In 2023, people from Asia formed the biggest group of foreign-born inhabitants in Sweden, with over 855,000 people. People born in the EU and the Nordic countries accounted for the second largest group of foreign-born inhabitants, reaching around 600,000 people. Looking at single countries, the largest group of Sweden's foreign-born population was born in Syria.
Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2023, by region of birth
Characteristic
Number of inhabitants
Asia
855,568
The Nordic and EU-countries, excluding Sweden
600,006
Europe outside the Nordic and the EU, including South America, North America, and Oceania
Inhabitants with foreign background are defined as people born outside of Sweden or people born in Sweden but whose both parents are foreign. Inhabitants of Swedish origin are defined as people who were born in Sweden and whose one or both parents are born in the country as well.
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Statistics Sweden. (February 22, 2024). Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2023, by region of birth [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
Statistics Sweden. "Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2023, by region of birth." Chart. February 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
Statistics Sweden. (2024). Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2023, by region of birth. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
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Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2023, by region of birth [Graph], Statistics Sweden, February 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
