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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
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Norrköping recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€120
Transport pass€101
Utilities, 85 m² flat€64
Fitness club€33
Internet, 60 Mbps€25

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesNorrköping highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Norrköping highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35
Malmö€13.04
Helsingborg€12.09
Norrköping€11.42
Örebro€7.00
Jönköping€6.88
Show the other 6 cities
Västerås€11.91
Göteborg€11.83
Lund€11.73
Uppsala€7.85
Umeå€7.45
Linköping€7.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly33.15 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited25.14 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly120 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant10.06 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass100.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home63.53 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.42 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.0031 Dec 2025api.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.

Source period: 2025

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 across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Norrköping is 14.5%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Sweden per band3 cities: 4% to under 6%34–625 cities: 6% to under 8%256–861 cities: 8% to under 10%618–1053 cities: 10% to under 12%5310–1241 cities: 12% to under 14%4112–1422 cities: 14% to under 16%2214–16Norrköping 14.5%9 cities: 16% to under 18%916–182 cities: 18% to under 20%218–20

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment71,454 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official
Employment rate79.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,271 EUR/month31 Dec 2025api.scb.se2Official
Unemployment rate14.5 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416Independent
Unemployment rate over time5 published observations, 2001–2024
Unemployment rate in Norrköping by year, %6.1%9.1%12.1%15.1%20012018202414.5%%

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.

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

Swedish Public Employment Service

Job Search

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
Recorded crime across major citiesNorrköping highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Norrköping highlighted19,159Stockholm16,183Malmö15,583Helsingborg14,153Västerås13,915Örebro13,878Göteborg12,832Norrköping11,174Lund11,137Uppsala10,322Linköping9,782Jönköping9,210Umeårecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents12,832 offences per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportNRK13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport3.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

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.

Country-level information

Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation

Swedish municipalities

For newly arrived residents with residence permits.

In Person, Onlinefree

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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Norrköping.

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
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Norrköping average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Norrköping average monthly precipitation, mm020406080332927304160656149514642JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Norrköping average monthly sunshine, hours0701402102805074152210265264266227164994638JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Norrköping annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.7PM2.5154010.3PM1010408.7NO₂µg/m³

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 Norrköping is 4.7 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Sweden per band4 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–328 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³283–464 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³644–5Norrköping 4.758 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³585–635 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³356–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–83 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³38–9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8.72 µg/m³country median 4.02024Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official
NO₂ — latest reading6.92 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official
PM10 — annual mean10.3 µg/m³country median 9.32024Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official
PM2.5 — annual mean4.74 µg/m³country median 5.12024Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202011Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202012Official
Average temperature by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202014Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-202013Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Norrk�ping Sol22Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Norrköping by year, µg/m³4.65.15.66.12021202320244.7µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 21.0% between 2021 and 2024, from 6.0 to 4.7.

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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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Norrköping residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.8%Foreign residents 5.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area1,501 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official
Cars per 1,000 residents454.3 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2025Official 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 area1,501 km²1 Jan 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official
Foreign-resident share5.3 %31 Dec 2025Eurostat4Official
Foreign residents7,580 people31 Dec 2025Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official
Population density96.5 people/km²31 Dec 2025Official 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 Female72,588 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official
Population Male72,588 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official
Population144,980 people31 Dec 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official
Population over time16 published observations, 2001–2025
Population in Norrköping by year, residents120,365129,228138,092146,9552001201420202025144,982residents

Population rose 18.6% between 2001 and 2025, from 122,199 to 144,982.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025
Foreign residents in Norrköping by year, residents7,2808,72910,17811,627201620182020202220257,580residents

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 groupPeopleShare
All birth countries144,980100.0%
Sweden114,31778.9%
Syrian Arab Republic6,9884.8%
Iraq2,5901.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,1421.5%
Finland1,5971.1%
Somalia1,2720.9%
Yugoslavia1,1630.8%
Poland9140.6%
Chile8370.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Türkiye8290.6%
Afghanistan7840.5%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)6520.4%
Thailand6030.4%
Germany4920.3%
Eritrea4610.3%
Serbia4270.3%
Lebanon4250.3%
Ukraine3920.3%
China3530.2%
Norway2910.2%
India2500.2%
Greece2460.2%
United States of America2320.2%
United Kingdom2270.2%
Romania2250.2%
Russian Federation2140.1%
Denmark1820.1%
Philippines1820.1%
Croatia1740.1%
Serbia and Montenegro1680.1%
Pakistan1540.1%
Hungary1520.1%
Lithuania1510.1%
Burundi1500.1%
Italy1470.1%
Ethiopia1430.1%
Latvia1430.1%
Colombia1420.1%
Spain1350.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea1350.1%
Viet Nam1340.1%
North Macedonia1320.1%
Kosovo1190.1%
Bangladesh1170.1%
Morocco1160.1%
Egypt1150.1%
other countries1150.1%
Sri Lanka1010.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 1000.1%
Brazil890.1%
Sudan890.1%
Estonia880.1%
Jordan870.1%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya870.1%
France860.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied850.1%
Saudi Arabia820.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo800.1%
Nigeria790.1%
Albania760.1%
Bulgaria710.0%
Tunisia690.0%
Uganda680.0%
Kuwait640.0%
Bolivia630.0%
Armenia590.0%
United Arab Emirates580.0%
Czechoslovakia570.0%
Austria550.0%
Kenya520.0%
Peru430.0%
Switzerland420.0%
Yemen420.0%
Iceland410.0%
Belarus390.0%
Soviet Union390.0%
Canada370.0%
Indonesia360.0%
Azerbaijan340.0%
Ecuador320.0%
Gambia320.0%
Portugal320.0%
South Africa320.0%
Montenegro310.0%
Mexico310.0%
Slovakia310.0%
Australia300.0%
Argentina290.0%
Israel290.0%
Mongolia280.0%
Slovenia280.0%
Japan270.0%
Algeria260.0%
Ghana250.0%
Sierra Leone240.0%
Kazakhstan230.0%
Uzbekistan220.0%
Venezuela220.0%
Congo, the Republic of the210.0%
Czech Republic200.0%
Georgia200.0%
Taiwan200.0%
Liberia190.0%
Rwanda190.0%
Moldova, Republic of180.0%
El Salvador180.0%
Belgium170.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of170.0%
Kyrgyzstan160.0%
Uruguay160.0%
Cuba140.0%
Ireland140.0%
Malaysia140.0%
Guatemala130.0%
Zimbabwe130.0%
Central African Republic120.0%
Cote d´Ivoire120.0%
Mali120.0%
Angola110.0%
Cameroon110.0%
Cyprus110.0%
Singapore110.0%
Djibouti100.0%
Myanmar100.0%
New Zealand100.0%
unknown country of birth100.0%
Zambia100.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
total144,980100.0%
Swedish137,26694.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown4,3373.0%
European citizenship except Swedish3,3772.3%

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.

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–65%
Family37%strong on housing, weak on education · range 28–46%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–64%
Foreign residents7,580 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.
Population144,980 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.
NO₂ — latest reading6.92 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.42 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
People in employment71,454 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Employment rate79.5 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households68,647 households31 Dec 2024Statistics 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common 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/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_norrkoping-sweden-rent-salary-jobs_046e6791d1ef,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Norrköping, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/norrkoping/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
  3. SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
  4. SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Norrköping-SMHI, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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  11. Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
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  13. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27

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