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Living in Nyköping

Nyköping is a city in Sweden. For Nyköping, the foreign population was 3,044 at the end of 2025. Car density was 505.3 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Pricier rent than 76% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 80% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 90% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwedenNational rates and thresholds that apply in Nyköping.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Nyköping?

Average net cold rent is about 11.28 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): 11.28 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1

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

Net rent across major citiesNyköping highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nyköping highlighted€13.35Stockholm€13.04Malmö€12.09Helsingborg€11.91Västerås€11.83Göteborg€11.42Norrköping€11.28Nyköping€7.85Uppsala€7.45Umeå€7.38Linköping€7.00Örebro€6.88Jönköpingnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.0031 Dec 2025api.scb.se1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 677 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.28 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 13.2% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Nyköping?

The unemployment rate is 13.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202412

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Nyköping is 13.2%. 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%4112–14Nyköping 13.2%22 cities: 14% to under 16%2214–169 cities: 16% to under 18%916–182 cities: 18% to under 20%218–20

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment27,384 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official
Employment rate80.4 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)12Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,253 EUR/month31 Dec 2025api.scb.se2Official
Unemployment rate13.2 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202412Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nyköping. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Nyköping. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Nyköping?

Police recorded 13,635 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: 13,635 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
Recorded crime across major citiesNyköping highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nyköping highlighted19,159Stockholm16,183Malmö15,583Helsingborg14,153Västerås13,915Örebro13,878Göteborg13,635Nyköping12,832Norrköping11,137Uppsala10,322Linköping9,782Jönköping9,210Umeårecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents13,635 offences per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport31 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportNYO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport6.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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.

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.59 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 5.66 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Nyköping?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.6 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: 4.59 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Nyköping average monthly precipitation, mm020406080403230324159657053575452JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Nyköping annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.6PM2.5154010.1PM1010405.7NO₂µg/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 Nyköping is 4.6 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/m³644–5Nyköping 4.658 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 mean5.66 µg/m³country median 4.02023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
PM10 — annual mean10.07 µg/m³country median 9.32023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
PM2.5 — annual mean4.59 µg/m³country median 5.12023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 9.44 · Feb 8.24 · Mar 16.2 · Apr 19.74 · May 27.68 · Jun 30.01 · Jul 32.64 · Aug 31.63 · Sep 25.72 · Oct 18.82 · Nov 14.15 · Dec 10.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -24.11 · Feb -23.71 · Mar -17.68 · Apr -4.67 · May -1.78 · Jun 3.63 · Jul 8.24 · Aug 5.79 · Sep 1.1 · Oct -5.13 · Nov -16 · Dec -24.07 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1 · Apr 5.1 · May 10 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nyk�pings Flygplats19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 40.3 · Feb 32.4 · Mar 29.6 · Apr 31.9 · May 41.1 · Jun 59.2 · Jul 64.8 · Aug 69.5 · Sep 53 · Oct 56.7 · Nov 54.1 · Dec 52.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nyk�pings Flygplats19Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities
Skövde57,995 residentsTrollhättan59,003 residentsUddevalla57,010 residentsFalun59,945 residentsSundbyberg56,274 residentsGotland60,971 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,424.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 40.9 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Nyköping?

The published population was 58,344 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10

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

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area1,424 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official
Cars per 1,000 residents505.3 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 area1,425 km²1 Jan 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official
Foreign-resident share5.22 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official
Foreign residents3,044 people31 Dec 2025Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.5Official
Population density40.9 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 Female29,389 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Population Male29,389 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Population58,344 people31 Dec 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official

International community in Nyköping

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 countries58,344100.0%
Sweden48,51983.2%
Somalia1,3062.2%
Syrian Arab Republic1,1271.9%
Finland8381.4%
Iraq5450.9%
Afghanistan3740.6%
Poland3270.6%
Eritrea3250.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3200.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand2400.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)2150.4%
Ukraine2010.3%
Türkiye1880.3%
Germany1820.3%
other countries1760.3%
Norway1580.3%
Yugoslavia1480.3%
Hungary1450.2%
United Kingdom1270.2%
Chile1250.2%
Ethiopia1230.2%
Lithuania1150.2%
Italy1050.2%
Romania1050.2%
Lebanon1040.2%
Morocco1010.2%
Russian Federation890.2%
Viet Nam870.1%
Denmark840.1%
Spain800.1%
Serbia770.1%
China730.1%
Latvia730.1%
Philippines710.1%
Kenya660.1%
United States of America640.1%
Colombia570.1%
India540.1%
France470.1%
Sudan460.1%
Croatia430.1%
Estonia410.1%
Austria390.1%
Peru380.1%
Uganda370.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea360.1%
Tunisia360.1%
Kosovo360.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 350.1%
Greece320.1%
Pakistan310.1%
Egypt290.0%
Sri Lanka290.0%
Jordan280.0%
Portugal270.0%
Australia260.0%
Brazil260.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo260.0%
Gambia260.0%
Yemen260.0%
Albania250.0%
Canada250.0%
South Africa220.0%
Mongolia210.0%
Argentina200.0%
Saudi Arabia200.0%
Bangladesh180.0%
Burundi180.0%
Czech Republic180.0%
Bulgaria170.0%
Belarus160.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya160.0%
Switzerland140.0%
North Macedonia140.0%
Mexico140.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied140.0%
Armenia130.0%
Serbia and Montenegro130.0%
Nepal130.0%
Soviet Union130.0%
Azerbaijan120.0%
Japan120.0%
United Arab Emirates110.0%
Belgium110.0%
Djibouti110.0%
Indonesia110.0%
Israel110.0%
Czechoslovakia110.0%
El Salvador110.0%
Venezuela110.0%
Ghana100.0%
Ireland100.0%
Nigeria100.0%
unknown country of birth40.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
total58,344100.0%
Swedish55,18894.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown1,6112.8%
European citizenship except Swedish1,5452.6%

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

Is Nyköping 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 41–61%
Family33%strong on family, weak on education · range 24–42%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–62%
Foreign residents3,044 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.
Population58,344 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.28 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
People in employment27,384 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Employment rate80.4 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Median gross salary (regional)3,253 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households27,918 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nyköping 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.

How many people live in Nyköping?

The published population was 58,344 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Nyköping?

Average net cold rent is about 11.28 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 790 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Nyköping?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.6 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 Nyköping?

Police recorded 13,635 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 Nyköping?

The unemployment rate is 13.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Nyköping?

The median gross salary is 3,253 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Nyköping a good place to live?

Nyköping 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 Nyköping?

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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Nyköping, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/nykoping/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nyköping, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/nykoping/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  6. Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. natmodluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
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  8. Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
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