Living in Vimmerby

Vimmerby is a city in Sweden. Car density was 599.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 10% at the end of 2024. Monthly precipitation was 38.7 mm in January and 78.1 mm in July.

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

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 Vimmerby.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vimmerby?

Average net cold rent is about 8.78 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): 8.78 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesVimmerby highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.78 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 527 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.78 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 Vimmerby?

The unemployment rate is 10 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Vimmerby is 10.0%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	7,663 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	89.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	84.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,190 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	10 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵Independent

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.6	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vimmerby 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 Vimmerby?

Police recorded 10,524 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: 10,524 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesVimmerby highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,524 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	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	LPI	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	82.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public Transport Score	45	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.5°C in January and 17.3°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.9 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Vimmerby?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.9 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Vimmerby is 4.9 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	0.892 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.39 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.9 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-1.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 11.7 · May 16.9 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 23 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Horn A²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -6 · Mar -4.2 · Apr -1 · May 3 · Jun 7.1 · Jul 9.7 · Aug 9.3 · Sep 5.8 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Horn A²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.47 · Feb -1.29 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 6.06 · May 11.03 · Jun 14.98 · Jul 17.32 · Aug 16.37 · Sep 12.08 · Oct 7.02 · Nov 2.97 · Dec -0.206 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Vimmerby, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 38.67 · Feb 35.34 · Mar 29.3 · Apr 30.83 · May 44.44 · Jun 70.2 · Jul 78.07 · Aug 66.17 · Sep 51.22 · Oct 54.67 · Nov 53.98 · Dec 49.86 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Vimmerby, 1991-2020¹²Official

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Kalix15,391 residents Flen15,362 residents Orust15,352 residents Hedemora15,281 residents Hörby15,562 residents Krokom15,680 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,145 km² in 2026. Population density was 13.4 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Vimmerby?

The published population was 15,384 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	1,145 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	599.2 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	1,145 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	4.94 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	757 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	13.4 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	7,490 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Population Male	7,490 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Population	15,384 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Vimmerby

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	15,384	100.0%
Sweden	13,364	86.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	567	3.7%
other countries	213	1.4%
Germany	185	1.2%
Afghanistan	117	0.8%
Finland	78	0.5%
Yugoslavia	75	0.5%
Poland	71	0.5%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	52	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	50	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	46	0.3%
Kosovo	37	0.2%
Eritrea	36	0.2%
Thailand	35	0.2%
Ukraine	32	0.2%
Denmark	31	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	31	0.2%
Albania	25	0.2%
Sudan	24	0.2%
Serbia	23	0.1%
Romania	22	0.1%
Somalia	22	0.1%
Philippines	21	0.1%
Norway	20	0.1%
Russian Federation	20	0.1%
China	18	0.1%
United States of America	18	0.1%
United Kingdom	17	0.1%
Estonia	14	0.1%
Türkiye	14	0.1%
Colombia	13	0.1%
Yemen	13	0.1%
Brazil	12	0.1%
Greece	12	0.1%
Hungary	12	0.1%
Kenya	12	0.1%
Viet Nam	11	0.1%
Jordan	10	0.1%
Lebanon	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 source²¹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	15,384	100.0%
Swedish	14,620	95.0%
European citizenship except Swedish	415	2.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	349	2.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Is Vimmerby 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 employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%

Student45%strong on education, weak on safety · range 38–52%

Family34%strong on family, weak on cost · range 27–41%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–61%

Foreign residents757 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population15,384 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)8.78 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment7,663 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate84.2 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,190 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	7,410 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
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 Vimmerby?

The published population was 15,384 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Vimmerby?

Average net cold rent is about 8.78 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 615 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Vimmerby?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.9 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 Vimmerby?

Police recorded 10,524 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 Vimmerby?

The unemployment rate is 10 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Vimmerby?

The median gross salary is 3,190 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Vimmerby a good place to live?

Vimmerby 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 Vimmerby?

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). Vimmerby, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/vimmerby/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_vimmerby-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_99e91c73bfc9,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vimmerby, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/vimmerby/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Vimmerby, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Horn A WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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