Living in Tjörn

In Tjörn, rents across existing tenancies average €10.66 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 6.1% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 6.1% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 659 at the end of 2025. In 2023, annual PM2.5 was 6.03 µg/m³. The city covered 168.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 95.1 people per km² in 2025. In Tjörn, car density was 598.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population16,092people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,434EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent10.66EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 9% aboveOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate6.1%country median 10.6% — 42% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime6,269offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 37% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean6.03µg/m³country median 5.1 — 19% aboveOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Pricier rent than 66% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than any other Swedish city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 96% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Tjörn.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Tjörn?

Average net cold rent is about 10.66 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): 10.66 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 citiesTjörn highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Tjörn€10.66

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 broadband²²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.66 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Tjörn 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

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

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

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

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 640 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.66 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 Tjörn?

The unemployment rate is 6.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Tjörn is 6.1%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Tjörn 6.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	7,783 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Fibre coverage	92.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Employment rate	85.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,434 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	6.1 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴Independent

What does a salary buy in Tjörn?

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

Left over each month€2,017of €2,719 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.	€2,719
Rent, 60 m²€10.66/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €640
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	€2,017

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Tjörn Salary needed to live in Tjörn

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.9	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official

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; Tjörn'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.com⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tjörn 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 Tjörn?

Police recorded 6,269 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: 6,269 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesTjörn highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Tjörn6,269

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,269 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.com⁵Official
Destinations from nearest airport	32 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	GOT	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	57.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Public transport score	75	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 9.13 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 10.9 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Tjörn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6 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: 6.03 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁸

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.9WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9.1WHO 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 Tjörn is 6.0 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

Tjörn 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9.13 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.94 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.03 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁸Official
Average January temperature	-0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.7 · May 13.6 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�sesk�r²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 4.4 · May 9 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�sesk�r²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 6.5 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 2.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�sesk�r²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 52.8 · Feb 41.5 · Mar 34.3 · Apr 37.9 · May 42.1 · Jun 57.1 · Jul 55.8 · Aug 67.2 · Sep 61.8 · Oct 74.6 · Nov 63.3 · Dec 58.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station M�sesk�r²³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Haninge ±2.3 °C. Elsewhere: Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.6 °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

How many people live in Tjörn?

The published population was 16,092 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	168.2 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	598.6 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 2025.⁹Official
City area	168.2 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.¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	4.12 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	659 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁷Official
Population density	95.1 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.¹²Official
Female residents	7,862 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Male residents	7,862 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population	16,092 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹²Official

International community in Tjörn

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	16,092	100.0%
Sweden	14,614	90.8%
Poland	199	1.2%
other countries	197	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	110	0.7%
Norway	106	0.7%
Finland	68	0.4%
Germany	65	0.4%
Thailand	64	0.4%
Yugoslavia	57	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	41	0.3%
United States of America	41	0.3%
Philippines	35	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	0.2%
Denmark	34	0.2%
United Kingdom	32	0.2%
Ukraine	32	0.2%
Eritrea	27	0.2%
Iraq	24	0.1%
Romania	24	0.1%
Chile	23	0.1%
El Salvador	23	0.1%
Lithuania	22	0.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	21	0.1%
Estonia	16	0.1%
China	15	0.1%
Latvia	15	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	15	0.1%
France	13	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
Brazil	12	0.1%
Switzerland	12	0.1%
Spain	12	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	11	0.1%
Ethiopia	11	0.1%
Serbia	11	0.1%
Viet Nam	11	0.1%
Kosovo	11	0.1%
Iceland	10	0.1%
Türkiye	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 source²⁰

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	16,092	100.0%
Swedish	15,412	95.8%
European citizenship except Swedish	461	2.9%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	219	1.4%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	7,324 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Municipal tax rate	21.1	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Tjörn

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Tjörn from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Tjörn

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Stenungsund 18.2 km away

Rent: 10.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Vara16,088 residents Hallsberg16,120 residents Leksand16,137 residents Båstad16,026 residents Bjuv15,985 residents Bålsta16,205 residents

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Is Tjörn part of Gothenburg?

Tjörn is in the published commuting zone of Gothenburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Gothenburg city profile

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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 Tjörn?

The published population was 16,092 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Tjörn?

Average net cold rent is about 10.66 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 746 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Tjörn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6 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 Tjörn?

Police recorded 6,269 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 Tjörn?

The unemployment rate is 6.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Tjörn?

The median gross salary is 3,434 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Tjörn a good place to live?

Tjörn 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.

Is Tjörn part of Gothenburg?

Tjörn is in the published commuting zone of Gothenburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Tjörn?

Stenungsund is near Tjörn. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in All birth countries live in Tjörn?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,092 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). Tjörn, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b4ce0b0a975b7941c4cd4cb52960db79]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/tjorn/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_tjorn-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_3b3135783a48,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tjörn, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b4ce0b0a975b7941c4cd4cb52960db79},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/tjorn/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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