Living in Nyköping

In Nyköping, rents across existing tenancies average €11.28 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.2% (2024).

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.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population58,344people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,253EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent11.28EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 15% aboveOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate13.2%country median 10.6% — 25% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime13,635offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 37% aboveOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.59µg/m³country median 5.1 — 10% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Pricier rent than 78% 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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesNyköping highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Nyköping€11.28

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Västerås€11.91

Gothenburg€11.83

Norrköping€11.42

Uppsala€7.85

Umeå€7.45

Linköping€7.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	39.96 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia 100 Mbps broadband²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	11.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Nyköping a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%

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%

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%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Nyköping 13.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	27,384 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Employment rate	80.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,253 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	13.2 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

What does a salary buy in Nyköping?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,847of €2,586 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,586
Rent, 60 m²€11.28/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €677
Internet€40 · official · Telia 100 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30	− €40
Mobile plan€22 · official · Tele2 mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,847

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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 incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Nyköping13,635

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	13,635 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	31 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	NYO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	6.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — 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.

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 Nyköping.

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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

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.1WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5.7WHO 10 · EU 40

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.

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–9

Nyköping 4.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5.66 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.07 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	4.59 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nyk�pings Flygplats²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nyk�pings Flygplats²¹Official · nearest-station reading

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

By nationality

National passport94.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,424 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	505.3 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	1,425 km²	1 Jan 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	5.22 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	3,044 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	40.9 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
Female residents	29,389 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Male residents	29,389 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	58,344 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB 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 group	People	Share
All birth countries	58,344	100.0%
Sweden	48,519	83.2%
Somalia	1,306	2.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,127	1.9%
Finland	838	1.4%
Iraq	545	0.9%
Afghanistan	374	0.6%
Poland	327	0.6%
Eritrea	325	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	320	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	240	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	215	0.4%
Ukraine	201	0.3%
Türkiye	188	0.3%
Germany	182	0.3%
other countries	176	0.3%
Norway	158	0.3%
Yugoslavia	148	0.3%
Hungary	145	0.2%
United Kingdom	127	0.2%
Chile	125	0.2%
Ethiopia	123	0.2%
Lithuania	115	0.2%
Italy	105	0.2%
Romania	105	0.2%
Lebanon	104	0.2%
Morocco	101	0.2%
Russian Federation	89	0.2%
Viet Nam	87	0.1%
Denmark	84	0.1%
Spain	80	0.1%
Serbia	77	0.1%
China	73	0.1%
Latvia	73	0.1%
Philippines	71	0.1%
Kenya	66	0.1%
United States of America	64	0.1%
Colombia	57	0.1%
India	54	0.1%
France	47	0.1%
Sudan	46	0.1%
Croatia	43	0.1%
Estonia	41	0.1%
Austria	39	0.1%
Peru	38	0.1%
Uganda	37	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	36	0.1%
Tunisia	36	0.1%
Kosovo	36	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	35	0.1%
Greece	32	0.1%
Pakistan	31	0.1%
Egypt	29	0.0%
Sri Lanka	29	0.0%
Jordan	28	0.0%
Portugal	27	0.0%
Australia	26	0.0%
Brazil	26	0.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	26	0.0%
Gambia	26	0.0%
Yemen	26	0.0%
Albania	25	0.0%
Canada	25	0.0%
South Africa	22	0.0%
Mongolia	21	0.0%
Argentina	20	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	20	0.0%
Bangladesh	18	0.0%
Burundi	18	0.0%
Czech Republic	18	0.0%
Bulgaria	17	0.0%
Belarus	16	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	16	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
North Macedonia	14	0.0%
Mexico	14	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	14	0.0%
Armenia	13	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	13	0.0%
Nepal	13	0.0%
Soviet Union	13	0.0%
Azerbaijan	12	0.0%
Japan	12	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	11	0.0%
Belgium	11	0.0%
Djibouti	11	0.0%
Indonesia	11	0.0%
Israel	11	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	11	0.0%
El Salvador	11	0.0%
Venezuela	11	0.0%
Ghana	10	0.0%
Ireland	10	0.0%
Nigeria	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	58,344	100.0%
Swedish	55,188	94.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,611	2.8%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,545	2.6%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	27,918 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Nyköping

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Falun as a Nyköping alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 6.9 km Nyköping+212%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 13,635 Nyköping−45%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 13.2% Nyköping−37%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €11.28/m² Nyköping−10%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 5.2% Nyköping−31%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 4.6 µg/m³ Nyköping−5%
Median gross pay, region: €3,172 Falun vs €3,253 Nyköpingsame level

Full comparison More about Falun

Alternative cities in Sweden

Other cities in Sweden to compare with Nyköping, nearest in population first.

All Sweden cities

Skövde57,995 residents Trollhättan59,003 residents Uddevalla57,010 residents Falun59,945 residents Sundbyberg56,274 residents Gotland60,971 residents

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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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: förberedelseklass (reception class) + språkförskola (special language preschool). How to enrol a child (skolverket.se).

A country-wide rule for Sweden; Nyköping's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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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 All birth countries live in Nyköping?

The official country of birth distribution records 58,344 people (100.0%) 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, October 16). Nyköping, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 50971ddbf574721d1eb970d25d187757]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/nykoping/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_nykoping-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_84e9c74a60fb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nyköping, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {50971ddbf574721d1eb970d25d187757},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/nykoping/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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