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Living in Trosa

Trosa is a city in Sweden. At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 7.7%.

Pricier rent than 89% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 90% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 83% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Trosa.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Trosa?

Average net cold rent is about 12.39 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): 12.39 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1

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

Net rent across major citiesTrosa highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Trosa highlighted€13.35Stockholm€13.04Malmö€12.39Trosa€12.09Helsingborg€11.91Västerås€11.83Göteborg€11.42Norrköping€7.85Uppsala€7.45Umeå€7.38Linköping€7.00Örebro€6.88Jönköpingnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.39 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.0031 Dec 2025api.scb.se1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 743 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.39 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 Trosa?

The unemployment rate is 7.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202414

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Trosa is 7.7%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Sweden per band3 cities: 4% to under 6%34–625 cities: 6% to under 8%256–8Trosa 7.7%61 cities: 8% to under 10%618–1053 cities: 10% to under 12%5310–1241 cities: 12% to under 14%4112–1422 cities: 14% to under 16%2214–169 cities: 16% to under 18%916–182 cities: 18% to under 20%218–20

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment7,262 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official
Fiber Coverage Pct90.527 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Employment rate84.4 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,497 EUR/month31 Dec 2025api.scb.se2Official
Unemployment rate7.7 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202414Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Trosa. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Trosa. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
School Rating Avg3.627 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians Per 10003.427 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Trosa 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 10003.4Verified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Trosa?

Police recorded 7,959 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: 7,959 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
Recorded crime across major citiesTrosa highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Trosa highlighted19,159Stockholm16,183Malmö15,583Helsingborg14,153Västerås13,915Örebro13,878Göteborg12,832Norrköping11,137Uppsala10,322Linköping9,782Jönköping9,210Umeå7,959Trosarecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,959 offences per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 528.5 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Immigration Processing Time Days9027 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Destinations from nearest airport31 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportNYO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport38.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Public Transport Score5027 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 17.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.2 mm in January and 59.4 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.22 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Trosa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 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: 4.22 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
Trosa average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°JFMAMJJASOND20°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Trosa average monthly precipitation, mm020406080453532323957596956605957JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Trosa annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.2PM2.515407.9PM1010403.6NO₂µg/m³

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 Trosa is 4.2 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Sweden per band4 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–328 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³283–464 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³644–5Trosa 4.258 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³585–635 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³356–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–83 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³38–9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean3.59 µg/m³country median 4.02023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
PM10 — annual mean7.92 µg/m³country median 9.32023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
PM2.5 — annual mean4.22 µg/m³country median 5.12023Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.6Official
Average January temperature-2.528 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.8 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 6.5 · May 11 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.5 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Landsort A21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -2 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 2.3 · May 6.7 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 15.5 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Landsort A21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.05 · Feb -1.25 · Mar 1.07 · Apr 4.99 · May 9.86 · Jun 14.48 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.02 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 7.71 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.667 °C31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Trosa, 1991-202012Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 45.16 · Feb 35.09 · Mar 31.83 · Apr 32.22 · May 38.73 · Jun 57.41 · Jul 59.37 · Aug 69.01 · Sep 55.53 · Oct 59.63 · Nov 59.11 · Dec 57.13 mm31 Dec 2020SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Trosa, 1991-202011Official

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities
Säffle14,899 residentsVaggeryd14,825 residentsSöderköping14,789 residentsHedemora15,281 residentsSvalöv14,543 residentsOrust15,352 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 210 km² in 2026. Population density was 70.9 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Trosa?

The published population was 14,927 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Trosa residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.5%Foreign residents 5.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area210 km²31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official
Cars per 1,000 residents528.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2025Official 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 area210 km²1 Jan 2026Official 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 share5.56 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official
Foreign residents828 people31 Dec 2025Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.5Official
Population density70.9 people/km²31 Dec 2025Official 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 Female7,469 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official
Population Male7,469 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official
Population14,927 people31 Dec 2024SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official

International community in Trosa

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 groupPeopleShare
All birth countries14,927100.0%
Sweden12,73185.3%
Finland4312.9%
other countries2932.0%
Syrian Arab Republic1661.1%
Lithuania1631.1%
Poland1511.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina910.6%
Germany910.6%
Eritrea690.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United Kingdom570.4%
Iraq550.4%
Thailand510.3%
Norway500.3%
Yugoslavia490.3%
Afghanistan390.3%
Ukraine390.3%
United States of America360.2%
Denmark320.2%
Brazil290.2%
China250.2%
Hungary230.2%
Romania220.1%
Russian Federation220.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands 210.1%
Sudan180.1%
Chile170.1%
France170.1%
Türkiye170.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)160.1%
Iceland160.1%
Australia150.1%
Latvia140.1%
Lebanon130.1%
Estonia120.1%
Spain120.1%
Philippines120.1%
Serbia and Montenegro100.1%
unknown country of birth20.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
total14,927100.0%
Swedish14,04694.1%
European citizenship except Swedish6714.5%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown2101.4%

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

Is Trosa 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%
Student43%strong on education, weak on safety · range 36–50%
Family33%strong on family, weak on housing · range 26–40%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–59%
Foreign residents828 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.
Population14,927 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.39 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se
People in employment7,262 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Employment rate84.4 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Median gross salary (regional)3,497 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households6,722 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent21.3927 Aug 2026migrationfit.com4Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Trosa?

The published population was 14,927 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Trosa?

Average net cold rent is about 12.39 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 867 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Trosa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 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 Trosa?

Police recorded 7,959 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 Trosa?

The unemployment rate is 7.7 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Trosa?

The median gross salary is 3,497 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Trosa a good place to live?

Trosa 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 Trosa?

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). Trosa, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/trosa/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  6. Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. natmodluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
  7. 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
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  2. SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Trosa, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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  10. Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
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