Living in Tierp

Tierp is a city in Sweden. Population density was 13.6 people per km² in 2025. In 2025, car density was 534 vehicles per 1,000 residents. For Tierp, annual PM2.5 was 3.62 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 1,548.2 km² in 2026.

Higher unemployment than 61% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 92% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Tierp.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Tierp?

Average net cold rent is about 10.23 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): 10.23 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesTierp highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.23 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 614 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.23 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 11.5% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Tierp?

The unemployment rate is 11.5 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Tierp is 11.5%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	10,070 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	93	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	80.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,199 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	11.5 %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 Tierp. 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 Tierp. 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 Tierp 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 Tierp?

Police recorded 10,567 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: 10,567 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesTierp highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,567 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	123 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	ARN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	80.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	73	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 2.8 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Tierp?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 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: 3.62 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 Tierp is 3.6 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	2.8 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.48 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	3.62 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-3	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 10.3 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Film A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6 · Feb -6.4 · Mar -4.2 · Apr -0.4 · May 3.7 · Jun 8.3 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 6.5 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Film A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.9 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0 · Apr 5 · May 10 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Film A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 42.8 · Feb 34.1 · Mar 31.9 · Apr 32.8 · May 40.1 · Jun 62.2 · Jul 64.4 · Aug 69.1 · Sep 50.2 · Oct 61.7 · Nov 59.1 · Dec 54.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Film A¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Knivsta21,193 residents Finspång21,623 residents Mora20,540 residents Östhammar22,138 residents Burlöv20,101 residents Nybro19,951 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tierp?

The published population was 21,104 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	1,548 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	534 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	1,548 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	5.18 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,089 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	13.6 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	10,321 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	10,321 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	21,104 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Tierp

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	21,104	100.0%
Sweden	18,406	87.2%
Finland	330	1.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	249	1.2%
other countries	235	1.1%
Eritrea	161	0.8%
Somalia	123	0.6%
Thailand	120	0.6%
Afghanistan	108	0.5%
Poland	100	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	68	0.3%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	61	0.3%
Ethiopia	56	0.3%
Türkiye	56	0.3%
Ukraine	54	0.3%
Chile	50	0.2%
United Kingdom	48	0.2%
Romania	47	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	46	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	44	0.2%
Philippines	42	0.2%
Burundi	39	0.2%
Norway	39	0.2%
Lithuania	37	0.2%
Russian Federation	33	0.2%
China	32	0.2%
Iraq	31	0.1%
Uganda	29	0.1%
Yugoslavia	28	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	27	0.1%
Latvia	26	0.1%
Armenia	23	0.1%
Estonia	22	0.1%
India	21	0.1%
Italy	18	0.1%
Nigeria	18	0.1%
Denmark	17	0.1%
France	17	0.1%
Peru	17	0.1%
United States of America	17	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	16	0.1%
Bangladesh	15	0.1%
Hungary	15	0.1%
Kenya	14	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	14	0.1%
Tanzania, United Republic of	14	0.1%
Colombia	13	0.1%
Greece	13	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	13	0.1%
Lebanon	13	0.1%
Viet Nam	13	0.1%
Bulgaria	12	0.1%
Pakistan	12	0.1%
Australia	11	0.1%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	1	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	21,104	100.0%
Swedish	20,014	94.8%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	559	2.6%
European citizenship except Swedish	531	2.5%

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

Is Tierp 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Student59%strong on education, weak on safety · range 52–66%

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

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

Foreign residents1,089 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population21,104 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)10.23 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment10,070 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate80.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,199 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	10,043 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	20.94	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 Tierp?

The published population was 21,104 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Tierp?

Average net cold rent is about 10.23 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 716 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Tierp?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 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 Tierp?

Police recorded 10,567 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 Tierp?

The unemployment rate is 11.5 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Tierp?

The median gross salary is 3,199 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Tierp a good place to live?

Tierp 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 Tierp?

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). Tierp, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/tierp/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_tierp-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_4594d6be9af6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tierp, 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/tierp/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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