Living in Strömstad

In Strömstad, rents across existing tenancies average €10.44 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.3% (2024).

At the end of 2025, the foreign population was 2,386. Car density was 537.7 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 9.3% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population13,482people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,425EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent10.44EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 6% aboveOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate9.3%country median 10.6% — 12% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime12,242offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 23% aboveOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

Pricier rent than 64% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 67% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 82% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Strömstad.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Strömstad?

Average net cold rent is about 10.44 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): 10.44 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 citiesStrömstad highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Strömstad€10.44

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 broadband²¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.44 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Strömstad a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%

Student58%strong on education, weak on safety · range 51–65%

Family44%strong on family, weak on cost · range 37–51%

Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 626 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.44 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 Strömstad?

The unemployment rate is 9.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Strömstad is 9.3%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Strömstad 9.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	6,776 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fibre coverage	92.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	82.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,425 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	9.3 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

What does a salary buy in Strömstad?

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

Left over each month€2,024of €2,712 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.	€2,712
Rent, 60 m²€10.44/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €626
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	€2,024

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.9	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

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; Strömstad's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Strömstad 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 1,000 residents4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Strömstad?

Police recorded 12,242 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: 12,242 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesStrömstad highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Strömstad12,242

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	12,242 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration application processing time	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	30 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁷Official
Nearest airport	TRF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	59.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Public transport score	75	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.4°C in January and 17.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 68.2 mm in January and 71.6 mm in July.

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

0°

2°-1°

2°-2°

5°0°

10°4°

15°8°

18°12°

20°15°

20°14°

16°11°

11°7°

7°3°

4°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

165

215

284

291

300

265

188

116

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.5 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nordkoster A²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.3 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 0 · Apr 3.6 · May 8.2 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nordkoster A²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.406 · Feb -0.713 · Mar 1.62 · Apr 5.98 · May 10.94 · Jun 14.62 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16.48 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 7.94 · Nov 3.95 · Dec 0.921 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Strömstad, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.17 · Feb 54.87 · Mar 46.67 · Apr 49.69 · May 54.18 · Jun 74.48 · Jul 71.61 · Aug 89.18 · Sep 82.23 · Oct 97.94 · Nov 89.38 · Dec 81.17 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Strömstad, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 57.3 · Feb 80.1 · Mar 165.4 · Apr 215 · May 283.5 · Jun 291.3 · Jul 299.8 · Aug 264.8 · Sep 188.3 · Oct 116.2 · Nov 55.6 · Dec 46.9 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nordkoster Sol²³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Nacka ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gdynia (Poland) ±0.8 °C, Altenkirchen (Westerwald) (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Betzdorf (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Dillenburg (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Hadamar (Germany) ±1.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 470.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 28.8 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Strömstad?

The published population was 13,482 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.3%
Foreign residents17.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	470.1 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	537.7 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 2025.⁶Official
City area	470.1 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.⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	17.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,386 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	28.8 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.⁹Official
Female residents	6,660 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Male residents	6,660 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	13,482 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.⁹Official

International community in Strömstad

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	13,482	100.0%
Sweden	9,644	71.5%
Norway	1,329	9.9%
Iraq	424	3.1%
other countries	270	2.0%
Türkiye	151	1.1%
Poland	143	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	138	1.0%
Thailand	105	0.8%
Yugoslavia	79	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	78	0.6%
Somalia	73	0.5%
Afghanistan	71	0.5%
Kosovo	62	0.5%
Colombia	61	0.5%
Finland	55	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	54	0.4%
China	50	0.4%
Pakistan	48	0.4%
Denmark	44	0.3%
United Kingdom	43	0.3%
Eritrea	42	0.3%
Ukraine	42	0.3%
Philippines	40	0.3%
Albania	31	0.2%
United States of America	29	0.2%
Chile	27	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	27	0.2%
Lithuania	26	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	24	0.2%
Morocco	23	0.2%
India	22	0.2%
El Salvador	21	0.2%
Romania	20	0.1%
Hungary	19	0.1%
Sri Lanka	17	0.1%
Viet Nam	17	0.1%
Russian Federation	16	0.1%
Sudan	16	0.1%
Spain	15	0.1%
Lebanon	15	0.1%
Italy	13	0.1%
Bulgaria	12	0.1%
Ethiopia	12	0.1%
North Macedonia	11	0.1%
Peru	11	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	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 source¹⁹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	13,482	100.0%
Swedish	11,134	82.6%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,782	13.2%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	566	4.2%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	6,395 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Strömstad

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.

Kungälv as a Strömstad alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 127 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 50,313 Kungälv vs 13,482 Strömstad+273%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,144 Kungälv vs 12,242 Strömstad−42%
Foreign residents: 3.8% Kungälv vs 17.6% Strömstad−79%
Unemployment: 7.4% Kungälv vs 9.3% Strömstad−20%
Nearest airport: 29.3 km Kungälv vs 59.1 km Strömstad−50%
Rent: €10.81/m² Kungälv vs €10.44/m² Strömstad+4%
Median gross pay, region: €3,443 Kungälv vs €3,425 Strömstadsame level

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Alternative cities in Sweden

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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 Strömstad?

The published population was 13,482 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Strömstad?

Average net cold rent is about 10.44 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 731 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

How safe is Strömstad?

Police recorded 12,242 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 Strömstad?

The unemployment rate is 9.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Strömstad?

The median gross salary is 3,425 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

How many foreign residents live in Strömstad?

2,386 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025..

Is Strömstad a good place to live?

Strömstad 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 Strömstad?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,482 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). Strömstad, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 198fb5d77efa9c0aede4dd555f3f28eb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/stromstad/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Strömstad, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {198fb5d77efa9c0aede4dd555f3f28eb},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/stromstad/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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api.scb.se api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-27
api.scb.se api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-27
Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025 Brå · bra.se · checked 2026-07-26
migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-12
Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
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. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year. api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-14
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Strömstad, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26

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SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Strömstad, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
Statistics Sweden (SCB) country of birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nordkoster A WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Nordkoster Sol WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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