In 2021, people from Asia formed the biggest group of foreign-born inhabitants in Sweden, with over 820,000 people. People born in the EU and the Nordic countries accounted for the second largest group of foreign-born inhabitants, reaching around 580,000 people. Looking at single countries, the largest group of Sweden's foreign-born population was born in Syria.
Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2021, by region of birth
Characteristic
Number of inhabitants
Asia
820,127
The Nordic and EU-countries, excluding Sweden
580,932
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, 2022). Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2021, by region of birth [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
Statistics Sweden. "Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2021, by region of birth." Chart. February 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
Statistics Sweden. (2022). Foreign-born population in Sweden in 2021, by region of birth. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
Statistics Sweden. "Foreign-born Population in Sweden in 2021, by Region of Birth." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/522092/foreign-born-population-in-sweden-by-region-of-origin/
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