Living in Ystad

Ystad is a city in Sweden. The unemployment rate was 10% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 1,172 at the end of 2025.

Pricier rent than 79% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 79% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 92% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Ystad?

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 Ystad yet.

Net rent across major citiesYstad 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

What is the unemployment rate in Ystad?

The unemployment rate is 10 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Ystad 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	15,469 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	92	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	83.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,380 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	10 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁴Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ystad. 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 Ystad. 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 Ystad 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 Ystad?

Police recorded 11,917 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: 11,917 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesYstad highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,917 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.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	MMX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	31.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	67	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.1°C in January and 17.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 63.6 mm in January and 60.3 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 6.4 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Ystad?

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.⁶

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 Ystad 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	5.95 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.6 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.4 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.6 · Feb 2.7 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 10.8 · May 15.5 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7 · Dec 3.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Rynge V²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.2 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 0 · Apr 3 · May 6.9 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Rynge V²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.05 · Feb 1.05 · Mar 2.91 · Apr 6.74 · May 11.14 · Jun 14.91 · Jul 17.38 · Aug 17.22 · Sep 13.79 · Oct 9.32 · Nov 5.44 · Dec 2.48 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Ystad, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.62 · Feb 53.05 · Mar 46.78 · Apr 39.03 · May 47.52 · Jun 60.83 · Jul 60.28 · Aug 72.59 · Sep 68.8 · Oct 78.14 · Nov 73.1 · Dec 76.84 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Ystad, 1991-2020¹¹Official

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Danderyd32,425 residents Karlshamn31,751 residents Kävlinge32,477 residents Ale32,576 residents Nässjö31,587 residents Falköping32,806 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 351.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 91.7 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Ystad?

The published population was 32,106 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	351.1 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	515.1 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	351.1 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.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	3.64 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,172 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	91.7 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	16,488 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population Male	16,488 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Population	32,106 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Ystad

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	32,106	100.0%
Sweden	28,455	88.6%
Poland	535	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	431	1.3%
Denmark	240	0.7%
other countries	231	0.7%
Afghanistan	171	0.5%
Germany	154	0.5%
Finland	153	0.5%
Iraq	149	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	119	0.4%
United Kingdom	117	0.4%
Thailand	108	0.3%
Yugoslavia	103	0.3%
Ukraine	76	0.2%
Norway	71	0.2%
Viet Nam	62	0.2%
United States of America	57	0.2%
Hungary	45	0.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	44	0.1%
Romania	42	0.1%
Lithuania	41	0.1%
Philippines	38	0.1%
China	34	0.1%
Russian Federation	32	0.1%
Italy	30	0.1%
Chile	27	0.1%
India	27	0.1%
Colombia	26	0.1%
Türkiye	26	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	23	0.1%
Spain	22	0.1%
France	19	0.1%
Greece	19	0.1%
Morocco	19	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	19	0.1%
Sri Lanka	18	0.1%
Eritrea	17	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	17	0.1%
North Macedonia	17	0.1%
Kosovo	17	0.1%
Croatia	16	0.0%
Pakistan	16	0.0%
Lebanon	15	0.0%
Sudan	15	0.0%
Bulgaria	14	0.0%
Austria	13	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	13	0.0%
Serbia	13	0.0%
Zambia	13	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	12	0.0%
Czech Republic	12	0.0%
Egypt	12	0.0%
Peru	12	0.0%
Estonia	11	0.0%
Ireland	11	0.0%
Iceland	11	0.0%
Uganda	11	0.0%
Australia	10	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	3	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	32,106	100.0%
Swedish	30,858	96.1%
European citizenship except Swedish	745	2.3%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	503	1.6%

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

Is Ystad 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

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

Family38%strong on family, weak on housing · range 31–45%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Foreign residents1,172 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population32,106 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

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

People in employment15,469 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate83.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,380 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	15,875 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	20.95	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 Ystad?

The published population was 32,106 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Ystad?

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 Ystad?

How safe is Ystad?

Police recorded 11,917 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 Ystad?

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

What is the typical salary around Ystad?

The median gross salary is 3,380 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Ystad a good place to live?

Ystad 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 Ystad?

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

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ystad-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_65a551c6b8cc,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ystad, 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/ystad/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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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