Living in Uppsala
The unemployment rate was 10.2% at the end of 2024. For Uppsala, monthly mean temperatures were −2°C in January and 18.2°C in July. Car density was 365.7 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Cheaper rent than 97% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 66% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 75% of Swedish cities that publish it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Uppsala?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Uppsala?
Average net cold rent is 7.85 EUR/m² per month (2009), 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): 7.85 EUR/m²/month · Eurostat3
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 29.93 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 33.3 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 125 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 10.97 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 16.7 EUR/month | 31 Jul 2026 | Cost of Living in Uppsala. Jul 2026. Prices in Uppsala23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 88.72 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 93.49 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.85 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00 | 31 Dec 2009 | Eurostat3Official |
Cost of living
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €899 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €3,362, that leaves €2,462 before income tax and social contributions.
- Net rent, 85 m² · 74%€667
- Utilities, 85 m² · 10%€93
- Transport pass · 10%€89
- Internet and mobile · 6%€50
One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €899 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-08-27).
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 471 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.85 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Uppsala?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 125,092 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official |
| Employment rate | 76.2 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,362 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416Independent |
Unemployment rate rose 166.3% between 2001 and 2024, from 3.8% to 10.2%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Uppsala. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Uppsala. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Uppsala?
Police recorded 11,137 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: 11,137 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20252
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 11,137 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 | 31 Dec 2025 | Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20252Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration in Uppsala
0 exact private or nonprofit provider records are linked to this city as supplemental evidence. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.
Swedish for immigrants (SFI) in Uppsala — State Language Course
Uppsala kommun
For adults whose first language is not Swedish, newcomers.
Climate and air quality
Monthly precipitation was 34.9 mm in January and 59.8 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.22 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Uppsala?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — 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 exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 8.59 µg/m³country median 4.0 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 2.21 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 9.02 µg/m³country median 9.3 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.22 µg/m³country median 5.1 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 0.38 · Feb 0.909 · Mar 4.75 · Apr 11.21 · May 16.81 · Jun 20.77 · Jul 23.58 · Aug 22.08 · Sep 16.73 · Oct 9.97 · Nov 4.68 · Dec 1.66 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Uppsala Aut, 1991-202011Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.62 · Feb -4.95 · Mar -2.54 · Apr 1.12 · May 5.59 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 13.07 · Aug 12.24 · Sep 8.25 · Oct 3.66 · Nov 0.221 · Dec -3.02 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Uppsala Aut, 1991-202012Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.04 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.965 · Apr 6.01 · May 11.11 · Jun 15.31 · Jul 18.15 · Aug 16.91 · Sep 12.23 · Oct 6.68 · Nov 2.51 · Dec -0.589 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Uppsala Aut, 1991-202014Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 34.93 · Feb 29.05 · Mar 27.54 · Apr 31.22 · May 39.9 · Jun 63.27 · Jul 59.82 · Aug 73.7 · Sep 49.28 · Oct 52.04 · Nov 50.87 · Dec 44.44 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Uppsala Aut, 1991-202013Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 38.2 · Feb 73.6 · Mar 145.2 · Apr 212.5 · May 268.8 · Jun 268.4 · Jul 275.9 · Aug 239 · Sep 160.9 · Oct 94.4 · Nov 41.7 · Dec 26.5 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uppsala Aut22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 29.7% between 2017 and 2024, from 6.0 to 4.2.
Alternatives with a better balance
Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Uppsala at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.
Cities of a similar size in Sweden
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 2,193.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 113.8 people per km² in 2025.
How many people live in Uppsala?
The published population was 248,016 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,194 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)17Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 365.7 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 | 2,194 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.4 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Eurostat4Official |
| Foreign residents | 23,398 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official |
| Population density | 113.8 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.10Official |
| Population Female | 127,591 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Population Male | 127,591 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)19Official |
| Population | 248,016 people | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
Population rose 30.8% between 2001 and 2025, from 189,569 to 248,019.
Foreign residents rose 40.7% between 2016 and 2025, from 16,627 to 23,398.
