Living in Salem

Car density was 397.3 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 9.8% at the end of 2024. In 2023, annual NO₂ was 4.88 µg/m³. The city covered 54.4 km² in 2026. In 2025, population density was 319.4 people per km².

Pricier rent than 90% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 61% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 66% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Salem.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Salem?

Average net cold rent is about 12.52 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): 12.52 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesSalem highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	12.52 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 751 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.52 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 Salem?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Salem is 9.8%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	8,715 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	96	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	83.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,587 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	9.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Salem. 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 Salem. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	4.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Salem 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 10004.4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Salem?

Police recorded 9,376 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: 9,376 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesSalem highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,376 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	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	15 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	BMA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	19.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public Transport Score	87	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.26 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 8.8 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Salem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 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: 4.26 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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 Salem is 4.3 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	4.88 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.78 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.26 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-1.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 10.2 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 10 · Nov 5 · Dec 2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -4.3 · Apr -0.8 · May 3.5 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 6.5 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 4.9 · May 10 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40.6 · Feb 30.4 · Mar 30.7 · Apr 30.9 · May 34.6 · Jun 58.3 · Jul 58.8 · Aug 70.9 · Sep 56.4 · Oct 55.5 · Nov 54.6 · Dec 53.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Tullinge A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 43.9 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 150.8 · Apr 215.9 · May 277.4 · Jun 277.4 · Jul 279.5 · Aug 234.5 · Sep 170.3 · Oct 95.8 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 33.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Höör17,518 residents Timrå17,521 residents Kramfors17,491 residents Sölvesborg17,430 residents Älmhult17,653 residents Klippan17,714 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Salem?

The published population was 17,507 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	54.38 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	397.3 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 2025.⁸Official
City area	54.38 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.¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	7.83 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,360 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	319.4 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.¹¹Official
Population Female	8,679 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population Male	8,679 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	17,507 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Salem

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	17,507	100.0%
Sweden	13,335	76.2%
Iraq	587	3.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	403	2.3%
Finland	345	2.0%
other countries	309	1.8%
Poland	267	1.5%
Chile	113	0.6%
Lebanon	102	0.6%
Thailand	89	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	79	0.5%
Germany	76	0.4%
Russian Federation	76	0.4%
Afghanistan	73	0.4%
Yugoslavia	70	0.4%
Türkiye	69	0.4%
Serbia	67	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	66	0.4%
Pakistan	65	0.4%
India	64	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	57	0.3%
Romania	55	0.3%
Egypt	54	0.3%
United Kingdom	51	0.3%
Croatia	49	0.3%
Eritrea	48	0.3%
Hungary	46	0.3%
Greece	45	0.3%
Albania	44	0.3%
United States of America	41	0.2%
Norway	40	0.2%
Bangladesh	37	0.2%
Estonia	37	0.2%
Lithuania	35	0.2%
Spain	34	0.2%
Morocco	33	0.2%
Latvia	31	0.2%
Denmark	30	0.2%
Ethiopia	28	0.2%
China	26	0.1%
Peru	26	0.1%
Brazil	25	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	22	0.1%
Uzbekistan	22	0.1%
Armenia	21	0.1%
Sri Lanka	21	0.1%
Mongolia	21	0.1%
Philippines	20	0.1%
Italy	19	0.1%
Colombia	17	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	17	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	17	0.1%
Bolivia	16	0.1%
Somalia	16	0.1%
Nigeria	15	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	15	0.1%
Argentina	13	0.1%
Austria	13	0.1%
Czech Republic	13	0.1%
France	13	0.1%
Uganda	13	0.1%
Ireland	12	0.1%
Bulgaria	11	0.1%
Belarus	11	0.1%
Ecuador	11	0.1%
El Salvador	10	0.1%
unknown country of birth	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	17,507	100.0%
Swedish	16,136	92.2%
European citizenship except Swedish	874	5.0%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	497	2.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Is Salem 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

Student63%strong on education, weak on safety · range 56–70%

Family48%strong on family, weak on housing · range 41–55%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Foreign residents1,360 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population17,507 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)12.52 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment8,715 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate83.9 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,587 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	6,834 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	17.95	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 Salem?

The published population was 17,507 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Salem?

Average net cold rent is about 12.52 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 877 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Salem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 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 Salem?

Police recorded 9,376 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 Salem?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Salem?

The median gross salary is 3,587 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Salem a good place to live?

Salem 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 Salem?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 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). Salem, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/salem/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_salem-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_880d6b99f27c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Salem, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/salem/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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