Living in Skara

Annual NO₂ was 3.38 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 430.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 43.6 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 551.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 10.4% at the end of 2024.

Cheaper rent than 87% 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 Skara?

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 Skara.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Skara?

Average net cold rent is about 8.72 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): 8.72 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesSkara highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.72 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 523 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.72 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 Skara?

The unemployment rate is 10.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Skara is 10.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	9,207 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	92.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	81 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,217 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	10.4 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.9	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Skara 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 10004Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Skara?

Police recorded 12,888 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: 12,888 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesSkara highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	12,888 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	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	THN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	63.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	75	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.29 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 8.4 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Skara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.3 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.29 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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 Skara is 5.3 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	3.38 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.44 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	5.29 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 11.1 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Skara¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.7 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -2.2 · Apr 1.4 · May 5.7 · Jun 9.3 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.3 · Sep 8 · Oct 3.8 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Skara¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.3 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6.1 · May 11 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 16 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3 · Dec 0 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Skara¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 43 · Feb 36.7 · Mar 30.8 · Apr 39 · May 50.4 · Jun 79.9 · Jul 78.2 · Aug 77.3 · Sep 60 · Oct 65.1 · Nov 52.7 · Dec 52.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Skara¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Tranås18,604 residents Simrishamn18,890 residents Ljusdal18,445 residents Sollefteå18,396 residents Sjöbo19,337 residents Eksjö17,792 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Skara?

The published population was 18,707 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	430.4 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	551.1 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	430.4 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.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	6.44 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,207 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	43.6 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	9,309 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	9,309 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	18,707 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Skara

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	18,707	100.0%
Sweden	15,529	83.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	460	2.5%
Eritrea	213	1.1%
other countries	211	1.1%
Yugoslavia	182	1.0%
Poland	168	0.9%
Somalia	147	0.8%
Romania	124	0.7%
Thailand	117	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	111	0.6%
Finland	109	0.6%
Ukraine	108	0.6%
Iraq	92	0.5%
Ethiopia	78	0.4%
Lithuania	76	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	74	0.4%
Germany	73	0.4%
Norway	70	0.4%
Kosovo	53	0.3%
Denmark	52	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	42	0.2%
Hungary	35	0.2%
Pakistan	31	0.2%
Lebanon	30	0.2%
United Kingdom	29	0.2%
North Macedonia	27	0.1%
Chile	26	0.1%
Türkiye	24	0.1%
Russian Federation	22	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	21	0.1%
India	20	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	19	0.1%
Sudan	19	0.1%
Brazil	18	0.1%
Croatia	18	0.1%
Lao People´s Democratic Republic	18	0.1%
Serbia	17	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Sri Lanka	16	0.1%
Colombia	15	0.1%
Philippines	15	0.1%
El Salvador	14	0.1%
Tunisia	14	0.1%
Albania	13	0.1%
France	13	0.1%
Italy	13	0.1%
Bangladesh	12	0.1%
Estonia	12	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	12	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	12	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	12	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	12	0.1%
United States of America	11	0.1%
Cameroon	10	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Kuwait	10	0.1%
unknown country of birth	2	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	18,707	100.0%
Swedish	17,531	93.7%
European citizenship except Swedish	679	3.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	497	2.7%

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

Is Skara 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 employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student60%strong on education, weak on safety · range 53–67%

Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–53%

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

Foreign residents1,207 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population18,707 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)8.72 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment9,207 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate81 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,217 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	8,969 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21.2	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 Skara?

The published population was 18,707 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Skara?

Average net cold rent is about 8.72 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 610 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Skara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.3 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Skara?

Police recorded 12,888 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 Skara?

The unemployment rate is 10.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Skara?

The median gross salary is 3,217 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Skara a good place to live?

Skara 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 Skara?

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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  title = {Skara, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  date = {2026-09-12},
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}

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