Älmhult
- Share 2025
- 32.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +10.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Älmhult
In depth · Alvesta
Immigration and foreign background in Alvesta
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Alvesta: 5,265 residents (26.7%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 19,687 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 3,987 residents were born abroad (20.3%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference −1.0 percentage points (2025).
Foreign background means born abroad or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. These are population stocks, not annual immigration flows.
Last updated: View changelog
Alvesta in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 26.7 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +16.0 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −1.0 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 60 of 290
- Same definition and year (2025) for all ranked municipalities.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2 — observed population composition (stock). People received further down are a flow and measure something else. Stock vs flow
Trend 2002–2025
Share of the population in Alvesta with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 10.8 %; 2003: 10.9 %; 2004: 11.1 %; 2005: 11.2 %; 2006: 12.1 %; 2007: 13.1 %; 2008: 13.9 %; 2009: 14.8 %; 2010: 15.5 %; 2011: 16.4 %; 2012: 17.8 %; 2013: 19.4 %; 2014: 20.9 %; 2015: 22.1 %; 2016: 23.3 %; 2017: 24.3 %; 2018: 25.2 %; 2019: 25.9 %; 2020: 26.4 %; 2021: 26.4 %; 2022: 26.9 %; 2023: 26.7 %; 2024: 26.8 %; 2025: 26.7 %
How to verify this figure
- Source
- Statistics Sweden (SCB)
- Period
- 2025
- Definition
- Share of the population with a foreign background (born abroad, or born in Sweden with two foreign-born parents).
- Geography
- Alvesta
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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- Select the same period, geography and unit as above.
- Compare the definition — for own calculations, recompute with the formula.
Country/region of birth
Residents by region of birth. Foreign-born are persons born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
4,033 people
20.3% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden79.7 %(15,797)
Nordics excluding Sweden1.2 %(230)
Other Europe8.5 %(1,685)
Outside Europe10.7 %(2,118)
Thin line = national average. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
People received, vulnerable areas & marginal cost
Received 2020–2024 (a flow), the Police's vulnerable areas and a own illustrative scenario.
Reception & illustrative scenario
2020–2024
- Foreign-born (20–64)
- 29.0 %
- Received, 5 years
- 112
- 5.6 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −84 kr
- Range −60 kr → −106 kr
- Model: Ruist (ESO 2018:3; calculations based on 2015 public finances), unadjusted amount from the report (low/mid/high)
Analysis/model Own illustrative scenario: mean annual reception 2020–2024 × Ruist’s national refugee life-cycle estimate using 2015 public finances, divided by 2024 population; no price adjustment. Assumes the national estimate applies locally. Not an observed municipal cost; not everyone with a foreign background. Formula, assumptions and limitations
No vulnerable areas in this municipality according to the Swedish Police situational report 2025.
Compare Alvesta with other municipalities →Compare Alvesta with other municipalities
Alvesta is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Alvesta26.7 %
Alvesta — 2002: 10.8 %; 2003: 10.9 %; 2004: 11.1 %; 2005: 11.2 %; 2006: 12.1 %; 2007: 13.1 %; 2008: 13.9 %; 2009: 14.8 %; 2010: 15.5 %; 2011: 16.4 %; 2012: 17.8 %; 2013: 19.4 %; 2014: 20.9 %; 2015: 22.1 %; 2016: 23.3 %; 2017: 24.3 %; 2018: 25.2 %; 2019: 25.9 %; 2020: 26.4 %; 2021: 26.4 %; 2022: 26.9 %; 2023: 26.7 %; 2024: 26.8 %; 2025: 26.7 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Alvesta
Alvesta vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Värnamo
- Share 2025
- 28.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Värnamo
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Växjö
- Share 2025
- 27.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Växjö
Kronobergs län
- Share 2025
- 27.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.0 pp
- Immigration page
Alvesta
- Share 2025
- 26.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.6 pp
- Immigration page
Uppvidinge
- Share 2025
- 26.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.3 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Uppvidinge
Ljungby
- Share 2025
- 25.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.7 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Ljungby
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Älmhult | 32.3 % | +10.6 pp | Immigration in Älmhult |
| Värnamo | 28.1 % | +4.4 pp | Immigration in Värnamo |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Växjö | 27.6 % | +5.9 pp | Immigration in Växjö |
| Kronobergs län | 27.4 % | +6.0 pp | |
| Alvesta | 26.7 % | +4.6 pp | |
| Uppvidinge | 26.6 % | +5.3 pp | Immigration in Uppvidinge |
| Ljungby | 25.5 % | +5.7 pp | Immigration in Ljungby |
Foreign background, all ages/sexes. County and national shares: own ratios of SCB published geographic counts; change 2015–2025 in percentage points. CKM method break 2025; subgroup cells may not sum to the published total. SCB
Most common countries of birth in Alvesta
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Syrien450
- Somalia307
- Bosnien och Hercegovina294
- Rumänien270
- Polen262
- Afghanistan221
- Ryssland215
- Jugoslavien166
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 82.62 %
- Seats
- 49
- Valid votes
- 12,516
- Blank votes
- 178
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.11 % | – | 3,518 | 14 | |
| 20.93 % | – | 2,619 | 11 | |
| 16.58 % | – | 2,075 | 8 | |
| 9.59 % | – | 1,200 | 5 | |
| 7.97 % | – | 997 | 4 | |
| 5.77 % | – | 722 | 3 | |
| 5.27 % | – | 660 | 3 | |
| 2.49 % | – | 312 | 1 | |
| Other parties (10) | 3.30 % | – | 413 | – |
Latest actual election: 13 September 2026 (final count). Turnout figures in Kolada series elsewhere on this page refer to an earlier election and are labelled with their series year.
Full municipal election result →Results by voting district →
Earlier election results in Alvesta (2014–2022)
Everything about Alvesta
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Alvesta municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Alvesta has a foreign background?
In 2025, 26.7 % of the population in Alvesta had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 1.0 percentage points below the national average (27.7 %). "Foreign background" is the broader Statistics Sweden definition and includes both people born abroad and people born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. The share is a stock measure and does not show annual immigration (inflow).
›How many residents of Alvesta have a foreign background?
5,265 residents of Alvesta had a foreign background (2025). Source: Statistics Sweden, UtlSvBakgGrovCKM, published count. CKM-protected component cells need not sum exactly to the published total.
›How has the share with a foreign background in Alvesta changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 10.8 % (2002) to 26.7 % (2025), a change of +16.0 percentage points. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2.
›What is the difference between "foreign background" and "born abroad"?
Born abroad = a person born outside Sweden. Foreign background = born abroad, or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. Both measures are official; foreign background is at least as large for the same population and year.
›Where were the foreign-born residents of Alvesta born?
See the "Country/region of birth" section on this page. Foreign-born residents are people born outside Sweden, reported in three aggregated groups: the Nordic countries excluding Sweden, the rest of Europe, and outside Europe. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Sources and method
BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Open source ↗FodelselandArKCKM / FolkmRegFlandKCKM; history FodelselandArKPopulation by region, region/country of birth and sexReference period: 2000–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Open source ↗BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-08-13
Open source ↗- Open source ↗
ME0104General elections — votes per party and municipality (Election Authority via SCB)
Each figure on this page is traceable to the dataset listed above. Missing data is left out — never shown as zero. Definitions, model and sources