Living in Trelleborg

Trelleborg is a city in Sweden. Annual NO₂ was 13.4 µg/m³ in 2024. For Trelleborg, annual PM2.5 was 6.42 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 341.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 138.8 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 505.8 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Pricier rent than 79% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 75% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 93% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Trelleborg?

Average net cold rent is about 11.45 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): 11.45 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesTrelleborg highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	11.45 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 687 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.45 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 12.9% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Trelleborg?

The unemployment rate is 12.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Trelleborg is 12.9%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	22,981 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	92	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	80.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,425 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	12.9 %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 Trelleborg. 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 Trelleborg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.8	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.8	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Trelleborg 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 10003.8Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Trelleborg?

Police recorded 10,142 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: 10,142 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesTrelleborg highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,142 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	13 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	MMX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	23 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public Transport Score	67	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Trelleborg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.4 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: 6.42 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 Trelleborg is 6.4 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	13.43 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
NO₂ — latest reading	16.42 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	18.58 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.42 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.2 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Malm�-Sturup Flygplats²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1.8 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 2.5 · May 6.5 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Malm�-Sturup Flygplats²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 6.6 · May 10.9 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Smygehuk²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 52.2 · Feb 42.2 · Mar 36.6 · Apr 32 · May 42.2 · Jun 55.8 · Jul 56.1 · Aug 72.2 · Sep 58.2 · Oct 63.9 · Nov 59.4 · Dec 62.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Smygehuk²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 47.6 · Feb 63.6 · Mar 130.6 · Apr 207.2 · May 270.6 · Jun 265.5 · Jul 271.9 · Aug 241.8 · Sep 171.2 · Oct 107.4 · Nov 53.7 · Dec 35.8 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Falsterbo²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 27.3% between 2013 and 2024, from 11.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Landskrona47,309 residents Falkenberg47,337 residents Värmdö46,635 residents Lidingö48,377 residents Enköping48,591 residents Tyresö49,179 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Trelleborg?

The published population was 47,269 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	341.5 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	505.8 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	341.5 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	7.08 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	3,355 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	138.8 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.¹¹Official
Population Female	23,613 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population Male	23,613 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	47,269 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Trelleborg

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	47,269	100.0%
Sweden	38,415	81.3%
Poland	958	2.0%
Yugoslavia	781	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	701	1.5%
Denmark	657	1.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	525	1.1%
North Macedonia	371	0.8%
Iraq	344	0.7%
Germany	312	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Finland	285	0.6%
other countries	228	0.5%
Romania	228	0.5%
Kosovo	223	0.5%
Lebanon	192	0.4%
Afghanistan	175	0.4%
Ukraine	170	0.4%
Hungary	160	0.3%
Thailand	154	0.3%
Türkiye	148	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	145	0.3%
Lithuania	115	0.2%
United Kingdom	110	0.2%
Serbia	103	0.2%
Philippines	98	0.2%
Norway	92	0.2%
United States of America	89	0.2%
Croatia	65	0.1%
Montenegro	65	0.1%
Bulgaria	62	0.1%
China	58	0.1%
Russian Federation	58	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	57	0.1%
Albania	56	0.1%
Italy	54	0.1%
India	53	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	51	0.1%
Greece	45	0.1%
Chile	44	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	39	0.1%
Viet Nam	38	0.1%
Tunisia	37	0.1%
Iceland	33	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	32	0.1%
Spain	32	0.1%
Morocco	30	0.1%
Colombia	29	0.1%
Australia	27	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	27	0.1%
Eritrea	25	0.1%
Brazil	24	0.1%
Pakistan	22	0.0%
France	20	0.0%
Jordan	20	0.0%
Somalia	20	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	19	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	19	0.0%
Belarus	18	0.0%
Nigeria	18	0.0%
Switzerland	17	0.0%
South Africa	17	0.0%
Austria	16	0.0%
Sri Lanka	16	0.0%
Estonia	15	0.0%
Czech Republic	14	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
Kenya	14	0.0%
Kuwait	14	0.0%
Uganda	14	0.0%
Yemen	14	0.0%
Argentina	13	0.0%
Burundi	13	0.0%
Egypt	13	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	13	0.0%
Sudan	13	0.0%
Belgium	12	0.0%
Portugal	12	0.0%
Canada	11	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	11	0.0%
Israel	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	7	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	47,269	100.0%
Swedish	43,845	92.8%
European citizenship except Swedish	2,629	5.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	795	1.7%

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

Is Trelleborg 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student52%strong on education, weak on safety · range 45–59%

Family39%strong on family, weak on cost · range 32–46%

Retirement47%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–56%

Foreign residents3,355 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population47,269 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

NO₂ — latest reading16.42 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.

Average net rent (nettokalt)11.45 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment22,981 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate80.8 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	21,499 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21.1	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 Trelleborg?

The published population was 47,269 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Trelleborg?

Average net cold rent is about 11.45 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 801 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Trelleborg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.4 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 Trelleborg?

Police recorded 10,142 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 Trelleborg?

The unemployment rate is 12.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Trelleborg?

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

Is Trelleborg a good place to live?

Trelleborg 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 Trelleborg?

The official country of birth distribution records 19 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). Trelleborg, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/trelleborg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

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