Among Sweden's 3.64 million inhabitants with a foreign background, children made up the largest share with a population of over 1.1 million. Persons who were married or in a registered partnership was the second most common status with more than one million. Looking only at those born outside of Sweden, the highest number belonged to the people who were married or in a registered partnership.
Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background
(in 1,000s)
Household status
Foreign born
Born in Sweden with two foreign-born parents
Born in Sweden with one parent born in Sweden and one abroad
A household is defined as a unit of people (or even a single person) who are registered at the same residence address with Swedish authorities.
The type of household shows the individual's relation to other people in the same household. Children are people living with their parents and who do not live with their partner or their children, regardless of age.
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Statistics Sweden. (March 22, 2023). Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden. (2023). Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of People with a Foreign Background in Sweden in 2022, by Household Status and Background (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden, Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Sweden, March 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
