Living in Trollhättan

The unemployment rate was 14% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 8.39 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 411.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 144 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 482.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Higher unemployment than 85% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other Swedish city that publishes it.

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

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 Trollhättan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Trollhättan?

Average net cold rent is about 10.18 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): 10.18 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesTrollhättan highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.18 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 611 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.18 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 Trollhättan?

The unemployment rate is 14 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Trollhättan is 14.0%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	28,694 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	93	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	78.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,362 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	14 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	4.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Trollhättan 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 10004.2Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Trollhättan?

Police recorded 9,986 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: 9,986 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesTrollhättan highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,986 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same	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.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	THN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	5.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public Transport Score	80	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.4°C in January and 17.4°C in July. Annual NO₂ was 4.36 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Trollhättan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — 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: 8.39 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵

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 Trollhättan is 8.4 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	4.36 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	15.18 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.39 µg/m³country median 5.1	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
Average January temperature	-0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �sbr�cka-Torpabron V²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.2 · Feb -3.4 · Mar -1.6 · Apr 1.6 · May 5.9 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �sbr�cka-Torpabron V²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.422 · Feb -0.544 · Mar 1.85 · Apr 6.43 · May 11.31 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.39 · Aug 16.61 · Sep 12.63 · Oct 7.61 · Nov 3.67 · Dec 0.768 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Trollhättan, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 69.6 · Feb 56.8 · Mar 46.8 · Apr 50.4 · May 55 · Jun 85 · Jul 78.3 · Aug 88 · Sep 79.4 · Oct 92.6 · Nov 79.4 · Dec 84 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Trollh�ttans Flygplats²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Nyköping58,344 residents Falun59,945 residents Skövde57,995 residents Gotland60,971 residents Uddevalla57,010 residents Sundbyberg56,274 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Trollhättan?

The published population was 59,003 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	411.7 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	482.6 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 2025.⁸Official
City area	411.7 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	7.33 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	4,342 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	144 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	29,391 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population Male	29,391 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population	59,003 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Trollhättan

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	59,003	100.0%
Sweden	45,379	76.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,586	2.7%
Somalia	1,024	1.7%
Finland	935	1.6%
Iraq	926	1.6%
Yugoslavia	786	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	557	0.9%
India	557	0.9%
Lebanon	499	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	369	0.6%
Norway	364	0.6%
Serbia	323	0.5%
Pakistan	280	0.5%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	271	0.5%
Poland	270	0.5%
Kosovo	249	0.4%
Türkiye	238	0.4%
Serbia and Montenegro	235	0.4%
other countries	226	0.4%
Germany	225	0.4%
Thailand	212	0.4%
Romania	171	0.3%
Denmark	170	0.3%
Palestinian territory, occupied	166	0.3%
Ukraine	152	0.3%
United Kingdom	147	0.2%
Chile	133	0.2%
Nepal	133	0.2%
Viet Nam	126	0.2%
Nigeria	111	0.2%
Philippines	107	0.2%
United States of America	90	0.2%
China	86	0.1%
Sri Lanka	85	0.1%
Croatia	74	0.1%
Hungary	72	0.1%
Lithuania	71	0.1%
Russian Federation	71	0.1%
Ethiopia	69	0.1%
North Macedonia	68	0.1%
Brazil	67	0.1%
Spain	59	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	58	0.1%
Italy	57	0.1%
Eritrea	56	0.1%
Uganda	54	0.1%
Albania	47	0.1%
Greece	47	0.1%
Bulgaria	45	0.1%
Colombia	44	0.1%
Morocco	43	0.1%
Bangladesh	42	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	39	0.1%
France	33	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	33	0.1%
Sudan	33	0.1%
Azerbaijan	31	0.1%
Burundi	30	0.1%
El Salvador	29	0.0%
Austria	28	0.0%
Kenya	28	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	27	0.0%
Egypt	27	0.0%
Jordan	27	0.0%
Tunisia	23	0.0%
Kuwait	21	0.0%
Iceland	20	0.0%
Latvia	20	0.0%
Mexico	19	0.0%
Peru	19	0.0%
Canada	18	0.0%
Cameroon	18	0.0%
Armenia	17	0.0%
Belgium	17	0.0%
Cuba	17	0.0%
Ghana	17	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	17	0.0%
Uruguay	17	0.0%
South Africa	17	0.0%
Indonesia	16	0.0%
Portugal	16	0.0%
Argentina	14	0.0%
Czech Republic	13	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	13	0.0%
Venezuela	12	0.0%
Yemen	12	0.0%
Gambia	11	0.0%
Algeria	10	0.0%
Japan	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	2	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	59,003	100.0%
Swedish	54,798	92.9%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	2,509	4.3%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,696	2.9%

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

Is Trollhättan 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 employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Student64%strong on education, weak on safety · range 57–71%

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

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Foreign residents4,342 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population59,003 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)10.18 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment28,694 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate78.2 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,362 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	27,765 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
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 Trollhättan?

The published population was 59,003 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Trollhättan?

Average net cold rent is about 10.18 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 713 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Trollhättan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..

How safe is Trollhättan?

Police recorded 9,986 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 Trollhättan?

The unemployment rate is 14 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Trollhättan?

The median gross salary is 3,362 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Trollhättan a good place to live?

Trollhättan 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 Trollhättan?

The official country of birth distribution records 27 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). Trollhättan, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/trollhattan/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Trollhättan, 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/trollhattan/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
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