Largest increase 2015–2025

The 25 municipalities where the share of residents with a foreign background grew the most — measured in percentage points — between 2015 and 2025. Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101Q2.

Upplands-Bro

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 47.5 %
Change (10y): +15.2 pp

Järfälla

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 52.2 %
Change (10y): +14.8 pp

Sigtuna

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 52.5 %
Change (10y): +12.9 pp

Upplands Väsby

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 49.1 %
Change (10y): +12.7 pp

Älmhult

County: Kronobergs län
Foreign background: 32.3 %
Change (10y): +10.6 pp

Salem

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 35.7 %
Change (10y): +10.4 pp

Sollentuna

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 40.0 %
Change (10y): +9.9 pp

Södertälje

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 60.5 %
Change (10y): +9.7 pp

Burlöv

County: Skåne län
Foreign background: 50.0 %
Change (10y): +9.5 pp

Åstorp

County: Skåne län
Foreign background: 38.7 %
Change (10y): +9.5 pp

Solna

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 45.0 %
Change (10y): +9.1 pp

Helsingborg

County: Skåne län
Foreign background: 39.3 %
Change (10y): +9.0 pp

Bjuv

County: Skåne län
Foreign background: 36.4 %
Change (10y): +9.0 pp

Knivsta

County: Uppsala län
Foreign background: 23.0 %
Change (10y): +9.0 pp

Haninge

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 41.4 %
Change (10y): +8.4 pp

Sundbyberg

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 47.3 %
Change (10y): +8.3 pp

Perstorp

County: Skåne län
Foreign background: 33.6 %
Change (10y): +8.2 pp

Partille

County: Västra Götalands län
Foreign background: 29.7 %
Change (10y): +8.2 pp

Staffanstorp

County: Skåne län
Foreign background: 23.3 %
Change (10y): +8.0 pp

Eslöv

County: Skåne län
Foreign background: 28.9 %
Change (10y): +7.9 pp

Västerås

County: Västmanlands län
Foreign background: 34.7 %
Change (10y): +7.8 pp

Hagfors

County: Värmlands län
Foreign background: 20.5 %
Change (10y): +7.6 pp

Gislaved

County: Jönköpings län
Foreign background: 34.3 %
Change (10y): +7.5 pp

Nynäshamn

County: Stockholms län
Foreign background: 27.1 %
Change (10y): +7.5 pp

Ale

County: Västra Götalands län
Foreign background: 27.1 %
Change (10y): +7.5 pp

National average

County
Foreign background: 27.7 %
Change (10y)

Municipalities ranked by foreign background
#	Municipality	County	Foreign background	Change (10y)
1	Upplands-Bro	Stockholms län	47.5 %	+15.2 pp
2	Järfälla	Stockholms län	52.2 %	+14.8 pp
3	Sigtuna	Stockholms län	52.5 %	+12.9 pp
4	Upplands Väsby	Stockholms län	49.1 %	+12.7 pp
5	Älmhult	Kronobergs län	32.3 %	+10.6 pp
6	Salem	Stockholms län	35.7 %	+10.4 pp
7	Sollentuna	Stockholms län	40.0 %	+9.9 pp
8	Södertälje	Stockholms län	60.5 %	+9.7 pp
9	Burlöv	Skåne län	50.0 %	+9.5 pp
10	Åstorp	Skåne län	38.7 %	+9.5 pp
11	Solna	Stockholms län	45.0 %	+9.1 pp
12	Helsingborg	Skåne län	39.3 %	+9.0 pp
13	Bjuv	Skåne län	36.4 %	+9.0 pp
14	Knivsta	Uppsala län	23.0 %	+9.0 pp
15	Haninge	Stockholms län	41.4 %	+8.4 pp
16	Sundbyberg	Stockholms län	47.3 %	+8.3 pp
17	Perstorp	Skåne län	33.6 %	+8.2 pp
18	Partille	Västra Götalands län	29.7 %	+8.2 pp
19	Staffanstorp	Skåne län	23.3 %	+8.0 pp
20	Eslöv	Skåne län	28.9 %	+7.9 pp
21	Västerås	Västmanlands län	34.7 %	+7.8 pp
22	Hagfors	Värmlands län	20.5 %	+7.6 pp
23	Gislaved	Jönköpings län	34.3 %	+7.5 pp
24	Nynäshamn	Stockholms län	27.1 %	+7.5 pp
25	Ale	Västra Götalands län	27.1 %	+7.5 pp
	National average		27.7 %

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