International community in Uppsala
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 | 248,016 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 190,269 | 76.7% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 4,509 | 1.8% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,092 | 1.6% |
| Iraq | 3,411 | 1.4% |
| Finland | 2,678 | 1.1% |
| Eritrea | 2,052 | 0.8% |
| Afghanistan | 2,033 | 0.8% |
| China | 1,794 | 0.7% |
| Türkiye | 1,788 | 0.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,756 | 0.7% |
| Bangladesh | 1,394 | 0.6% |
| India | 1,393 | 0.6% |
| Poland | 1,262 | 0.5% |
| Somalia | 1,191 | 0.5% |
| United Kingdom | 1,108 | 0.4% |
| United States of America | 1,087 | 0.4% |
| Greece | 1,053 | 0.4% |
| Ethiopia | 940 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 914 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 886 | 0.4% |
| Palestinian territory, occupied | 834 | 0.3% |
| Lebanon | 757 | 0.3% |
| Russian Federation | 720 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 698 | 0.3% |
| Norway | 697 | 0.3% |
| Italy | 686 | 0.3% |
| Chile | 672 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 642 | 0.3% |
| Spain | 586 | 0.2% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 546 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 522 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 504 | 0.2% |
| Yugoslavia | 497 | 0.2% |
| France | 489 | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 421 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 419 | 0.2% |
| Korea, Republic of Korea | 356 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 341 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 337 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 331 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 330 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 329 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 327 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 313 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 306 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 294 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 283 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 266 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 260 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 255 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 254 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 248 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 237 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 235 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 212 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 207 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 201 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 200 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 200 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 191 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 191 | 0.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 185 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 175 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 175 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 173 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 173 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 171 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 168 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 167 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 163 | 0.1% |
| Bolivia | 162 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 155 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 153 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 150 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 140 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 139 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 138 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 135 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 131 | 0.1% |
| Czechoslovakia | 130 | 0.1% |
| other countries | 128 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 120 | 0.0% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 113 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 103 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 97 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 93 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 91 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 88 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 88 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 86 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 84 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 84 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 79 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 73 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 72 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 70 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 68 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 66 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 60 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 60 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 59 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 57 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 56 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 54 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 52 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 51 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 51 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 48 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 47 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 43 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 40 | 0.0% |
| unknown country of birth | 38 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 37 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 36 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 36 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 32 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 32 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 28 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 28 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 27 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 26 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 26 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 25 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 25 | 0.0% |
| Moçambique | 24 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 22 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 21 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 19 | 0.0% |
| Tadzjikistan | 19 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 18 | 0.0% |
| Cote d´Ivoire | 17 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 16 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 16 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 15 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Republic of the | 14 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 14 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 12 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 12 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 11 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 10 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 10 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21
Citizenship
Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| total | 248,016 | 100.0% |
| Swedish | 224,643 | 90.6% |
| Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown | 12,713 | 5.1% |
| European citizenship except Swedish | 10,660 | 4.3% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Is Uppsala 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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 119,160 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Uppsala 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.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is Uppsala expensive?
Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €899 against a median gross salary of €3,362 (figures), leaving about €2,462 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.
How many people live in Uppsala?
The published population was 248,016 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..
How much does it cost to rent in Uppsala?
Average net cold rent is 7.85 EUR/m² per month (2009), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 550 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Eurostat.
Is the air quality good in Uppsala?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..
How safe is Uppsala?
Police recorded 11,137 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 Uppsala?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
What is the typical salary around Uppsala?
The median gross salary is 3,362 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.
Is Uppsala a good place to live?
Uppsala 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 Uppsala?
The official country of birth distribution records 139 people (0.1%) 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). Uppsala, Sweden: cost of living, rent and salaries [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/uppsala/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025 Brå · bra.se · checked 2026-07-26
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- Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate. datavardluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
- Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
- 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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- SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Uppsala Aut, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean maximum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
- SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Uppsala Aut, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
- SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Uppsala Aut, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
- SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Uppsala Aut, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
- Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uppsala Aut WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- Cost of Living in Uppsala. Jul 2026. Prices in Uppsala numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-27
- Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
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