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 82 | 0.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 80 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 79 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 76 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 71 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 69 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 68 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 64 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 63 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 59 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 58 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 57 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 55 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 52 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 43 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 42 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 42 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 41 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 39 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 39 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 37 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 34 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 32 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 32 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 32 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 32 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 31 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 31 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 31 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 30 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 29 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 29 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 28 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 28 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 27 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 26 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 25 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 24 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 22 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Republic of the | 21 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 20 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 20 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 19 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 19 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 18 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 18 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 17 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 17 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 16 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 14 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 13 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 12 | 0.0% |
| Cote d´Ivoire | 12 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 12 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 11 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 11 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 10 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 10 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 10 | 0.0% |
| unknown country of birth | 10 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 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 | 144,980 | 100.0% |
| Swedish | 137,266 | 94.7% |
| Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown | 4,337 | 3.0% |
| European citizenship except Swedish | 3,377 | 2.3% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Is Norrköping 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 | 68,647 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Norrköping 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.
How many people live in Norrköping?
The published population was 144,980 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..
How much does it cost to rent in Norrköping?
Average net cold rent is about 11.42 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 799 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.
Is the air quality good in Norrköping?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..
How safe is Norrköping?
Police recorded 12,832 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 Norrköping?
The unemployment rate is 14.5 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
What is the typical salary around Norrköping?
The median gross salary is 3,271 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.
Is Norrköping a good place to live?
Norrköping 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 Norrköping?
The official country of birth distribution records 58 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). Norrköping, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/norrkoping/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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title = {Norrköping, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs},
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- SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
- SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
- SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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- Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Norrk�ping Sol WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
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